Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Accrington Stanley 1st with 93 points, Stevenage 16th with 55, 38 apart. The last five rounds placed Accrington Stanley no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Accrington Stanley were scoring 1.65 and conceding 1, Stevenage 1.3 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
From the last five rounds, Accrington Stanley held 12 points of 15 and Stevenage 5.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Accrington Stanley 2, draws 4, Stevenage 5, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Wham Stadium in Accrington, capacity 5,057, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Stevenage led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.