Competitors: League One
Market: Stevenage win
Odds: 19/20 @ BetUS
Hoping to shore up their spot within the play-off chase, Stevenage will welcome Studying to the Lamex Stadium on Tuesday night time.
Beginning with the hosts, though Stevenage might need solely made their League One return this season, the Boro are having fun with what has been an actual fairytale. Persevering with to obtain a string of public reward from throughout England’s third-tier, it’s no secret that Steve Evans’ males have their sights firmly set on securing a shock play-off ticket in 2024. With the temper across the Lamex Stadium at a red-hot excessive, the previous Gillingham boss can be calling on his squad to make one other assertion in midweek. Final seen over the weekend placing in one other eye-catching show as they clinched a 1-0 victory towards Blackpool, the Hertfordshire-based outfit have now received all of their earlier three League One appearances on the bounce. With their current flurry underlined by an action-packed 3-2 victory away at Wigan, Stevenage have additionally gained a fearsome status for his or her prolonged success on dwelling soil. Together with signing off 2023 with a 3-0 romp towards Northampton, Tuesday’s hosts are unbeaten in all of their final 10 straight contests on the Lamex Stadium – a purple patch that stems all the best way again to October tenth.
As for the guests, coping with a string of public monetary points behind the scenes, Studying discover themselves on the coronary heart of a nightmare. With a number of sanctions nonetheless hanging over their heads, Ruben Selles’ facet are actually scrapping it out in a League One relegation scrap and preventing to maintain maintain of their third-tier standing. Whereas the Royals might need been final seen over the weekend snatching a 1-1 stalemate away at Oxford, the Berkshire-based outfit have struggled to search out any form of stability this yr. Profitable only a trio of their earlier 12 appearances throughout all competitions – a run that stems again to – December sixth – Studying ought to be bracing themselves for an additional stern examination right here. Likewise, together with crashing out of the EFL Trophy on January ninth after struggling a 1-0 defeat by the hands of Brighton’s U21s, the Royals have continued to indicate some obvious struggles on the highway. In actual fact, Selles’ facet have claimed only a sole victory away from the Madejski from their earlier 13 makes an attempt, we expect a house win on Tuesday night time.
Wager: Stevenage 19/20 to beat Studying in Tuesday’s League One battle @ BetUS