Stevenage vs Plymouth

20 October 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee T Parsons

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Michael Mellon 19’
Josh Magennis 27’
Phoenix Patterson 83’

Match summary

Stevenage won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Plymouth. Stevenage led 2-0 at half-time.

Michael Mellon put Stevenage ahead in the 19th minute, Josh Magennis made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, and Phoenix Patterson made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Stevenage created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Plymouth's 1.38 from 14.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

17 Shots 13

7 Shots on target 1

5 Corners 5

45 Attacks 48

3 Dangerous attacks 4

360 Passes 380

69.7% Pass accuracy 70.0%

10 Tackles 11

9 Fouls 17

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Offsides 2

Key events

Stevenage Plymouth

Kick-off

4’

Ronan CurtisFoul

Louis ThompsonFoul

7’

Michael MellonRight foot shot

1-0

19’

Josh MagennisRight foot shot

2-0

27’

A. RevellManagerArgument

33’

Half-time2-0

46’

Caleb WattsOliver Irow

46’

Xavier AmaechiRonan Curtis

Second half underway

49’

Tyreeq BakinsonShot on target

Oliver SandersonMichael Mellon

64’

Phoenix PattersonBen Broggio

64’

Phoenix PattersonShot on target

68’

Terry TaylorLouis Thompson

74’

Josh MagennisShot on target

75’

76’

Bradley IbrahimTyreeq Bakinson

76’

Matthew SorinolaJoe Edwards

Phoenix PattersonRight foot shot

3-0

83’

Terence VancootenShot on target

86’

87’

Julio PleguezueloAlex Hartridge

Full-time3-0

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.

Stevenage 1.90 xGPlymouth 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Plymouth attacking Stevenage attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Tommy Setford	98′	1	0	38	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Luther James-Wildin	98′	–	4	2	1	1	35	1	–	–	–
Terence Vancooten	98′	–	1	2	2	2	33	1	–	–	–
Carl Piergianni	98′	3	2	1	10	6	38	–	–	–	–
Saxon Earley	98′	1	1	–	7	2	40	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Michael Mellon Taken off	64′	1	–	10	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	–	–
Louis Thompson Taken off	74′	–	–	27	–	0.01	–	–	–	1	–
Daniel Phillips	98′	–	–	34	2	0.02	4	–	5	2	1	–
Ben Broggio Taken off	64′	–	–	16	–	0.02	–	1	2	–	2	–
Daniel Kemp	98′	–	1	31	6	0.37	–	–	7	3	4	–
Phoenix Patterson Came on as a substitute	34′	1	–	6	1	0.06	–	1	1	–	1	–
Terry Taylor Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	18	–	0.04	–	–	1	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


Josh Magennis	98′	1	1	5	2	0.61	0.09	3	12	2	21	–
Oliver Sanderson Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Murphy Cooper	98′	3	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Joe Edwards Taken off	76′	1	–	1	2	1	21	2	–	–	–
Alex Mitchell	98′	1	3	1	7	6	56	2	–	–	–
Alex Hartridge Taken off	87′	2	2	–	3	1	42	–	–	–	–
Wes Harding	98′	2	5	2	7	4	37	2	–	–	–
Matthew Sorinola Came on as a substitute	22′	1	–	–	1	–	4	–	–	–	–
Julio Pleguezuelo Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Ronan Curtis Taken off	45′	–	–	12	–	0.02	–	–	2	2	–
Tyreeq Bakinson Taken off	76′	–	–	46	–	0.06	–	–	2	2	–	–
Harvey White	98′	–	–	66	3	0.08	–	1	1	1	1	–
Caleb Watts Came on as a substitute	53′	–	–	15	–	0.04	–	–	1	2	–	–
Bradley Ibrahim Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	8	–	0.00	1	1	2	1	1	–

Forwards4 players


Oliver Irow Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.05	0.37	2	1	–	10	–
Will Evans	98′	–	–	4	–	0.42	0.01	–	5	2	16	–
Aribim Pepple	98′	–	–	3	–	0.46	0.00	1	5	2	2	–
Xavier Amaechi Came on as a substitute	53′	–	–	–	–	–	0.41	3	4	–	18	–

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

Stevenage win 35% Avg odds 2.70

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.39

Plymouth win 38% Avg odds 2.46

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

Form going into the game

Stevenage W W L W L

Plymouth W L W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Plymouth 1-0 Stevenage, 17 Mar 26 Next meeting: Plymouth vs Stevenage, 19 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Stevenage vs Plymouth meetings

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