Exeter City vs Stockport County - prediction, team news, lineups

Exeter City volition beryllium looking to prime up an important triumph erstwhile they invited Stockport County to St James Park connected Saturday afternoon.

The hosts presently beryllium 21st successful the League One table and are 3 points from safety, portion the visitors are 5th and looking to seal a playoff place.

Match preview

Exeter picked up their archetypal triumph since January past week erstwhile they bushed Doncaster Rovers 3-0 and they followed it up with a 2-2 gully against promotion contenders Plymouth Argyle past Saturday.

The Grecians doubly took the pb successful the Devon derby done Reece Cole and Jayden Wareham, but goals from Lorent Tolaj and Malachi Boateng rescued a gully for Plymouth.

Exeter's interim manager Matt Taylor believes his broadside tin enactment up if they proceed to execute similar they did against Plymouth, insisting they are "going successful the close direction".

However, Exeter person not beaten Stockport since 2009 and person mislaid their past 4 meetings, including a 1-0 decision backmost successful October.

Stockport, meanwhile, are unbeaten successful their past six league games and caput into Saturday's lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 triumph implicit Wimbledon connected Wednesday.

Josh Stokes and Tayo Edun were connected people for the Hatters arsenic they instantly returned to winning ways aft losing 3-1 to Luton Town successful the EFL Trophy last conscionable days earlier.

Manager Dave Challinor praised his side's "professional job" against Wimbledon, peculiarly arsenic they are struggling with an wounded situation that forced striker Kyle Wootton to commencement astatine centre-back.

It is besides worthy noting that Stockport person 1 of the champion distant records successful the division, with lone Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Plymouth picking up much points connected the roadworthy than them.

Exeter City League One form:

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Stockport County League One form: 

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Stockport County signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Exeter are not expected to marque changes aft their awesome show against Plymouth, with Wareham acceptable to proceed starring the line.

Ilmari Niskanen and Carlos Mendes Gomes volition erstwhile again commencement retired wide, with Cole featuring successful the No.10 role.

Stockport, meanwhile, are missing defenders Joseph Olowu, Brad Hills, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Callum Connolly and Arttu Hoskonen done injury.

Wootton whitethorn proceed to deputise astatine the backmost arsenic a result, portion Stokes could travel into the starting lineup for Che Gardner aft scoring against Wimbledon.

Exeter City imaginable starting lineup:

Bycroft; McMillan, James, Sweeney, Andrew; Cummins, McDonald; Niskanen, Cole, Gomes; Wareham

Stockport County imaginable starting lineup:

Addai; Dixon, Wootton, Pye, Edun; Bailey, Norwood; Stokes, Mothersille; Sidibeh, Olaofe

We say: Exeter City 0-1 Stockport County

Although Exeter person recovered immoderate signifier successful caller weeks, Stockport are the favourites for a crushed and boast a beardown distant grounds this season.

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