St James Park hosts Exeter City and Stevenage this Saturday in League One. Exeter look to grab a spot in the top half of the table whereas Stevenage are eyeing a spot in the Play-offs.
Exeter currently sit 15th in League One after 41 games. The Grecians have 14 wins, nine draws and 18 losses, leaving them on 51 points, just a win from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Exeter have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Bolton took the 1 - 0 lead into halftime through a goal from Paris Maghoma, but a three minute brace from Sonny Cox early in the second half gave Exeter the lead. However, an 87th minute goal from Eoin Toal forced a 2 - 2 draw. Exeter picked up all three points against Shrewsbury Town, who were down to ten men within the first six minutes, Jordan Shipley sent off. Will Aimson, Luke Harris and Jack Aitchison all scored in the first half to give Exeter the 3 - 0 win.
Reece Cole scored the only goal of the game for Exeter in the 41st minute and despite the red card to Zak Jules, The Grecians restricted Burton to two shots on target and held on for the 1 - 0 win. The Grecians took a lead into halftime with the early sixth minute goal from Ben Purrington, however, an 87th minute own goal from Cheick Diabate rescued a 1 - 1 draw for Charlton.
The last time out for Exeter was against Cheltenham. Ben Williams gave Cheltenham the lead early in the second half but Harris equalised for Exeter within five minutes. A 90th minute penalty from Cole then grabbed a 2 - 1 win for Exeter.
Stevenage, on the other hand, currently sit eighth in League One. In 41 games, Stevenage have 17 wins, 13 draws and 11 losses which leaves them on 64 points, only three points from the final Play-off spot.
In their last five games in all competitions, Stevenage have three draws and two losses.
The trip to Peterborough saw a penalty from Harrison Burrows give The Posh the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. Jadel Katongo and Kwame Poku extended Peterborough’s lead and even with the late goal from Nick Freeman, Stevenage slumped to a 3 - 1 loss. Max Sanders scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute to give Leyton Orient the 1 - 0 win, despite Stevenage having 60% of the possession.
A brace from Daniel James Butterworth gave Carlisle the 2 - 0 lead going into the last 20 minutes. However, a penalty from Alex MacDonald in the 82nd minute and a goal from Terence Vancooten in the 96th minute grabbed a 2 - 2 draw for Stevenage. The visit from Bolton saw Stevenage only register three shots on target in the 0 - 0 draw.
The most recent outing for Stevenage was against Charlton. Stevenage once again had just three shots on target in another 0 - 0 draw.
Exeter and Stevenage have met 20 times in their histories, with their first meeting coming back in the 2007 FA Cup. Exeter have the better record in the fixture with 12 wins in comparison to Stevenage’s two wins. In fact, a draw is far more common than a Stevenage win, happening on eight occasions.