Ace Football previews the League One game between Stevenage and Plymouth who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Stevenage enjoy home advantage, when visitors Plymouth swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Stevenage are number 12 in the table on 12 points after nine matches. Plymouth rank as number 4 with 19 points after 11 matches played.
Form: Stevenage vs Plymouth
Stevenage Form
Stevenage are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Leyton Orient by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Wigan. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Bradford. Stevenage won three of their previous six matches at Lamex Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to six against.
Plymouth Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Plymouth. They first took out Leyton Orient by 0-2 before downing AFC Wimbledon by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Huddersfield, who ran out 0-2 winners. Plymouth came through their last six away games in the League One with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 13 and conceded nine.
Betting facts for Stevenage and Plymouth
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stevenage and Plymouth. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 16 of the last 18 Stevenage home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Stevenage matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Stevenage home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Stevenage matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Stevenage home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Plymouth have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Plymouth have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Plymouth have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Plymouth have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Plymouth matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Stevenage vs Plymouth
Dan Kemp has three strikes in six League One matches for Stevenage, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Plymouth. The visitors are looking to Aribim Pepple, who has provided his team with three League One goals.
Betting markets: Stevenage vs Plymouth
Full-time result
Stevenage claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Plymouth won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing one in this series of matches. Plymouth have not lost to Stevenage in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Stevenage scored first in six of their last ten home games. Plymouth scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stevenage managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Plymouth kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Plymouth have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Stevenage when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stevenage, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Plymouth, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.
