Exeter City vs Stevenage Match Analysis & Prediction
29/08/2023 9:45 pm
Two League One teams will meet in the secong round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night, with Exeter City hosting Stevenage at St James Park.
Both sides have made strong starts to their league campaigns, with Exeter sitting second in the table on 10 points, while Stevenage are fifth, also picking up 10 points from their first five games.
Exeter City will enter this contest off the back of successive victories, beating Carlisle United 2-0 on August 19 before securing a 2-1 victory over Reading on Saturday.
Gary Caldwell’s side are present in the second round of the EFL Cup through a 2-1 victory over Crawley Town in the first round of the competition.
Meanwhile, Stevenage will enter the game off the back of a goalless draw against Portsmouth in League One on Saturday, which moved them onto 10 points from their five matches this season.
Steve Evans’ side claimed a scalp in the first round of this season’s EFL Cup, beating Championship side Watford on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
Stevenage have actually won three of their last four matches in the League Cup, but their recent record against Exeter is increadibly poor, securing just one victory against the Grecians since December 2014.
Exeter City vs. Stevenage Head to head
In the 30 previous meetings between these two teams, Exeter City have claimed 15 victories while Stevenage have won five, and they have drawn in 10. Stevenage have scored 26 goals and conceded 45 in the process.
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08/02/2020Exeter City3Stevenage1League Two
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23/01/2021Exeter City3Stevenage1League Two
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02/02/2021Stevenage0Exeter City1League Two
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09/10/2021Stevenage2Exeter City2League Two
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26/03/2022Exeter City2Stevenage1League Two
Exeter City Team News
Sam Nombe led the Exeter line in the last round of the EFL Cup, and he is set to earn a recall to the starting XI, while Reece Cole should also be among the starters.
Dion Rankine is likely to keep his place in the side, and Caldwell is expected to name a strong team, as he will want to keep the momentum going early in the season.
Exeter City's Last 5 Matches
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08/08/2023Exeter City2Crawley Town1League Cup
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12/08/2023Exeter City0Blackpool0League One
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15/08/2023Portsmouth1Exeter City0League One
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19/08/2023Carlisle United0Exeter City2League One
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26/08/2023Exeter City2Reading1League One
Stevenage Team News
Krisztian Hegyi is likely to get the nod between the sticks for Stevenage on Tuesday, but their will be no Jake Forster-Caskey following his red card in the team’s last match.
Stevenage's Last 5 Matches
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08/08/2023Stevenage(P)1Watford1League Cup
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12/08/2023Stevenage2Shrewsbury Town0League One
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15/08/2023Cambridge United1Stevenage2League One
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19/08/2023Reading2Stevenage0League One
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26/08/2023Stevenage0Portsmouth0League One
Exeter City vs. Stevenage: Odds and Predictions
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