Plymouth vs Stevenage

17 March 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Elliot Bell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mathias Ross 57’

Match summary

Plymouth beat Stevenage 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Mathias Ross put Plymouth ahead with a header in the 57th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 1.13 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Stevenage 0.93 from 12.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 7
267 Passes 346
56.2% Pass accuracy 58.4%
10 Tackles 19
17 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Plymouth Stevenage
Kick-off
9’
Lewis FreestoneFoul
Owen DaleShot on target
14’
Mathias RossShot on target
38’
Alex MitchellFoul
40’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Mathias RossHeader1-0 (Plymouth)
57’
Xavier AmaechiJamie Paterson
64’
65’
Jordan RobertsShot on target
Mathias RossShot on target
69’
77’
Beryly LubalaMatt Phillips
78’
Jordan HoughtonHarvey White
78’
Daniel PhillipsLouis Thompson
Brendan GallowayJack Mackenzie
79’
Owen OseniOwen Dale
79’
90’
Dan SweeneyCarl Piergianni
90’
Lenny BrownDaniel Kemp
Xavier AmaechiFoul
90+3’
Brendan Sarpong-WireduHerbie Kane
90+3’
90+8’
Jamie ReidArgument
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 0.93 57’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), 1-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 0.93 57’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), 1-0 Ross 57’
Plymouth 1.13 xGStevenage 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stevenage attacking Plymouth attacking 
57’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 4’ Lewis Freestone (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 29’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 69’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 55’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+7’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Matt Phillips (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Charlie Goode (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Matt Phillips (Stevenage), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Harvey White (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 4’ Lewis Freestone (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 69’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 29’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 55’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+7’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Matt Phillips (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Charlie Goode (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Matt Phillips (Stevenage), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Harvey White (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Jamie Reid (Stevenage), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Daniel Kemp (Stevenage), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Plymouth 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Hazard
Mackenzie 79’
Ross
Mitchell
Edwards
Kane 90’
Boateng
Paterson 64’
Curtis
Dale 79’
Pepple
Stevenage 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Marschall
Freestone
Goode
Piergianni 90’
Thompson 78’
White 78’
James-Wildin
Roberts
Kemp 90’
Reid
Phillips 77’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Conor Hazard
90′ 1 0 28 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Joe Edwards
90′ 2 – – 3 1 18 3 – – –
Mathias Ross
90′ – – 2 11 11 29 1 1 – –
Alex Mitchell
90′ – 2 – 6 6 34 3 – –
Jack Mackenzie Taken off
79′ 2 1 1 4 2 19 – – – –
Brendan Galloway Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Herbie Kane Taken off
89′ – – 43 – 0.02 – – 6 – 4 –
Ronan Curtis
90′ – 1 23 2 0.46 2 1 12 3 2 –
Malachi Boateng
90′ – – 19 1 0.02 1 – 5 – – –
Jamie Paterson Taken off
64′ – – 18 – 0.39 1 – 2 – 1 –
Owen Dale Taken off
79′ – – 16 – 0.17 2 – 3 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Aribim Pepple
90′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.00 2 1 – 7 –
Xavier Amaechi Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 10
Owen Oseni Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.00 – – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Plymouth win 42% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Stevenage win 29% Avg odds 3.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Plymouth WLWWD
Stevenage LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Stevenage 1-1 Plymouth, 01 Jan 26 Next meeting: Stevenage 3-0 Plymouth, 20 Oct 26  All Plymouth vs Stevenage meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.