Exeter really needs to start getting their winning consistency back or else their push for a top three place at Christmas may fall short. They have lost three of their last four outings now in the league and their usually solid defence has been letting them down a bit. Still, they are facing a Stevenage side who can’t pull anything together at the moment it would seem and can only dream of the strong form that they were in at the start of the term. Exeter are 10/11 to take the win, with the struggling Boro at 10/3.
FA Cup – St. James’ Park, Exeter – December 12th 19:45 UK Time
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Exeter
FC StevenageExeter Form
Exeter really just need to steady the ship a little bit through December as they have lost three of their last four now. All three of those losses did come out on the road though and they have won their last two on home soil, both 2-0 victories over Grimsby and Accrington. So a 2-0 correct score on them for this home fixture should have decent appeal really.
The Grecians are W7 D0 L3 at home this season and all but one of the wins in that sequence have been to nil. There’s a clear picture of how strong they have been at the back and they have conceded an average of under a goal per game at St James’ Park this season. They have a very favourable run of games through December and have to get momentum going again. They should have the home form to see off Boro one would think.
Stevenage Form
Stevenage haven’t won a league game since beating Accrington back in mid-October. That a D3 L4 streak of matches since then for them. They have had huge troubles out on the road where they are now on a five-match losing streak and the reading gets worse as well when you look at it. They have scored just one goal in their last five road games.
They have turned up just the eight road goals this season and just 30% of their away games have gone above 2. 5 goals, so look under the goal line for this fixture. Their last two away games have ended in 1-0 losses and four of their six defeats away from home have all been by just the one-goal margin. It’s falling apart for them at the moment and needs to dig in somehow. 75% of their goals away from home have all been in the second half of matches, which suggests that they may scrap their way to a half time draw.
Head to Head News
Draw after draw has happened between these two in Exeter where each of the last four between them at St James’ Park have ended even. Of the six previous League two meetings, Exeter are just up with a 2-1 head to head lead over Boro with the other three of those meetings drawn. Five of the last eight between them in all competitions have ended in a draw.
Top Betting Tips
With Stevenage struggling so badly at the moment and the form of Exeter having picked up again recently, then this should be a home win. There’s enough in the match outright to back the Grecians but if you want to push the odds, back them to win it to nil.