Stockport County vs Stevenage match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

Get ready for a show! The leading heroes are Stockport County and Stevenage, 3 points is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stockport County and Stevenage.

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Stockport County form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Stockport County have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games. Two home wins in a row for Stockport County bring valid hopes of a third.

The Stockport club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Crawley Town and win 2-1. Wootton, who plays in attack, was the champion player for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 8.6 (out of 10). Wootton scored two goals and hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Harrogate Town with a 3-1 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stockport County handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stockport County as they are travelling to their away game against Rochdale in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

The Stockport fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. Stockport County have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stevenage form and stats

The visitors are W4-D8-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Stevenage are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

Stevenage are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Newport County (placed 18th). Midfield player Roberts was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Roberts scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Bradford City.

We have checked recent matches where Stevenage have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Stevenage has scored 14 and conceded 14 goals from their travels in the league so far (14 games).

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head encounter ended Stevenage - Stockport County 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Stockport County wins - draws - Stevenage wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stockport CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
11 goals
StockportP. Madden
P. Madden
9 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
8 goals

Stockport County missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stockport County Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 3 14 29
14 8 2 Won W 0 4 16
6 4 1 Drew D 1 8 9
10 3 1 Lost L 2 2 4
44 22 5 Scored S 0 14 43
29 13 2 Conceded C 4 14 23
90% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 90%
73% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 71% 66%
47% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 36% 45%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
50% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 64% 48%
43% 53% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 45%
17% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 29% 17%
 
5.5 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 4.9 5
4 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 3.7
1.1 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.8 1.6
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.9 14.4 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 13.4 13.9
4.3 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 4.4
34% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 34%
 
9.4 7.6 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 10.4 8.9
2.5 2.4 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.9 2.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two

  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 32 20 7 5 42 19 16 12 3 1 23 5 16 8 4 4 19 14 23 67
2 Stevenage 29 16 9 4 43 23 15 12 1 2 29 9 14 4 8 2 14 14 20 57
3 Carlisle United 31 14 10 7 48 32 16 8 5 3 25 16 15 6 5 4 23 16 16 52
4 Northampton Town 30 14 10 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 7 5 3 23 16 14 52
5 Mansfield Town 30 14 7 9 47 37 15 7 5 3 27 20 15 7 2 6 20 17 10 49
6 Salford City 31 14 7 10 41 31 16 7 5 4 19 15 15 7 2 6 22 16 10 49
7 Stockport County 30 14 6 10 44 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 6 2 7 22 16 15 48
8 Bradford City 29 13 9 7 37 28 15 6 6 3 20 14 14 7 3 4 17 14 9 48
9 Doncaster Rovers 30 14 4 12 36 40 15 9 1 5 22 17 15 5 3 7 14 23 -4 46
10 Sutton United 31 12 8 11 32 38 15 9 3 3 18 13 16 3 5 8 14 25 -6 44
11 Swindon Town 30 11 9 10 38 34 15 6 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 16 19 4 42
12 Tranmere Rovers 31 11 8 12 32 30 15 7 4 4 20 12 16 4 4 8 12 18 2 41
13 AFC Wimbledon 30 10 11 9 30 29 14 6 5 3 15 11 16 4 6 6 15 18 1 41
14 Barrow 31 12 5 14 34 40 15 8 1 6 19 14 16 4 4 8 15 26 -6 41
15 Walsall 28 10 10 8 31 24 13 7 3 3 20 12 15 3 7 5 11 12 7 40
16 Colchester United 32 9 8 15 31 38 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 5 1 10 15 21 -7 35
17 Crewe Alexandra 29 8 11 10 25 36 17 6 5 6 17 19 12 2 6 4 8 17 -11 35
18 Newport County 29 8 9 12 29 33 15 4 4 7 15 19 14 4 5 5 14 14 -4 33
19 Grimsby Town 27 9 6 12 30 35 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 6 1 7 17 19 -5 33
20 Harrogate Town 29 7 7 15 35 45 15 4 4 7 19 24 14 3 3 8 16 21 -10 28
21 Gillingham 29 6 9 14 17 34 14 5 4 5 9 13 15 1 5 9 8 21 -17 27
22 Crawley Town 28 6 8 14 32 46 14 6 2 6 20 21 14 0 6 8 12 25 -14 26
23 Hartlepool United 31 6 8 17 31 56 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 3 2 11 15 31 -25 26
24 Rochdale 31 5 6 20 25 47 15 2 3 10 12 22 16 3 3 10 13 25 -22 21

Table
  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 32 20 7 5 42 19 16 12 3 1 23 5 16 8 4 4 19 14 23 67
2 Stevenage 29 16 9 4 43 23 15 12 1 2 29 9 14 4 8 2 14 14 20 57
3 Carlisle United 31 14 10 7 48 32 16 8 5 3 25 16 15 6 5 4 23 16 16 52
4 Northampton Town 30 14 10 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 7 5 3 23 16 14 52
5 Mansfield Town 30 14 7 9 47 37 15 7 5 3 27 20 15 7 2 6 20 17 10 49
6 Salford City 31 14 7 10 41 31 16 7 5 4 19 15 15 7 2 6 22 16 10 49
7 Stockport County 30 14 6 10 44 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 6 2 7 22 16 15 48
8 Bradford City 29 13 9 7 37 28 15 6 6 3 20 14 14 7 3 4 17 14 9 48
9 Doncaster Rovers 30 14 4 12 36 40 15 9 1 5 22 17 15 5 3 7 14 23 -4 46
10 Sutton United 31 12 8 11 32 38 15 9 3 3 18 13 16 3 5 8 14 25 -6 44
11 Swindon Town 30 11 9 10 38 34 15 6 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 16 19 4 42
12 Tranmere Rovers 31 11 8 12 32 30 15 7 4 4 20 12 16 4 4 8 12 18 2 41
13 AFC Wimbledon 30 10 11 9 30 29 14 6 5 3 15 11 16 4 6 6 15 18 1 41
14 Barrow 31 12 5 14 34 40 15 8 1 6 19 14 16 4 4 8 15 26 -6 41
15 Walsall 28 10 10 8 31 24 13 7 3 3 20 12 15 3 7 5 11 12 7 40
16 Colchester United 32 9 8 15 31 38 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 5 1 10 15 21 -7 35
17 Crewe Alexandra 29 8 11 10 25 36 17 6 5 6 17 19 12 2 6 4 8 17 -11 35
18 Newport County 29 8 9 12 29 33 15 4 4 7 15 19 14 4 5 5 14 14 -4 33
19 Grimsby Town 27 9 6 12 30 35 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 6 1 7 17 19 -5 33
20 Harrogate Town 29 7 7 15 35 45 15 4 4 7 19 24 14 3 3 8 16 21 -10 28
21 Gillingham 29 6 9 14 17 34 14 5 4 5 9 13 15 1 5 9 8 21 -17 27
22 Crawley Town 28 6 8 14 32 46 14 6 2 6 20 21 14 0 6 8 12 25 -14 26
23 Hartlepool United 31 6 8 17 31 56 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 3 2 11 15 31 -25 26
24 Rochdale 31 5 6 20 25 47 15 2 3 10 12 22 16 3 3 10 13 25 -22 21

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.