Exeter City vs Accrington Stanley. Sky Bet League Two.
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Friday 24 November 2017 15:21, UK
Exeter are likely to revert to playing two strikers at home to Accrington.
Reuben Reid led the line on his own during the midweek 3-1 defeat at Crawley, but Jayden Stockley and Liam McAlinden could be recalled as the Grecians seek to stop a slide of one win in seven Sky Bet League Two games. Midfielder Lee Holmes could also come back into the reckoning after a knock. Craig Woodman could make way with Dean Moxey reverting to his more favoured left-back position.
Accrington's Jordan Clark is a doubt for the contest at St James Park. The midfielder has been nursing a hamstring problem and missed the 1-0 win over Wycombe on Tuesday.
Erico Sousa (leg) and Seamus Conneely (groin) remain sidelined. Third-placed Stanley are one spot and four points better off than their hosts ahead of the match.
None of the 12 previous clashes between these two sides in League Two have been drawn; Exeter have won seven whilst Stanley have come out on top on the other five occasions.
Accrington have beaten the Grecians in three of their last four league trips to St James Park (L1), keeping two clean sheets in that time.
The Grecians have lost their last two league games - they haven't lost three in a row since a run of four in August 2016.
Only Swindon (21) have won more points on the road in League Two this season than Accrington Stanley (17).
This is a big game for Exeter, whose form has slipped a bit lately and they won't want to lose anymore ground between themselves and the top three.
They're currently fourth and four points off Accrington in third, and seven points would be a huge gap to bridge all of a sudden. With that in mind, I think both sides would probably just about take a draw.
Prutton predicts: 1-1 (5/1 with Sky Bet)
