Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stevenage & Wycombe Wanderers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Stevenage nor Wycombe Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Stevenage form and stats
Last season, Stevenage's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.Stevenage have played 4 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Evans led his Stevenage to a defeat away at Bradford City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Lamex Stadium. Attacking player Roberts outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Roberts hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Newport County.This is expected to be a close game, with Stevenage perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stevenage as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Stevenage has won 7 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Harrogate Town in only four days. This game is also played here at The Lamex Stadium.
A decent goal production from Stevenage in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Stevenage have conceded only 2 goals.
Wycombe Wanderers form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in League One matches, Wycombe Wanderers have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Wycombe Wanderers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Derby County. It is a bit worrying for Wycombe Wanderers that their keeper Stryjek made ten saves in the Derby County fixture, but still were unable to hinder a beating.
Before that, Wanderers secured a home win against Accrington Stanley with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Wycombe Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Wycombe Wanderers, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wanderers manager Ainsworth as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Sheffield Wednesday.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wycombe Wanderers have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. Wycombe Wanderers struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Stevenage won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Wycombe Wanderers have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mehmeti 5 goals |  J. Reid 3 goals | D. Wheeler 2 goals |
Stevenage missing players
Wycombe Wanderers missing players
| Stevenage | Wycombe Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 31 | ||
| 24 | 5 | Conceded | C | 23 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 33% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 14.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Tottenham U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 4 |
