Finished 1 (5) 1 (3) Exeter - Stevenage England EFL Cup - St James Park 8th Round
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Exeter and Stevenage cross swords on Tuesday, August 29h in a League Cup clash between two teams that currently play in the same division – League One. Here is our detailed preview of the game, as well as our best Exeter vs Stevenage free betting tips.
Exeter vs Stevenage predictions and betting tips
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Exeter to Win
- Exeter have been near-perfect in the last 9 H2Hs (W7 D2).
- Over many years Exeter have dominated at home in this fixture and they lost just 1 of their previous 16 home games vs Stevenage (W10 D5).
- Also, Stevenage lost 3 of their last 4 away League Cup games.
Under 2.5 Goals
- Stevenage saw 5 of their last 6 away games stay under 2.5 goals.
- This also happened in 3 of Exeter’s last 4 matches.
- Only once this season in 5 official games Stevenage were involved in a match with 3 or more goals.
Top betting odds and key stats for Exeter vs Stevenage
Check the best Exeter vs Stevenage odds and useful stats here, on our website:
26/03/22 England League 2 England Exeter Stevenage 2 1 09/10/21 England League 2 England Stevenage Exeter 2 2 02/02/21 England League 2 England Stevenage Exeter 0 1 23/01/21 England League 2 England Exeter Stevenage 3 1 08/02/20 England League 2 England Exeter Stevenage 2 1 30/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Northampton Exeter 0 0 D 26/09/23 England EFL Cup EFL Cup Luton Exeter 0 1 W 23/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Oxford Utd Exeter 3 0 L 19/09/23 England EFL Trophy England Reading Exeter 9 0 L 16/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Cheltenham Exeter 0 1 W 30/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Oxford Utd Stevenage 0 0 D 23/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Cheltenham Stevenage 0 3 W 16/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Charlton Stevenage 1 1 D 09/09/23 England League 1 League 1 Carlisle Stevenage 2 2 D 05/09/23 England EFL Trophy England AFC Wimbledon Stevenage 1 (6) 1 (5) L
Head to Head
Last Five - Exeter
Last Five - Stevenage
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Exeter odds: 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6% Probability
Draw odds: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.0% Probability
Stevenage odds: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6% Probability
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
As we can see, the bookies favour Exeter as the expected winners of this match. With a 47.60% win probability, the hosts are given the advantage. Regarding other markets, James Scott to Score Anytime has the best odds in that category 4/1 (5.00) – 20.00%.
Exeter – Stevenage preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Exeter vs Stevenage lineups.
Exeter
Exeter beat Crawley Town 2-1 at home in their first League Cup test and the Grecians are enjoying a very strong start to the season. They sit 2nd in the league table after 5 rounds with 3 wins and only 1 defeat.
Last Saturday Exeter recorded another 2-1 home win, this time vs Reading, to move into the top 2 in the league.
It seems the manager is happy to trust some of the younger players in the League Cup and this should happen again now. The 18-year-olds Cox and Borges could start in midfield, while up front teenage strikers Rankine and Scott should lead the charge.
Predicted Lineup:
Sinisalo (GK), Diabate, Jules, Aimson, Hartridge, Cox, Taylor, Borges, Rankine, Harper & Scott
Stevenage
Stevenage needed penalties to beat Watford in the first League Cup match. The Stags played a good game and after a 1-1 draw at home, they eventually triumphed in the shootout. Hungarian goalkeeper Hegyi, only 20, was the hero of that game.
Stevenage have a pretty small squad and they don’t have many options to rotate so fatigue might be a factor after a hectic start to the season, 6 games in 3 weeks.
Tiredness was the main issue why the last 2 displays looked a bit sluggish and Stevenage earned just 1 point from those matches while also failing to score a goal.
Predicted Lineup:
Hegyi (GK), Burns, James-Wildin, Smith, N. Thompson, L. Thompson, Freeman, March, Reid, Pressley & Roberts
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: James Scott
Exeter’s young Scottish striker James Scott opened his account in the league already and also provided assists for 2 other goals. He also scored in the only League Cup game so far and the youngster is clearly in fine form.
Scott is expected to start in the coming match as Exeter trust the younger players in the League Cup. This should give him plenty of opportunities to add more goals to his account.