Stevenage host Stockport in the England League One on 9 May 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
The first leg of this League One playoff semifinal brings together two sides with contrasting styles but similar ambitions of securing promotion. With a second leg still to come, control and discipline are likely to shape the approach, particularly in the early stages of the contest.
Stevenage enter with steady form built on defensive organisation, while Stockport arrive with a more expansive attacking profile. The balance between caution and opportunity will be key, as both teams look to establish an advantage without exposing themselves too heavily.
Stevenage’s recent performances reflect a team prioritising control and defensive discipline, highlighted by back-to-back 1-0 wins over Wigan and Barnsley. They also picked up a 1-1 draw at Doncaster and a 2-2 result against Lincoln, showing consistency in keeping matches competitive. The only major setback came in a 5-1 defeat to Bolton, which stands out as an outlier compared to their otherwise controlled displays.
At home, Stevenage tend to dictate tempo through compact positioning and measured build-up rather than attacking risk. Their ability to limit opponents’ clear chances has been a defining feature, with clean sheets in two of their last three matches. This structured approach often leads to low-scoring encounters where small moments prove decisive.
Stockport come into this semifinal with strong attacking numbers, including a 3-1 win over Barnsley and a 3-1 victory against Peterborough. They also played out a 3-3 draw at Exeter City, underlining their ability to create chances consistently. However, defeats to Port Vale and Mansfield, along with goals conceded in each of their last five matches, highlight defensive vulnerabilities.
Their style is more open, relying on forward momentum and quick attacking sequences. While this approach produces goals, it can leave them exposed, particularly against organised sides like Stevenage. In away matches, maintaining defensive discipline has been a challenge, especially when games become stretched.
The best bet for this match leans towards Stevenage to win to nil at 4.00 odds. Given the first-leg context and Stevenage’s defensive strength at home, this points towards a controlled performance where they limit Stockport’s attacking impact while creating enough to edge the result.
A low-scoring game appears likely due to the tactical caution expected in a playoff semifinal. We also find value in backing under 2.5 goals at 1.66 odds, with Stevenage’s recent results consistently staying within tight scorelines and their ability to manage game tempo effectively.
For those considering a correct score prediction, 2-0 to Stevenage at 11.00 odds aligns with the overall expectation. Stevenage’s structured approach and recent clean sheet record suggest they can secure a measured advantage, while Stockport may find it difficult to break through in this controlled first-leg scenario.
| Stevenage | Stockport | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 47 | 48 |
| Wins | 21 | 24 |
| Draws | 12 | 11 |
| Loss | 14 | 13 |
| Goals For | 49 | 74 |
| Goals Against | 47 | 58 |
| Stevenage | Stockport | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 24 | 24 |
| Wins | 14 | 10 |
| Draws | 7 | 7 |
| Loss | 3 | 7 |
| Goals For | 27 | 34 |
| Goals Against | 14 | 32 |
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13.05.26
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Stockport Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
09.05.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
0-1 |
|
02.05.26
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Stevenage Wigan |
1-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Doncaster Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Stevenage Barnsley |
1-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Stevenage Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
14.04.26
|
Bolton Stevenage |
5-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Bradford City Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Stevenage Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Rotherham Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Plymouth Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Stevenage AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
10.03.26
|
Stevenage Leyton Orient |
1-2 |
|
07.03.26
|
Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Wycombe Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Stevenage Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Northampton Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
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Barnsley Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
27.01.26
|
Stevenage Peterborough |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
20.01.26
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Stevenage Bolton |
0-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Exeter City Stevenage |
3-0 |
|
10.01.26
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Luton Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Stevenage Plymouth |
1-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Cardiff Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
AFC Wimbledon Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
1-3 |
|
09.12.25
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Stevenage Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
02.12.25
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Stevenage Walsall |
1-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Wigan Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
25.11.25
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Peterborough Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
22.11.25
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Stevenage Doncaster |
0-0 |
|
06.11.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Stevenage Chesterfield |
0-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Stevenage Bradford City |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Stevenage Crystal Palace U21 |
5-2 |
|
18.10.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
07.10.25
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Stevenage Bromley |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Stevenage Luton |
2-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Leyton Orient Stevenage |
2-3 |
|
20.09.25
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Stevenage Exeter City |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Mansfield Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
02.09.25
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AFC Wimbledon Stevenage |
1-5 |
|
30.08.25
|
Stevenage Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Huddersfield Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
19.08.25
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Port Vale Stevenage |
1-2 |
|
09.05.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
0-1 |
|
02.05.26
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Stevenage Wigan |
1-0 |
|
21.04.26
|
Stevenage Barnsley |
1-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Stevenage Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
06.04.26
|
Stevenage Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Stevenage AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
10.03.26
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Stevenage Leyton Orient |
1-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
14.02.26
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Stevenage Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
27.01.26
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Stevenage Peterborough |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
20.01.26
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Stevenage Bolton |
0-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Stevenage Plymouth |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
09.12.25
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Stevenage Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
02.12.25
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Stevenage Walsall |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
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Stevenage Doncaster |
0-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Stevenage Chesterfield |
0-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Stevenage Bradford City |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Stevenage Crystal Palace U21 |
5-2 |
|
07.10.25
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Stevenage Bromley |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Stevenage Luton |
2-0 |
|
20.09.25
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Stevenage Exeter City |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
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Stevenage Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Stevenage Northampton |
2-0 |
|
09.08.25
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Stevenage Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Stevenage MK Dons |
2-1 |
|
27.04.25
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Stevenage Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
24.04.25
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Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
18.04.25
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Stevenage Blackpool |
1-3 |
|
05.04.25
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Stevenage Crawley |
3-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
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Stevenage Huddersfield |
1-2 |
|
18.02.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Stevenage Peterborough |
1-1 |
|
04.02.25
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Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
01.02.25
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Stevenage Exeter City |
4-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Stevenage Wigan |
1-2 |
|
29.12.24
|
Stevenage Bristol Rovers |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Stevenage Wycombe |
0-3 |
|
14.12.24
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Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
03.12.24
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Stevenage Northampton |
2-0 |
|
30.11.24
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Stevenage Mansfield |
0-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
Stevenage Leyton Orient |
0-0 |
|
12.11.24
|
Stevenage Gillingham (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
09.11.24
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Stevenage Reading |
1-1 |
|
02.11.24
|
Stevenage Guiseley AFC (Penalties:5 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
29.10.24
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Stevenage Bolton |
1-4 |
|
13.05.26
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Stockport Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Doncaster Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
14.04.26
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Bolton Stevenage |
5-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Bradford City Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Rotherham Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Plymouth Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Wycombe Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Northampton Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
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Barnsley Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Exeter City Stevenage |
3-0 |
|
10.01.26
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Luton Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Cardiff Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
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AFC Wimbledon Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
1-3 |
|
29.11.25
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Wigan Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
25.11.25
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Peterborough Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
06.11.25
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Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Leyton Orient Stevenage |
2-3 |
|
13.09.25
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Mansfield Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
02.09.25
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AFC Wimbledon Stevenage |
1-5 |
|
23.08.25
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Huddersfield Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
19.08.25
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Port Vale Stevenage |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
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Charlton Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Blackpool Stevenage |
2-3 |
|
19.07.25
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Swansea Stevenage |
2-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Bolton Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
21.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
12.04.25
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Wycombe Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.04.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
3-0 |
|
27.03.25
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Leyton Orient Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
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Reading Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Birmingham Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
04.03.25
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Cambridge Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
22.02.25
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Shrewsbury Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
11.02.25
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Crawley Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Charlton Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
28.01.25
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Wrexham Stevenage |
2-3 |
|
25.01.25
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Barnsley Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
21.01.25
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Leyton Orient Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
04.01.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
01.01.25
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Northampton Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
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Blackpool Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
10.12.24
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Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-4 |
|
26.10.24
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Rotherham Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
19.10.24
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Mansfield Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
08.10.24
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Peterborough Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
05.10.24
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Peterborough Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
24.09.24
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Wigan Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
13.05.26
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Stockport Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
09.05.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
0-1 |
|
02.05.26
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Barnsley Stockport |
1-3 |
|
28.04.26
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Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Stockport Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
21.04.26
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Stockport Mansfield |
0-1 |
|
18.04.26
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Exeter City Stockport |
3-3 |
|
15.04.26
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AFC Wimbledon Stockport |
0-2 |
|
12.04.26
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Luton Stockport |
3-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Bolton Stockport |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
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Stockport Wycombe |
3-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Stockport AFC Wimbledon |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Luton Stockport |
1-1 |
|
17.03.26
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Stockport Northampton |
2-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Lincoln Stockport |
3-1 |
|
03.03.26
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Doncaster Stockport |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
24.02.26
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Burton Albion Stockport |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
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Stockport Wigan |
4-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Bradford City Stockport |
1-0 |
|
10.02.26
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
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Stockport Leyton Orient |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Stockport Plymouth |
2-1 |
|
27.01.26
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Blackpool Stockport |
1-2 |
|
24.01.26
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Cardiff Stockport |
1-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Stockport Rotherham |
3-2 |
|
13.01.26
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Stockport Harrogate |
2-1 |
|
10.01.26
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Stockport Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
04.01.26
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Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Northampton Stockport |
0-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Stockport Doncaster |
4-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Stockport Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
20.12.25
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Mansfield Stockport |
1-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
1-3 |
|
09.12.25
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Doncaster Stockport |
0-2 |
|
06.12.25
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Stockport Cambridge (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
03.12.25
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Crewe Stockport (Penalties:1 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
29.11.25
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Stockport Barnsley |
1-1 |
|
20.11.25
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Peterborough Stockport |
3-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Stockport Wigan (Penalties:6 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Stockport Luton |
0-3 |
|
01.11.25
|
Tranmere Stockport |
1-3 |
|
27.10.25
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Stockport Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
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Stockport Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
07.10.25
|
Salford City Stockport |
3-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Huddersfield Stockport |
1-2 |
|
27.09.25
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Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Rotherham Stockport |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Stockport Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
13.05.26
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Stockport Stevenage |
2-0 |
|
28.04.26
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Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Stockport Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
21.04.26
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Stockport Mansfield |
0-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Stockport Wycombe |
3-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Stockport AFC Wimbledon |
3-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Stockport Northampton |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Stockport Wigan |
4-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Stockport Leyton Orient |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Stockport Plymouth |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Stockport Rotherham |
3-2 |
|
13.01.26
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Stockport Harrogate |
2-1 |
|
10.01.26
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Stockport Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Stockport Doncaster |
4-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Stockport Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
1-3 |
|
06.12.25
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Stockport Cambridge (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Stockport Barnsley |
1-1 |
|
11.11.25
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Stockport Wigan (Penalties:6 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Stockport Luton |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Stockport Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
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Stockport Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Stockport Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
02.09.25
|
Stockport Wolves U21 |
5-3 |
|
23.08.25
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Stockport Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
19.08.25
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Stockport Bradford City |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
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Stockport Crewe |
3-1 |
|
03.08.25
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Stockport Bolton |
2-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Stockport Hull City |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
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Stockport Bristol Rovers |
3-2 |
|
14.05.25
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Stockport Leyton Orient (Penalties:1 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
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Stockport Lincoln |
3-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Stockport Huddersfield |
2-1 |
|
12.04.25
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Stockport Rotherham |
3-1 |
|
01.04.25
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Stockport Stevenage |
3-0 |
|
29.03.25
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Stockport Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Stockport Charlton |
0-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Stockport Blackpool |
2-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Stockport Barnsley |
2-1 |
|
28.01.25
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Stockport Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
25.01.25
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Stockport Crawley |
2-0 |
|
04.01.25
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Stockport Mansfield |
1-2 |
|
01.01.25
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Stockport Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
20.12.24
|
Stockport Peterborough |
2-1 |
|
10.12.24
|
Stockport Bradford City |
2-3 |
|
07.12.24
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Stockport Exeter City |
2-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Stockport Brackley Town |
3-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Stockport Wrexham |
1-0 |
|
12.11.24
|
Stockport Tranmere |
0-2 |
|
09.05.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
0-1 |
|
02.05.26
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Barnsley Stockport |
1-3 |
|
18.04.26
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Exeter City Stockport |
3-3 |
|
15.04.26
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AFC Wimbledon Stockport |
0-2 |
|
12.04.26
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Luton Stockport |
3-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Bolton Stockport |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
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Luton Stockport |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Lincoln Stockport |
3-1 |
|
03.03.26
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Doncaster Stockport |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
24.02.26
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Burton Albion Stockport |
3-0 |
|
17.02.26
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Bradford City Stockport |
1-0 |
|
10.02.26
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
27.01.26
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Blackpool Stockport |
1-2 |
|
24.01.26
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Cardiff Stockport |
1-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Northampton Stockport |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Mansfield Stockport |
1-2 |
|
09.12.25
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Doncaster Stockport |
0-2 |
|
03.12.25
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Crewe Stockport (Penalties:1 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
20.11.25
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Peterborough Stockport |
3-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Tranmere Stockport |
1-3 |
|
27.10.25
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
07.10.25
|
Salford City Stockport |
3-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Huddersfield Stockport |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Rotherham Stockport |
0-1 |
|
06.09.25
|
Plymouth Stockport |
4-2 |
|
30.08.25
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Wigan Stockport |
1-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Wigan Stockport |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Leyton Orient Stockport |
2-2 |
|
09.08.25
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Wycombe Stockport |
1-2 |
|
25.07.25
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Salford City Stockport |
1-1 |
|
10.05.25
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Leyton Orient Stockport |
2-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Wycombe Stockport |
1-3 |
|
18.04.25
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Peterborough Stockport |
1-1 |
|
05.04.25
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Exeter City Stockport |
0-2 |
|
22.03.25
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Wrexham Stockport |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
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Bolton Stockport |
0-1 |
|
04.03.25
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Northampton Stockport |
1-1 |
|
22.02.25
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Cambridge Stockport |
2-0 |
|
15.02.25
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Wigan Stockport |
0-2 |
|
11.02.25
|
Bristol Rovers Stockport |
1-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Leyton Orient Stockport |
0-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Reading Stockport |
1-3 |
|
12.01.25
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Crystal Palace Stockport |
1-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Rotherham Stockport |
1-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Huddersfield Stockport |
1-0 |
|
14.12.24
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Stevenage Stockport |
2-1 |
|
04.12.24
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Birmingham Stockport |
2-0 |
|
23.11.24
|
Burton Albion Stockport |
0-3 |
|
09.05.2026
|
Stevenage Stockport |
0-1
|
|
28.02.2026
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1
|
|
13.12.2025
|
Stockport Stevenage |
1-3
|
|
01.04.2025
|
Stockport Stevenage |
3-0
|
|
14.12.2024
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1
|
|
09.05.2026
|
Stevenage Stockport |
0-1
|
|
28.02.2026
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1
|
|
14.12.2024
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1
|
|
06.08.2022
|
Stevenage Stockport |
2-1
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