Match Preview: Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers (Saturday, 3pm)

Stevenage host Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday at the Lamex Stadium in League One.

In their last league match, on February 17, Stevenage lost to Derby County 1-0 away.

Wycombe drew, 0-0 at home against Oxford United.

In Jamie Reid, Stevenage have the league’s most on-form striker so far this season. He has notched 17 goals in 31 appearances.

His goal rate of one every 148 minutes is much quicker than that of Luke Leahy, Wycombe’s top scorer with a goal every 313 minutes, and a total of eight goals in 30 games.

In the last 10 years, Stevenage and Wycombe have played each other on 11 occasions. Stevenage won five of them, Wycombe four, and they drew twice.

On average, the Boro scored 1.1 goals and the Chairboys 0.6 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on November 11, when Stevenage won 1-0 away.

With 46 goals in 32 games so far this season, the Boro are scoring more than average in the league with 1.4 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 34 goals at a rate of 1.1 per game.

Wanderers, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game. They have also conceded 1.3 goals per game.

The home side are seventh in the table after 32 games, of which they have won 15 and drawn eight, earning 53 points.

The Chairboys are nine places behind Stevenage in 16th, with nine wins and 11 draws putting them on 38 points.

Stevenage are in mixed form in League One, with two wins and a draw from their last six games.

With two wins and two draws over that period, the visitors’ form is slightly better – they have taken eight points from 18, compared to the Boro’s seven.

Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers
League One | The Lamex Stadium
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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