Notts County vs Stockport County Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent runs

Stockport's League One form has been up and down. They won away at Plymouth and thumped Wycombe 5-1 at home, but then lost three straight against Blackpool, Luton and Wigan before drawing 0-0 at Sheffield Wednesday. A 3-4 home defeat to Leicester in between shows they can be exposed at the back too.

Notts County: 20 completed matches; Stockport County: 20 completed matches.

Notts County

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

21

Difference

+2

Stockport County

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

23

Difference

+16

Notts County have drawn four of their last seven league games, including matches against Leicester, Luton, Doncaster and Huddersfield. That run of draws has since given way to back-to-back defeats, at home to Bradford and away at Reading, which is a slightly worrying trend heading into this one.

Stockport's away form has cooled off lately, and Notts have just lost two in a row.

Comparative Team Statistics: Notts County vs Stockport County

A history that favours Stockport, but it's old

The most recent meeting, in April 2024, saw Notts win 2-5 at home... actually Notts lost that one 2-5 to Stockport. Before that, Stockport beat Notts 2-1 in December 2023 and 3-0 back in 2022. Notts have had their moments too, including a 2-1 win in 2021, but most of these games were played in League Two or the National League.

None of that history is from the current League One campaign, so it's worth treating as background rather than a guide to how either side is playing now.

Where they sit right now

Stockport County are ninth with ten points from seven games, built on three wins, a draw and three defeats, scoring sixteen and conceding ten. Notts County are down in twentieth with seven points from the same number of matches, having won just once and drawn four times, with only seven goals scored and nine let in.

The gap in goals scored stands out. Stockport have found the net far more often than Notts, even though neither side has been particularly tight defensively.

Where the goals are coming from

Stockport's scoring is spread around. J. Diamond and K. Wootton have four goals apiece in seven appearances, with H. Wood adding three, and L. Bate has chipped in four assists. That gives them more than one route to a goal.

Notts County:

Best assist providers:

N. Tsaroulla - 2

Stockport County:

Best scorers:

K. Wootton - 5

J. Diamond - 4

H. Wood - 3

Best assist providers:

L. Bate - 4

J. Diamond - 2

Notts County's main threat looks more concentrated, with O. Cooper on three goals and N. Tsaroulla providing two assists from seven matches. This is drawn from available player data rather than a confirmed matchday lineup, so it points to season-long contributors rather than certainties for this fixture.

Goals against a leaky defence

Stockport's attack has scored sixteen in seven games, more than double Notts County's seven. Notts have also conceded nine, so there's an obvious opening for Stockport's front players if their recent away wobble doesn't continue.

Equally, Notts' habit of drawing games this season shows they're not easy to break down every week, even when they're not winning. That tension between a leaky-ish defence and a stubborn recent record makes the outcome harder to call than the raw table suggests.