Peterborough United will host Stevenage at Weston Homes Stadium for the second game in a row on Tuesday as the two sides match up in Southern Group D of the 2024-25 EFL Trophy.

Peterborough have endured a challenging beginning to their 2024-25 season, winning just five of their opening 12 matches across all competitions, recording two draws and five losses in that time.

That start will undoubtedly leave Darren Ferguson, who has been at the helm since January 2023, extremely disappointed, especially considering the club's ambitions to secure promotion back to the Championship this year after suffering playoff semi-final defeats in each of the last two seasons.

The Posh's return home last weekend marked the end of a difficult period on the road, where they went three games without a win, suffering two losses and a draw, as they beat Stevenage 2-1 thanks to a 94th-minute winner from Poku.

Ferguson will be hoping can build upon that result and triumph on home soil once again as they face Stevenage for the second time in a matter of days, a side they have defeated in each of their last two meetings.

The visitors come into this one level on points with their hosts, having won four, drawn two and lost four of their initial 10 league outings, along with one win in the EFL Trophy and a defeat in the EFL Cup.

Alex Revell, in charge since April 2024, will be slightly underwhelmed with that start given their pre-season aims of pushing into the playoff places after narrowly missing out by five points last term.

It did appear as though Stevenage were starting to build momentum in the past weeks with a draw and two wins in three games, but a narrow defeat to Peterborough brought an end to that stretch.

Revell will be hoping his team can bounce back and enact revenge against Peterborough on Tuesday, though they have failed to win on their travels across all competitions this season.

Peterborough United possible starting lineup:

Steer; Curtis, Fernandez, Wallin, Sparkes; O'Brien-Brady, Collins; Poku, Hayes, Mothersille; Jones

Stevenage possible starting lineup:

Mahoney; James-Wildin, Freestone, Piergianni, Butler; Freeman, King; Roberts, Phillips, Reid; Young