Stevenage vs Plymouth Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check

Plymouth have won three of their last four League One games, including an away win at Blackpool and a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Barnsley. They also put five past Crystal Palace's under-21s in the EFL Trophy, so goals have come easily lately.

Stevenage: 20 completed matches; Plymouth: 20 completed matches.

Stevenage

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

24

Difference

+2

Plymouth

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

22

Difference

+20

Stevenage's form has been more up and down. They thumped Barnsley 5-1 away and edged Luton 2-1 at home, but then lost 1-0 at Leyton Orient in their most recent league outing. Three of their last seven league games have ended in draws.

Plymouth's recent league form reads as the steadier of the two.

Comparative Team Statistics: Stevenage vs Plymouth

Recent meetings

The two sides met twice last season. Stevenage held Plymouth to a 1-1 draw in January before Plymouth won the return fixture 1-0 in March. Further back, the fixture has thrown up some high-scoring results too, including a 4-2 Plymouth win in League Two.

That history is a mixed bag and stretches back well before this current season, so it doesn't tell us a great deal about how this version of the fixture might go.

Where they sit

Plymouth currently sit third in League One with 13 points from seven games, having won four, drawn one and lost two. Stevenage are down in 11th on nine points, with two wins, three draws and two losses from the same number of matches.

The four-point gap reflects Plymouth's slightly better goal difference and more consistent results so far this season.

Players to watch

Stevenage's goals have been shared around, with Danny Kemp and Ola Sanderson both scoring three times in seven appearances, while Patterson has added two assists in five games. Leon Freestone has picked up three yellow cards without a red, so he's one to watch for discipline.

Stevenage:

Best scorers:

D. Kemp - 3

Penalty cards:

L. Freestone x 3

Plymouth:

Best scorers:

A. Pepple - 3

Penalty cards:

W. Evans x 3

Plymouth have a similar spread up front, with Adam Pepple and Ollie Irow both on three goals, Irow doing it in just five appearances.

How it might play out

Plymouth's attack has been busy this season, netting 14 goals in seven league games, while Stevenage have conceded eight in the same span. That suggests Stevenage's defence could be tested if the visitors keep up that scoring rate.

At the other end, Stevenage have only managed 11 goals in seven games themselves, so if Plymouth's defence holds firm on the road, chances at the other end might be limited too.

Neither side's numbers point to an obviously one-sided contest.