There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Exeter City leading Stevenage by 32 points.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Exeter City form and stats
Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two, are steadily winning League Two games and points here at St. James' Park. 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games.
The fans are hoping that Exeter City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Swindon Town (placed 1st). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Port Vale.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Exeter City matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, zero draws and two defeats (from five games).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Oldham Athletic in only three days. This game is also played here at St. James' Park.
The Exeter City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 14 league matches. Exeter City have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stevenage form and stats
Stevenage have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-7-7 (15 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Stevenage as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Cambridge United match.
Stevenage failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Leyton Orient (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Grimsby Town's place.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Stevenage playing away, we found four games. Results were two away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stevenage manager G. Westley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bradford City.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Stevenage have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Stevenage - Exeter City 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Exeter City victories, three draws and one Stevenage win. four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Bowman 10 goals |  N. Law 7 goals |  L. Martin 6 goals |
Exeter City missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Exeter City | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 40 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 53% | 48% |
| 40% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 33% | 35% |
| 37% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 39% |
| 50% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 53% | 55% |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 389 | 195 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 171 | 374 |
| 117 | 56 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 55 | 117 |
| 34% | 39% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 18% |
- Exeter City has the most clean sheets (15)
- Exeter City has the most clean sheets (9) at home
- Stevenage has the fewest points (10) away
- Stevenage has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Stevenage has the fewest scored goals (21)
- Stevenage has the most matches under the total-line (20)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 55 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | Newport County | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 | Walsall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 34 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 33 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 33 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 31 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 22 |