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Stockport County

vs

Peterborough United

KickoffSaturday 26 September 2026, 3:00pm

VenueEdgeley Park

CompetitionEnglish League 1

TV ChannelSky Sports+

Stockport County head into this one with real momentum building under Jim McNulty, even if the wins have not quite come as frequently as the performances might deserve. The Hatters have been causing problems for everyone they have faced, and with 16 league goals from just seven games they are the division’s top scorers. That kind of firepower is no accident. Peterborough, on the other hand, are arriving at Edgeley Park in about as chaotic a situation as a football club can find itself in, managerless, second from bottom, and searching for answers after a wretched start to the campaign.

Ryan Harley takes interim charge of the Posh following the sacking of Luke Williams, whose time at Weston Homes Stadium ended after a 2-0 home defeat to Doncaster left Peterborough with one win from seven league games. A confidence-boosting EFL Trophy win over Colchester during the week gives Harley something to build on, but walking into Edgeley Park in these circumstances is a seriously tough ask for any caretaker.

Stockport County vs Peterborough United Match Details

This League One fixture takes place at Edgeley Park in Stockport. The ground has become one of the most atmospheric venues in the third tier since the Hatters made their return to the Football League, and with Stockport looking to push up into the top three, home advantage feels significant here. Peterborough make the trip north knowing a positive result would inject some life into what has been a miserable opening to the season.

Team News

Stockport came through the goalless draw at Sheffield Wednesday without any fresh injury concerns, which gives McNulty a settled squad to pick from. The Posh, however, are carrying a number of long-term absentees which further complicates Harley’s preparations.

• Brad Hills, Ryan Rydel and Adama Sidibeh remain sidelined for Stockport. Rydel is the only one of the three who has featured at all this season.
• Peterborough are without Sam Hughes, Rio Adebisi, Matthew Garbett, Ethan Williams and Declan Frith. Several of those players have not featured for over a year.
• Harry Ashfield caught the eye with a brace in the EFL Trophy win over Colchester and could push for a League One start after impressing Harley in midweek.
• Jack Diamond and Kyle Wootton are expected to lead Stockport’s attack again after contributing four goals between them already this season.

Predicted Lineups

McNulty looks set to name a near-identical side to the one that frustrated Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. With no fresh injury issues and a settled system that is producing goals for fun, there is very little reason to tinker. Diamond and Wootton should lead the press with Osborn providing craft from deeper positions.

Stockport likely XI: Whatmuff; Gordon, O’Connell, Jobe; Glover, Bate, Norwood, Osborn; Diamond, Wootton, Wood.

For Harley, this is genuinely difficult to call. The EFL Trophy win will have given some fringe players a platform to push for inclusion and Ashfield looks a strong candidate to make his first League One start. Leonard should lead the attack as the club’s most reliable goal threat, with Bass in goal behind what looks a makeshift defensive unit.

Peterborough likely XI: Bass; Johnston, Okagnue, Feeney, Mills; Jones, Ashfield; Shofowoke, Leonard, Edwards; Ormerod.

Recent Form

Stockport’s form across September makes for interesting reading. On paper, one win from four is underwhelming. Look a little closer, though, and there is plenty to feel good about if you are a Hatters fan. That single win was a 4-0 demolition of Wigan Athletic away from home, which is a statement result by any measure in this division. They then pushed Leicester City to the limit in a seven-goal thriller and followed that up by going to Hillsborough and shutting out then-league leaders Sheffield Wednesday with a performance that absolutely dominated the shot count, 18 attempts to Wednesday’s six. McNulty’s side are playing good football and creating chances. The goals will come.

Peterborough’s season has been a slow-motion disaster from the off. One win from their opening seven league games, that a narrow 2-1 victory over Mansfield just over a month ago, with two draws and four defeats making up the rest. Williams had done solid work since arriving in October 2025, helping Posh climb out of the relegation zone and even flirt with the playoff places at one stage, but this season simply never got going and the 2-0 defeat to Doncaster proved one too many. Ryan Harley inherits a squad low on confidence, short on numbers through injury, and without the settled identity that any promotion or survival push requires.

The contrast in trajectory could not be sharper. Stockport are building, Peterborough are firefighting. When those two things collide, it usually only goes one way.

Head-to-Head Record

These sides have met twice already in fairly recent memory with contrasting outcomes. Peterborough actually got the better of Stockport back in November, which proves the Posh are capable of getting a result here and should not be written off entirely. However, when this exact fixture was played in April, Stockport turned it around emphatically with a 3-1 victory at Edgeley Park. Home advantage has clearly played a significant role when these two have met, and that factor is very much in the Hatters’ favour this weekend.

Key Stats

• Stockport have scored 16 league goals in seven games, the most of any side in League One at this stage of the season.
• Peterborough have won just once in their opening seven league fixtures, with four defeats leaving them 23rd in the table.
• Stockport produced 18 shots in their 0-0 draw at Sheffield Wednesday last time out, showing their attacking intent even in a game they did not score in.

Stockport County vs Peterborough United Betting Tips

This feels like a game where Stockport’s quality and stability at home should tell. Peterborough are in the kind of managerial turmoil that disrupts any team’s shape and focus, and facing the division’s top scorers at their own ground is a brutal fixture to be handed in these circumstances. The value is firmly with the Hatters here, and several markets look very appealing.

Cards Prediction

Peterborough are under real pressure and may need to rely on physicality and disruption to stay in the game, which tends to lead to a few yellow cards. With Stockport pressing aggressively and Posh bodies tracking back under the cosh, expect a feisty enough encounter with three to four bookings across the ninety minutes being a reasonable estimate.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Stockport score goals, that much is unarguable, and Peterborough have been leaking them. With the Hatters averaging over two goals per game and the Posh defence stretched by injuries and a managerial upheaval, backing over 2.5 goals looks like sound business. The firepower is there and the defensive vulnerability is real.

Correct Score Prediction

A 2-0 home win looks the most likely outcome. Stockport have the quality to put this to bed before the hour mark, and a Peterborough side low on confidence and missing key players may struggle to get themselves back into it once the Hatters hit the front. Comfortable rather than a cricket score, but comfortable nonetheless.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

BTTS No is the call here. Peterborough have been toothless in front of goal and are dealing with a lengthy injury list that has taken key attacking options out of the equation. Stockport have been defensively solid in the big games this season, as the Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet underlined, and there is little to suggest the Posh have the cutting edge to find the net at Edgeley Park.

Corners Prediction

Stockport generate attacking play through width and pressing, which tends to produce corner opportunities at a healthy rate. Against a side set up to be hard to beat and sitting deep under pressure, expect the Hatters to win a lot of set pieces. Over 9.5 corners in the match looks very achievable, with Stockport likely to account for the majority of them.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Kyle Wootton is the pick here. He has four league goals already alongside Diamond and has shown a real nose for finding the net early in games. As the focal point of Stockport’s attack against a vulnerable Posh backline, he is well worth backing to get on the scoresheet first. At a home ground where Stockport will be on the front foot from the first whistle, the opportunity should present itself early.

Bet Builder Tip

Stockport winning without Peterborough scoring is very much on the cards given the visitors’ attacking struggles, and Wootton leading the charge as the first scorer ties the whole thing together nicely.

Final Match Prediction

Stockport County 2-0 Peterborough United. The Hatters have too much for a Posh side in genuine disarray. McNulty’s men have been knocking on the door all month and this looks like the game where they kick it open. The division’s top scorers hosting a side without a manager, without several key players, and without a win in five league games is about as favourable a setup as Stockport could ask for.

Peterborough will give it a go under Harley and the EFL Trophy win gives them at least a crumb of momentum, but League One is a ruthless environment and Edgeley Park will be no place for the faint-hearted on Saturday. Back Stockport to win comfortably and move up into the top three.

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