League One: Stockport County vs Peterborough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Stockport County and Peterborough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Stockport County are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 21 of the League One on Friday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Peterborough, whom they welcome on home soil at Edgeley Park.

Stockport County approach the next League One round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 33 points this season so far. With 20 games behind them, Peterborough amassed 24 points, placing them as number 13 before their next fixture.

Form: Stockport County vs Peterborough

Stockport County Form

Stockport County are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Birmingham by a 2-0 score, before winning 2-0 against Exeter. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Stevenage. Stockport County won four of their previous six League One games at the Edgeley Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Peterborough Form

Peterborough suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Burton in a 0-1 defeat. Northampton also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Peterborough were able to strike back in a 4-3 win against Crawley. Peterborough didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts 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

Louie Barry has five strikes in six League One matches for Stockport County, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Peterborough. The visitors are looking to Kwame Poku, who has provided his team with three League One goals.

Betting markets: Stockport County vs Peterborough

Full-time result

Stockport County won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Peterborough won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. Astonishingly, Peterborough failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 23 matches. Peterborough have not lost to Stockport County in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Peterborough scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Stockport County have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Of the previous 10 outings, Stockport County scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Peterborough have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Stockport County when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Stockport County’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Peterborough, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games.