Stockport vs Stevenage prediction and betting tips – Hatters get double revenge

May 13, 2026 - 08:45

Stockport County host Stevenage in the second leg of the play-off semi-finals of League One with the hosts gaining a 1-0 advantage in a last minute winner on Saturday.

Stockport vs Stevenage best bets

Bet on Stockport to win & over 4.5 cards at 7/2 on Sky Bet
Back Stockport to win and Kyle Wootton to score at 23/10 on BOYLE Sports
Back Stockport to win, Wootton 1+ SOT, over 1.5 goals at 2/1 on Tote

Stockport vs Stevenage head to head overview

Date: Wednesday, 13th May 2026
Kick-off: 8pm
Venue: Edgeley Park
Where to watch: Sky Sports Football and Main Event
Referee: Josh Smith
Last meeting: Stevenage 0-1 Stockport
Last 10 matches: Stevenage 6 wins, Stockport 3 wins, 1 draw
Favourite to win: Stockport

Stockport vs Stevenage predicted lineups

Stockport expected lineup: Hinchliffe; Dacres-Cogley, Hills, Pye; Barry, Edun, Norwood, Osborn; Sidibeh, Stokes, Wootton.
Stevenage expected lineup: Marschall; Goode, Sweeney, Freestone; Pattenden, Phillips, White, Roberts; Kemp; Phillips, Reid.

Stockport vs Stevenage prediction

Stockport weren’t the favourites to win on Saturday but they somehow came away with the win thanks to a bizarre goal in the last minute.

Ben Osborn netted the winner in the 94th minute and are now favourites to win in 90 minutes in the second leg to really seal the route to Wembley for a bid to get into the Championship.

Stockport did dominate possession in the first leg and showed a bit more control but the shots and chances created didn’t exactly sway the match, until that fateful shot in the dying seconds.

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Stockport vs Stevenage betting tips

Goals continue to favour Stockport

For the first leg, I tipped Stockport to win and to score over 2.5 goals, that didn’t quite happen but they did get the win, while another tip ‘Stockport to win and Oliver Norwood to get 1+ SOT’ was a very strong 4/1 price.

However, they only got two shots on target as the two sides did what most do in these play-offs games and that was – play it safe and try not to let themselves go behind in the score.

As such, both sides didn’t do much in an attacking sense, but it seems like it could still stand more so for this game where Stockport come out again to win and Stevenage continue as said in the previous tips to score.

The Hatters may get the opportunity to break if Stevenage go for an equaliser and as such may leave themselves prone to a Stockport side who’ve scored plenty in recent weeks.

Stockport scored three goals in three of their last five games in the regular season, going goalless against Mansfield and scoring just once and losing to already relegated Port Vale.

When playing Bolton in what looked like a play-off decider they drew 2-2 in a thriller that could be replicated at Wembley if both teams progress.

Players to watch

Kyle Wootton scored 18 goals in 46 appearances in the league and will be hoping to make more of an impact in the second leg.

The consistent starting striker has plenty of goals in him and may not be in raring form but has the ability to strike at any point as seen so far.

Including the way Stockport got a goal from bizarre circumstances in the first leg, when Osborn netted the ball in after his teammate who was through on goal fell leaving the defenders wondering and hesitating at a potential foul that was never called.

This game in February saw as many as seven cards and with everything on the line it wouldn’t be surprising to see a similar kind of outcome with plenty of cards – all seven cards came after the 68th minute.

Only two cards were brandished in the first leg, but it is likely to see a different complexion to the second leg with everything riding on this 90 minutes and potentially extra time.

Bet on Stockport to win & over 4.5 cards at 7/2 on Sky Bet
Back Stockport to win and Kyle Wootton to score at 23/10 on BOYLE Sports
Back Stockport to win, Wootton 1+ SOT, over 1.5 goals at 2/1 on Tote

Stockport vs Stevenage latest odds

Find the latest Stockport vs Stevenage betting odds here. Odds are provided by Sky Bet and are subject to change.

Stockport – 10/11
Draw – 12/5
Stevenage – 14/5

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Important historical facts about Stockport vs Stevenage for betting

Stevenage won both of their League One games against Stockport in the 2025-26 league season.

They are one of four teams they completed a league double over, along with Blackpool, Peterborough and Port Vale.

Stockport lost both league games against Stevenage in 2025-26, one of three teams that beat them twice along with Bradford and Lincoln.

They’ve played five away games in all competitions against Stevenage and lost all five until they won in the first leg on Saturday.

Stockport are featuring in a second consecutive League One play-off campaign, going out on penalties to Leyton Orient after a 3-3 aggregate draw last season.

The Hatters have only won the first leg in two of their eight previous play-off semi-finals (D4 L2), beating Stoke 1-0 in 1991-92.

Stockport County finished 3rd in League One in 2025-26 with 77 points, the lowest total for a side that high at this level since 2005-06, when Brentford came 3rd on 76.

They were also 3rd in 2024-25, becoming the third team to do so in back-to-back third tier seasons, along with Hull City in 1983-84 and 1984-85 and Bristol City in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

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