Cheltenham Town vs Barnsley: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Both Cheltenham Town and Barnsley are desperate for points in this fixture, in spite of the away side having a 20 point lead from earlier matches.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cheltenham Town and Barnsley.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Cheltenham Town have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 14 games. When Cheltenham Town hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County and Shrewsbury Town), they have won 3 of 5 matches! Two draws in a row at home now for Cheltenham.

A strong away win for Cheltenham Town against Cambridge United the last match, as Bonds and Olayinka were on target. A big relief, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win seven games in a row. The victory against Cambridge United came after Olayinka's winning goal. The Cheltenham Town manager Elliott was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 71st minute. Bonds (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Bonds scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Cheltenham drew at home versus Accrington Stanley.

The manager Elliott will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Plymouth Argyle in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cheltenham Town here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). On the other hand, Cheltenham have conceded 16 goals.

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Barnsley form and stats

Playing away, Barnsley have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Barnsley, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Port Vale (placed 15th) last time out. Midfielder Connell was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Connell scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Cambridge United.

Barnsley have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Barnsley as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Barnsley - Cheltenham Town 1-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Cheltenham Town wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CheltenhamA. May
A. May
9 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
7 goals
BarnsleyJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
6 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 5 Played P 4 15 29
9 5 3 Won W 2 7 16
6 3 0 Drew D 1 4 5
15 6 2 Lost L 1 4 8
25 13 6 Scored S 5 19 41
36 16 4 Conceded C 2 13 27
87% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
47% 50% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 76%
37% 36% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 45%
17% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 17%
13% 21% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 36% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 41%
37% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 34%
40% 36% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 28%
 
3.7 4.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.1 5.5
5.3 3.8 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.3 4.8
2.1 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.7 12.9 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 11.6 12.1
3 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.1 3.4
28% 24% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 41% 41%
 
13.4 11.4 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 9.5 8.8
3.9 2.7 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 2.7 2.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
  • Cheltenham Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 31 20 7 4 57 32 15 14 0 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 67
2 Sheffield Wednesday 30 19 8 3 53 20 16 11 4 1 35 11 14 8 4 2 18 9 33 65
3 Bolton Wanderers 32 17 8 7 48 23 17 11 4 2 26 8 15 6 4 5 22 15 25 59
4 Ipswich Town 31 15 12 4 56 31 15 8 6 1 29 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 25 57
5 Derby County 30 15 9 6 48 25 15 10 3 2 31 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 23 54
6 Barnsley 29 16 5 8 41 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 15 7 4 4 19 13 14 53
7 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 5 10 43 29 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 14 50
8 Shrewsbury Town 31 14 6 11 39 33 16 8 2 6 23 21 15 6 4 5 16 12 6 48
9 Peterborough United 29 14 2 13 45 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 15 5 1 9 19 23 7 44
10 Portsmouth 29 10 11 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 14 5 3 6 16 20 1 41
11 Charlton Athletic 30 10 10 10 45 41 16 6 5 5 28 21 14 4 5 5 17 20 4 40
12 Exeter City 31 10 9 12 42 42 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 5 4 7 22 23 0 39
13 Lincoln City 29 8 14 7 29 31 14 3 11 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 38
14 Bristol Rovers 31 10 8 13 43 53 15 5 5 5 21 24 16 5 3 8 22 29 -10 38
15 Port Vale 31 10 7 14 32 46 16 5 4 7 16 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -14 37
16 Oxford United 32 9 9 14 36 40 16 5 3 8 20 20 16 4 6 6 16 20 -4 36
17 Fleetwood Town 30 8 11 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 15 5 6 4 20 17 0 35
18 Cheltenham Town 30 9 6 15 25 36 14 5 3 6 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 33
19 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 38 57 15 5 4 6 17 23 15 3 3 9 21 34 -19 31
20 Milton Keynes Dons 31 8 5 18 28 46 16 2 4 10 11 24 15 6 1 8 17 22 -18 29
21 Morecambe 30 6 10 14 32 49 15 5 6 4 22 18 15 1 4 10 10 31 -17 28
22 Accrington Stanley 29 6 9 14 25 47 14 3 5 6 16 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -22 27
23 Cambridge United 30 7 5 18 25 51 15 5 3 7 14 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -26 26
24 Forest Green Rovers 32 5 7 20 25 59 16 4 0 12 11 28 16 1 7 8 14 31 -34 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 31 20 7 4 57 32 15 14 0 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 67
2 Sheffield Wednesday 30 19 8 3 53 20 16 11 4 1 35 11 14 8 4 2 18 9 33 65
3 Bolton Wanderers 32 17 8 7 48 23 17 11 4 2 26 8 15 6 4 5 22 15 25 59
4 Ipswich Town 31 15 12 4 56 31 15 8 6 1 29 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 25 57
5 Derby County 30 15 9 6 48 25 15 10 3 2 31 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 23 54
6 Barnsley 29 16 5 8 41 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 15 7 4 4 19 13 14 53
7 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 5 10 43 29 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 14 50
8 Shrewsbury Town 31 14 6 11 39 33 16 8 2 6 23 21 15 6 4 5 16 12 6 48
9 Peterborough United 29 14 2 13 45 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 15 5 1 9 19 23 7 44
10 Portsmouth 29 10 11 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 14 5 3 6 16 20 1 41
11 Charlton Athletic 30 10 10 10 45 41 16 6 5 5 28 21 14 4 5 5 17 20 4 40
12 Exeter City 31 10 9 12 42 42 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 5 4 7 22 23 0 39
13 Lincoln City 29 8 14 7 29 31 14 3 11 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 38
14 Bristol Rovers 31 10 8 13 43 53 15 5 5 5 21 24 16 5 3 8 22 29 -10 38
15 Port Vale 31 10 7 14 32 46 16 5 4 7 16 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -14 37
16 Oxford United 32 9 9 14 36 40 16 5 3 8 20 20 16 4 6 6 16 20 -4 36
17 Fleetwood Town 30 8 11 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 15 5 6 4 20 17 0 35
18 Cheltenham Town 30 9 6 15 25 36 14 5 3 6 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 33
19 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 38 57 15 5 4 6 17 23 15 3 3 9 21 34 -19 31
20 Milton Keynes Dons 31 8 5 18 28 46 16 2 4 10 11 24 15 6 1 8 17 22 -18 29
21 Morecambe 30 6 10 14 32 49 15 5 6 4 22 18 15 1 4 10 10 31 -17 28
22 Accrington Stanley 29 6 9 14 25 47 14 3 5 6 16 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -22 27
23 Cambridge United 30 7 5 18 25 51 15 5 3 7 14 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -26 26
24 Forest Green Rovers 32 5 7 20 25 59 16 4 0 12 11 28 16 1 7 8 14 31 -34 22

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