League One: Stockport County vs Peterborough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 45 match between Stockport County and Peterborough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Stockport County welcome Peterborough at Edgeley Park on Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current League One season.

Ranked as number 5 in the League One standings, Stockport County, have so far collected 71 points this season, while Peterborough collected 52 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 43 rounds.

Form: Stockport County vs Peterborough

Stockport County Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Stockport County at the moment. Against AFC Wimbledon, they came out on top in a 0-2 win, before drawing 3-3 against Exeter. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 0-1 defeat against Mansfield. Stockport County won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 12 goals.

Peterborough Form

A single draw prevents Peterborough from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 3-1 and 1-3 against Blackpool and Port Vale, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Burton. Peterborough are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Stockport County and Peterborough

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Stockport County and Peterborough played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Stockport County vs Peterborough

It is a great season for Kyle Wootton, who currently has 18 league goals to his name during this season. Stockport County will rely on his services to gun down Peterborough.

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Full-time result

Stockport County claimed a modest eight wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing one. Peterborough won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Peterborough conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Peterborough only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Peterborough played. Peterborough managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Stockport County were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Stockport County have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Peterborough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Stockport County’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Peterborough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Peterborough conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.