Hitchin Town 3–1 Stevenage Borough

Match Notebook

• Jimmy Hughes made his 10th Stevenage appearance.
• Paul Fairclough took charge of Stevenage for the first time.
• Kenny Page made his 10th Stevenage start.
• This was the 9th recorded Boro’ season to begin with a cup fixture.
• Season opener record: W6 D0 L7, F22 A20. Boro’ are now without a win in 2 successive season opener matches. We’ve also failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 successive season opener matches.
• This was the 1st Stevenage match refereed by R. Wiseman. Boro’s record with R. Wiseman is W0 D0 L1.
• Boro’ have now played 2 competitive matches on 11 August — winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 1. We’ve scored 3 goals, conceded 4 and kept 0 clean sheets on this day. This was Boro’s heaviest defeat on this date.
• This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.