Match Preview: Stevenage v Cambridge United (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Stevenage host Cambridge United on Tuesday at the Lamex Stadium in League One.

In their last league match, on Saturday, Stevenage beat Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 at home, with their goal scored by Carl Piergianni.

Cambridge lost, 1-0 at home against Peterborough 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 quicker than that of Gassan Ahadme Yahyai, Cambridge’s top scorer with a goal every 200 minutes, and a total of seven goals in 20 games.

In the last 10 years, Stevenage and Cambridge have played each other on 14 occasions. They won six each, and they drew twice.

On average, the Boro scored 0.9 goals and Cambridge 0.8 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on August 15, when Stevenage won 2-1 away.

With 31 goals in 33 games so far this season, United are scoring at below the league average rate with 0.9 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 41 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

The Boro, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.0 goal per game.

The home team are seventh in the table after 33 games, of which they have won 16 and drawn eight, earning 56 points.

The visitors are 10 places behind Stevenage in 17th, with 10 wins and eight 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 four losses over that period, Cambridge’s form is slightly worse – they have taken six points from 18, compared to the Boro’s seven.

Tuesday’s match will be refereed by Alex Chilowicz, who has taken charge of three League One games so far this season, issuing no red cards and booking 11 players. He has not awarded any penalties.

He is yet to oversee a match featuring either Stevenage or Cambridge this season.

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Stevenage v Cambridge United
League One | The Lamex Stadium
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 7.45pm

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