AFC Wimbledon host Stevenage in League One. Both sides sit in the bottom half of an early-season table, with the Dons a few places and a couple of points above their visitors.
Wimbledon have been the tidier side on their own patch recently, while Stevenage have leaked goals in bunches away from home. That contrast is worth unpacking before deciding whether either team looks reliable enough to back.
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How each side has been playing
Wimbledon's League One results this season have been solid rather than spectacular: a win over Doncaster, a win over Wigan, a draw with Reading, and a heavier win against Huddersfield, mixed in with a loss at Bromley and a goalless draw at MK Dons. That's a team picking up points steadily without banging in goals for fun.
AFC Wimbledon: 20 completed matches; Stevenage: 20 completed matches.
AFC Wimbledon
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 16
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- -11
Stevenage
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +2
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Cambridge United | AFC Wimbledon | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Milton Keynes Dons | 17.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Doncaster | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Bromley | AFC Wimbledon | 07.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League One | Burton Albion | AFC Wimbledon | 02.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Wigan | 30.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Fulham | AFC Wimbledon | 27.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Reading | 22.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Leyton Orient | AFC Wimbledon | 18.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | Huddersfield | AFC Wimbledon | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Trophy | Walsall | Stevenage | 22.09.2026 | 1-6 |
| League One | Leyton Orient | Stevenage | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Stevenage | Luton | 10.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Barnsley | Stevenage | 05.09.2026 | 1-5 |
| League One | Peterborough | Stevenage | 01.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| League One | Stevenage | Doncaster | 29.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Cup | Stevenage | Reading | 25.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| League One | Stevenage | Oxford United | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| League One | Burton Albion | Stevenage | 15.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Wycombe | Stevenage | 07.08.2026 | 1-2 |
Stevenage's league form has been shakier. One win in their last seven League One outings, a 1-5 defeat at Barnsley, and a loss at Leyton Orient sit alongside a couple of draws. They've also shipped six in an EFL Trophy game against Walsall, which says more about squad rotation than league quality but still points to defensive fragility.
Wimbledon look the more settled unit on recent evidence, though neither side has been scoring freely.
Comparative Team Statistics: AFC Wimbledon vs Stevenage

Recent meetings between the two
The most recent League One meeting came in March 2026, when Wimbledon won 1-0 at home. Before that, a December 2025 fixture at Wimbledon's ground finished 0-0. Cup meetings between the pair have thrown up bigger swings, including a 5-1 scoreline in an EFL Trophy tie, but that competition carries less weight given squad rotation is common.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Stevenage | AFC Wimbledon | 14.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 26.12.2025 | 0-0 |
| EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 02.09.2025 | 1-5 |
| EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 05.09.2023 | 1-1 |
| League Two | Stevenage | AFC Wimbledon | 15.04.2023 | 2-1 |
| League Two | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 28.02.2023 | 2-3 |
| EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 06.11.2018 | 4-0 |
| League Two | Stevenage | AFC Wimbledon | 30.04.2016 | 0-0 |
| League Two | AFC Wimbledon | Stevenage | 12.12.2015 | 1-2 |
| League Two | Stevenage | AFC Wimbledon | 10.01.2015 | 2-1 |
Older results stretch back years and involve different squads entirely, so they don't tell us much about either team's current shape. The takeaway is that recent competitive meetings have been tight rather than one-sided.
Where they sit in the table
Wimbledon are seventh with 11 points from seven games, having won three, drawn two and lost two. Stevenage are eleventh with nine points from the same number of matches, winning two, drawing three and losing two.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Burton Albion | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13/12 | 12 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6/8 | 12 |
| 9 | Reading | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16/9 | 11 |
| 12 | Wycombe | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13/16 | 10 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11/8 | 9 |
| 14 | Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9/11 | 9 |
It's an early-season snapshot rather than a settled picture, but the gap is modest. Wimbledon have scored fewer goals overall yet conceded fewer too, which lines up with the tighter, lower-scoring games they've been involved in.

Players to watch
Stevenage have two players on three goals apiece in seven appearances, D. Kemp and O. Sanderson, while P. Patterson has chipped in two assists. For Wimbledon, M. Hippolyte also has three goals in seven games and has picked up three yellow cards in that spell.
This is a snapshot of contributions rather than a full squad list, so it doesn't confirm who's fit or who starts. It does suggest both sides have at least one player finding the net regularly this season.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Yiadom | Ghana | 34 | Defender | 180 | 75 |
| A. Smith | England | 27 | Midfielder | 193 | 67 |
| C. Maycock | England | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 73 |
| D. Sweeney | England | 32 | Defender | 191 | 75 |
| S. Sessegnon | England | 26 | Defender | 175 | n/a |
| J. Stockley | England | 33 | Attacker | 188 | 79 |
| M. Browne | England | 28 | Attacker | 178 | 74 |
| N. Bishop | England | 26 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 72 |
| J. McDonnell | England | 32 | Goalkeeper | 188 cm | 63 kg |
| S. Seddon | England | 28 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 68 kg |
| M. Hippolyte | Grenada | 31 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| J. Tilley | England | 28 | Midfielder | 174 | 59 |
| R. Johnson | Northern Ireland | 30 | Defender | 188 | 85 |
| J. Reeves | England | 33 | Midfielder | 173 | 70 |
| J. Bursik | England | 26 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 70 |
| A. Hackford | England | 22 | Attacker | 177 | n/a |
| Delano McCoy-Splatt\t | Jamaica | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Sasu | Norway | 21 | Attacker | 185 | n/a |
| Donnell McNeilly | England | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Ogundere | England | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Roberts | England | 32 | Midfielder | 185 | 81 |
| J. Houghton | England | 30 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| T. Vancooten | Guyana | 28 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| L. James-Wildin | Antigua and Barbuda | 28 | Defender | 178 | 75 |
| C. Piergianni | England | 34 | Defender | 185 | 85 |
| L. Thompson | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| J. Magennis | Northern Ireland | 36 | Attacker | 188 | 92 |
| D. Butler | England | 32 | Defender | 175 | 75 |
| J. Reid | Northern Ireland | 32 | Attacker | 181 | 74 |
| L. Freestone | England | 26 | Defender | 187 | 64 |
| D. Kemp | England | 27 | Midfielder | 168 | 63 |
| P. Patterson | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| F. Marschall | England | 23 | Goalkeeper | 195 cm | 87 kg |
| T. Taylor | Wales | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| C. Campbell | Wales | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| D. Phillips | Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| M. Smith | England | 25 | Midfielder | 176 | n/a |
| D. Barden | Wales | 25 | Goalkeeper | 195 | n/a |
| J. Malcolm | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Mellon | Scotland | 22 | Attacker | 185 | n/a |
With no market reference available and the underlying form pointing to a fairly even contest, this is one to watch rather than back blind. Wimbledon's tidier recent record at home gives them a slight edge on paper, but Stevenage's goal threat keeps things unpredictable.
We'd rather wait and see how team news and market pricing shape up closer to kick-off than force a selection now.
