Stevenage enters the final round in a fantastic position: they're in sixth place and, with a win, they'll secure a spot in the Championship playoffs. Boro have been incredibly reliable at home, with 13 wins out of 22 home matches, keeping eight clean sheets. Even with personnel losses (James-Wildin and Freestone are out), Alex Revell's side are now unbeaten in four matches at the Lamix Stadium.
Wigan, meanwhile, are struggling with the season's competitiveness, sitting in 16th place and having already lost any chance of achieving anything other than glory. The visitors' infirmary is overflowing: nine players will be unavailable for their team, including key players like Jake Hunt and Babe Adeeko. Furthermore, in the final round, the Latics lost to Wimbledon (0-1), demonstrating an extremely lackluster attacking performance (0 shots on target).
The nominal hosts are in a completely different league: they're highly motivated, have a very tight schedule, and are facing a home crowd against a completely indifferent and weakened opponent. Stevenage have won four of their last five home games by the narrowest of 1-0 scorelines, and this scenario now seems the most likely outcome.
