Newly-promoted Stevenage are enjoying a fine season and sit in sixth, one point clear of the chasing pack but having played two games less. They have not conceded a goal in their last four matches although their previous two matches have been 0-0 draws with Lincoln and a ten-man Fleetwood.
Their ranks include Dan Butler, Nathan Thompson and Ben Thompson who all made the move from the Lamex to Posh over the summer but only Butler has been a regular in the side in recent weeks.
Posh, who now trail Derby in second by seven points, but with two games in hand, are looking for their fifth straight league win to keep pace with their automatic promotion rivals ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash with leaders Portsmouth.
Darren Ferguson is expecting a tough test against a manager with a track record of promotions and one which he replaced at Posh when he returned for his third spell in charge of Posh in 2019.
Ferguson said: “There are a few that went there in the summer, great lads and professionals who played a big part in the success that we had at the club.
