Stockport County vs Stevenage Betting Tips 2026

League One Play-Off Semi-Final: Stockport vs Stevenage

Edgeley Park hosts the second leg of this League One play-off semi-final on Wednesday night, with Stockport County carrying a 1-0 advantage from the first leg at Broadhall Way last Saturday. Kyle Wootton’s side need only avoid defeat to reach the final, while Stevenage must score and not concede if they’re to turn this tie around.

The context matters here. Stockport finished 3rd on 77 points, Stevenage 6th on 75. Two points separated these sides across the whole season, but on the evidence of recent form, Stockport look the sharper outfit at the right moment.

Form and the First Leg

Stockport went to Broadhall Way and won 1-0 in the first leg. That result is confirmed. Before that, they’d beaten Barnsley 3-1 away, and across their last five matches they’ve scored eight and conceded five. Yes, they lost at home to Port Vale and Mansfield in the same stretch, which shows they’re not invincible on their own patch, but those were regular season fixtures with nothing riding on them at this stage of the campaign.

Stevenage’s recent form tells a slightly different story. Compact and hard to beat at home, they’ve won 14 home league games this season and lost just twice at Broadhall Way all campaign. But away from home is a different beast entirely, with seven defeats in 11 away fixtures. Edgeley Park on a Wednesday night, needing to overturn a deficit, is about as tough as away days get in this division.

Their last five includes wins over Wigan and Barnsley, but both came at home. The draw at Doncaster and the draw with Lincoln also came with flat performances, and the 2-2 at home to Lincoln suggests their defence has vulnerabilities when pressed.

Head-to-Head

These two know each other well. Stevenage actually won two of the last three H2H meetings before Saturday’s first leg, including a 2-1 win at Broadhall Way in February and a 3-1 win at Edgeley Park back in December. So Stevenage aren’t without confidence in this fixture. The home side won’t take anything for granted.

That said, Stockport took full control when it counted. The 1-0 first leg win gives them exactly the cushion they needed, and the tie now sits firmly in their hands heading into the second 90 minutes.

Injuries and Team News

Stockport are missing L. Bate and C. Camps, both absent with unknown issues. Losing two players is never ideal, but the squad depth that gets you to 77 points and third place in League One should cover it. Stevenage have no confirmed injury concerns and should be able to name a full-strength side, which at least gives them every chance of going for it from the off.

The Betting Angle

Stockport at 1.91 to win this second leg is the angle that makes sense. Stevenage have to come here and score, on the road, in a ground where the atmosphere will be electric on a night like this. Their away record is poor, they’re chasing the tie, and Stockport have a striker in Kyle Wootton who has 18 goals in 47 appearances this season. That’s the kind of threat that keeps a defence honest even when they’re sitting deep trying to nick a goal.

Oliver Norwood’s 11 assists and Jake Diamond’s 7 show Stockport create, too. Stevenage can’t simply sit back and hope, they need to attack, and that leaves spaces Stockport will fancy exploiting on the counter.

The home side have every reason to manage the game and hit on the break. A 1-0 or 2-0 Stockport win feels like the most likely outcome. At 1.91, the hosts look the value play to advance.