Stevenage will continue their new season of EFL League One 23/24 with a weekend fixture against Shrewsbury at the Broadhall Way.
Stevenage will continue their new season of EFL League One 23/24 with a weekend fixture against Shrewsbury at the Broadhall Way. Both sides were victorious in their opening league fixtures last weekend. The Boro scored late to beat a fellow newly-promoted side in Northampton Town 1-0. While the Shrews defeated Charlton Athletic by that same score.
Steve Evans has orchestrated quite the turnaround for a club near the relegation zone when he took charge in March 2022. The Boros were sitting at the 22nd place in the table at the time. Then they moved up to the second last season with 85 points, 35 more than in their 2021-22 League Two campaign. They were among the top defensive units in League Two a season ago. Stevenage conceded the have not conceded in three successive domestic matches played away from home dating back to 2022-23. Stevenage made the most of their home-field advantage early last season. They claimed maximum points from their opening seven fixtures in which they lost only once. On Tuesday, they created another EFL Cup surprise, coming back from a goal down to defeat Championship side Watford 4-3 on penalties.
On the other hand, Matt Taylor began his tenure as the Shrewsbury boss positively. The 41-year-old from Oxford replaced the popular Steve Cotterill. Taylor’s side have defeated a promotional contender in Charlton. They were also in contention from upsetting Championship side Leeds United in the EFL Cup this week. However, Taylor’s side conceded twice in the second half to lose 2-1. The Shrews will enter this match having scored just once in their previous five away fixtures in this competition and have been outscored by a combined margin of 12-1 over that stretch. The Shrews have not defeated Stevenage at Broadhall Way since the 2013-14 League One season. Nevertheless, under the guidance of new coach things might change this time in Broadhall Way.
Ashby-Hammond, Burns, N. Thompson, Piergianni, James-Wildin, Forster-Caskey, B. Thompson, Freeman, Roberts, March, Pressley
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| Opponents | Score |
| Watford | 1-1 (W) (p.s.o 4-3) |
| Northampton Town | 1-0 (W) |
| Tottenham | 4-0 (W) |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 (W) |
| Colchester | 1-1 (D) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Leeds | 2-1 (L) |
| Cheltenham | 1-0 (W) |
| Notts County | 1-1 (D) |
| Stourbridge | 1-1 (D) |
| Coventry | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Shrewsbury beat Stevenage | 3-2 |
| Stevenage beat Shrewsbury | 1-0 |
| Shrewsbury beat Stevenage | 1-0 |
| Shrewsbury beat Stevenage | 3-1 |
| Shrewsbury beat Stevenage | 2-1 |
The EFL League One match between Stevenage and Shrewsbury will occur at the Broadhall Way on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Stevenage vs Shrewsbury | Key Details |
| Date | August 12 (UK) |
| Venue | Broadhall Way |
| Kickoff time in the UK | 3:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm (Saturday) |
The official streaming of the match will happen on the pages of the football clubs. However, there will not be any separate telecast of the match in India.
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