Stockport County vs Stevenage - prediction, team news, lineups

Both perchance 90 minutes distant from an quality astatine Wembley Stadium, Stockport County and Stevenage clash for the 2nd limb of their League Two playoff semi-final connected Wednesday.

The Hatters person a constrictive vantage pursuing past week's first-leg triumph astatine the basal of the Boro, who are facing an uphill conflict astatine Edgeley Park.

Match preview

Stockport County person present won 3 of their past 4 matches aft a first-leg occurrence astatine the location of Stevenage connected Saturday afternoon, erstwhile the visitors to the Stevenage FC Stadium snatched a triumph.

Following a goalless archetypal half, the bulk of the breathtaking enactment successful the 2nd play connected the weekend, erstwhile a 94th-minute victor from Derby County loanee Ben Osborn sealed a triumph for the Hatters.

Looking to marque it 3 consecutive League One wins and publication a spot connected the Wembley signifier aboriginal this month, Dave Challinor's men are the favourites for occurrence connected Wednesday, erstwhile they volition beryllium roared connected by their supporters.

That being said, Stockport volition beryllium hopeless to debar a repetition of their astir caller competitory contention connected April 28 astatine Edgeley Park, wherever goals from Martin Sheriff and Jordan Gabriel secured maximum points for League Two-bound Port Vale.

Sneaking into the playoffs aft a final-day triumph astatine location implicit Wigan Athletic connected May 2, Stevenage were incapable to grounds back-to-back Hertfordshire successes, losing the archetypal limb to Stockport connected Saturday.

That decision implicit the play to the in-form Hatters ended a four-game unbeaten tally (W2 D2) for the Boro, who request everything to spell their mode successful bid to conquer Edgeley Park and scope Wembley.

Winning conscionable 1 of their past 5 distant contests successful League One (D2 L2), Stevenage indispensable change their fortunes connected the roadworthy to person a accidental of competing for promotion to Championship aft Wednesday night.

Alex Revell's broadside are aiming to marque it consecutive wins astatine Edgeley Park this season, with the Boro winning 3-1 astatine the location of the Hatters successful December 2025 courtesy of strikes from Chem Campbell, Jamie Reid and Louis Thompson.

Stockport County League One form:

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Stevenage League One form:

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Team News

Scoring the lone extremity of the archetypal leg, Stockport's Osborn is acceptable to commencement erstwhile again connected the close broadside of attack.

The hosts could beryllium tempted into attacking alterations elsewhere, though, with Tanto Olaofe bringing a antithetic beingness to the Hatters' guardant line.

After keeping a cleanable sheet, determination is nary crushed wherefore Stockport should deviate from a centre-back pairing of Ethan Pye and Kyle Wootton.

Stevenage volition apt shuffle their battalion successful hunt of second-leg success, with Matt Phillips perchance dropping retired of the XI.

Northern Irishman Reid needs to nutrient a magical show for the Boro, with the visitors reliant connected his attacking abilities.

Stockport County imaginable starting lineup:

Addai; Dacres-Cogley; Wootton, Pye, Edun; Norwood, Bailey, Osborn, Stokes; Sidibeh, Barry

Stevenage imaginable starting lineup:

Marschall; Pattenden, Goode, Piergianni, Earley; Kemp, Thompson, White, Roberts; Reid, M Phillips

We say: Stockport County 2-1 Stevenage (Stockport County triumph 3-1 connected aggregate)

Clutching astatine a one-goal vantage from the archetypal leg, Stockport volition beryllium assured of getting the occupation done astatine Edgeley Park.

Stevenage person bully caller memories of a travel to the Hatters, though we consciousness that the visitors' playoff dreams volition extremity connected Wednesday night.

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