Stockport County vs AFC Wimbledon Prediction

Form: goals for Stockport, grind for Wimbledon

Stockport's recent sample, which stretches across league, cup and trophy games, shows 12 wins from 20 with 39 goals scored. That's a healthy return, but it hasn't all been one-way traffic — they've shipped heavy defeats too, including a 4-0 loss at Wigan and a 4-3 reverse against Leicester.

Stockport County: 20 completed matches; AFC Wimbledon: 20 completed matches.

Stockport County

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

22

Difference

+19

AFC Wimbledon

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

25

Difference

-9

Wimbledon's equivalent sample is much tighter and lower-scoring: six wins, six draws, eight losses, with just 16 goals in 20 matches. A string of recent 0-0s and 1-1s suggests they're grinding out tight, low-event games rather than losing heavily.

Stockport have more firepower on paper, but their form has wobbled against stronger opposition.

Comparative Team Statistics: Stockport County vs AFC Wimbledon

Head to head: recent meetings favour Stockport

The two most recent clashes, both from earlier this year, went to Stockport — a 3-0 home win followed by a 2-0 away win. Go back further, though, and the picture is more even, with Wimbledon winning three of the earlier meetings stretching back to 2022.

It's a small sample across different divisions and seasons, so it shouldn't be read as a guaranteed pattern, but the recent trend does lean one way.

Standings: the gap looks bigger than it is

Stockport sit third after eight league games this season, with Wimbledon down in eighth. But the points gap is just one — 13 to 12 — so this isn't the gulf the table positions might suggest.

Stockport have scored more, 17 goals to Wimbledon's six, but Wimbledon have actually conceded fewer, eight against Stockport's ten. That points to a tighter defensive setup from the away side even without much going forward.

Position alone overstates how far apart these two sides really are right now.

Players to watch

Stockport's scoring has been led by K. Wootton with five goals in eight matches and J. Diamond with four, while L. Bate has chipped in four assists — a front line that's been productive when it clicks.

Stockport County:

Best scorers:

K. Wootton - 5

J. Diamond - 4

H. Wood - 3

Best assist providers:

L. Bate - 4

J. Diamond - 2

AFC Wimbledon:

Best scorers:

J. Stockley - 3

Penalty cards:

M. Hippolyte x 3

For Wimbledon, J. Stockley is their main source of goals with three in eight games. At the other end, M. Hippolyte has picked up three yellow cards in seven appearances, which is worth keeping an eye on given suspension rules.