Cheltenham Town vs Salford City match preview: Even contest expected at Jonny-Rocks Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium

Cheltenham Town perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Salford City can look both up and down from their 9th position.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in League Two
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Cheltenham Town nor Salford City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Cheltenham Town at their home stadium (Jonny-Rocks Stadium) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Cheltenham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Barrow (placed 22nd). In the game before, an away victory match versus Exeter City with a 1-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cheltenham Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cheltenham Town as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Cheltenham Town has won seven of these, drawn three and lost three.

Cheltenham has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Cheltenham have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Salford City form and stats

5-2-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two, in their League Two matches away.

The attacking players of Salford have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 237 minutes.

Salford played 0-0 against Colchester United in their previous match. A 0-1 defeat away at Crawley Town before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Salford City playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Salford City wins, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Salford City - Cheltenham 0-0 entered in the official records. Cheltenham-Salford City H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Cheltenham Town one win, Salford City zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
13 goals
CheltenhamA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Salford CityJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
7 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 16 34
18 8 1 Won W 0 5 13
8 4 2 Drew D 1 2 12
9 5 1 Lost L 3 9 9
46 24 3 Scored S 2 13 41
33 19 3 Conceded C 6 15 27
89% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 85%
71% 76% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 44% 59%
40% 35% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 38%
11% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 15%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
43% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 41%
46% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 47%
23% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 13.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12.9 11.9
4.3 5.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.7 4.5
30% 27% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 17% 27%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in League Two
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 35 18 8 9 46 33 17 8 4 5 24 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 13 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 35 16 9 10 46 36 16 9 4 3 19 15 19 7 5 7 27 21 10 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 34 13 12 9 41 27 18 8 10 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 51
10 Crawley Town 34 14 9 11 45 41 18 9 5 4 26 16 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 51
11 Carlisle United 32 14 6 12 45 38 16 10 2 4 32 21 16 4 4 8 13 17 7 48
12 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 35 9 14 12 42 46 17 4 7 6 23 25 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 41
17 Oldham Athletic 35 11 8 16 52 61 18 4 2 12 23 33 17 7 6 4 29 28 -9 41
18 Scunthorpe United 34 12 5 17 35 44 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 41
19 Walsall 34 8 15 11 37 43 18 5 5 8 17 22 16 3 10 3 20 21 -6 39
20 Port Vale 36 10 8 18 45 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 38
21 Colchester United 35 8 14 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 19 1 9 9 10 29 -15 38
22 Barrow 33 9 8 16 38 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 35
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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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 Cheltenham Town 35 18 8 9 46 33 17 8 4 5 24 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 13 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 35 16 9 10 46 36 16 9 4 3 19 15 19 7 5 7 27 21 10 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 34 13 12 9 41 27 18 8 10 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 51
10 Crawley Town 34 14 9 11 45 41 18 9 5 4 26 16 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 51
11 Carlisle United 32 14 6 12 45 38 16 10 2 4 32 21 16 4 4 8 13 17 7 48
12 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 35 9 14 12 42 46 17 4 7 6 23 25 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 41
17 Oldham Athletic 35 11 8 16 52 61 18 4 2 12 23 33 17 7 6 4 29 28 -9 41
18 Scunthorpe United 34 12 5 17 35 44 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 41
19 Walsall 34 8 15 11 37 43 18 5 5 8 17 22 16 3 10 3 20 21 -6 39
20 Port Vale 36 10 8 18 45 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 38
21 Colchester United 35 8 14 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 19 1 9 9 10 29 -15 38
22 Barrow 33 9 8 16 38 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 35
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.