Stevenage (home)
- Stevenage Borough have a strong home record in League One (W5, D5, L1).
- Stevenage Borough (8th, 38pts from 25 games) are favoured to pin the visitors down and secure a win.
- Alex Revell manages Stevenage and has brought a pragmatic, shape-first approach.
- The Boro have become a compact unit that are solid defensively and a threat on set pieces, while they’ve added some of the creative links that they needed to drive play from midfield to attack.
- That’s made them a difficult team to beat, particularly at home, but the final piece of the puzzle is the cutting edge and they’ve drawn three straight home games.
Peterborough United (away)
- Peterborough United have struggled on the road, winning 5 and losing 7 of their 12 away matches (D0) in the league.
- Peterborough United (12th, 35pts from 26 games) are just 3pts behind Stevenage heading into the early kickoff.
- The Posh play with a high-tempo and look to control games with width and vertical movement from their expressive wingers and full-backs, although they’ve had to sacrifice some solidity at the back at times.
- Posh have a decent goal average of 1.17 away, but they concede an average of 1.67.
Head-to-Head
Stevenage’s last head-to-head meeting with Peterborough United ( 8 weeks ago ) ended in a 1-0 away win .
Key Players
- Harry Leonard - Posh’s top scorer with 8 League One goals in 20 appearances.
- Jamie Reid - has 8 goals in 23 League One games for Stevenage and offers the clinical edge up front.
Betting Insights
- Stevenage failed to win their last home game against Peterborough, so the hosts are not the obvious choice at 2.34.
- The visitors are available at 3.05.
- Both Teams to Score is coming in at 2.0.
Prediction
The fixture should be a chess match of styles, with the hosts slightly favoured to nick it .
