Stevenage vs Portsmouth Predictions

• Stevenage have lost each of their last eight matches
• Portsmouth won to nil in the opening two rounds of last season’s Carabao Cup
• Stevenage have lost at the first hurdle in five of the last six EFL Cup campaigns

Stevenage were given a reprieve for their poor season last term, as they stayed up despite finishing bottom of League Two. Macclesfield were hit with a points deduction and relegated in their place, but the hosts have to be concerned as the new season gets underway on Saturday.

Stevenage open their 2020/21 season with a Carabao Cup clash against Portsmouth, having lost their last eight matches in the fourth tier. Overall last term, the hosts lost 20 of 36 matches in League Two, so we have little faith in them here.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth finished fifth in League One last season and lost out in the playoffs to Oxford. Pompey were able to come through League Cup clashes with Championship duo Birmingham and QPR last season, while Stevenage have lost in the First Round in five of the last six seasons. As a result, we’re backing an away win and a 2-0 correct score prediction following Pompey’s wins to nil in the opening two games of last season’s competition.