Cheltenham Town vs Salford City in EFL Trophy preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 10.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cheltenham Town & Salford City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

It's no vacation for neither Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Town was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.

The story so far in the League One for Cheltenham Town at their home stadium (Jonny-Rocks Stadium) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Cheltenham Town are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Morecambe. Midfielder Sercombe was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Sercombe served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bristol Rovers (1-2).

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 10 games. Cheltenham Town has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Cheltenham as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Derby County are visiting.

13 goals have been conceded.

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Salford City form and stats

Salford City's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

McAleny and Galbraith scored in Salford City's previous match, the home game against Northampton Town that ended 2-1. Midfield player Watson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Watson served one assist and hit one key pass.

A 2-3 defeat away at Bradford City 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 13 relevant matches. Results were 6 Salford City wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

After this away game Salford return home for a League Two game against Sutton United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Salford City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. Salford City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Cheltenham Town two wins, one draw and Salford City zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CheltenhamA. May
A. May
7 goals
Salford CityM. Smith
M. Smith
5 goals
Salford CityC. McAleny
C. McAleny
4 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Salford City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
10 7   Won W   6 10
4 1   Drew D   2 7
11 5   Lost L   3 8
27 17   Scored S   17 28
28 13   Conceded C   9 26
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 88%
60% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 56%
48% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 40%
12% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
48% 46%   BTTS BTTS   36% 40%
32% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 36%
24% 15%   Failed to Score F T   27% 36%
 
4 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   2.9 3.9
4.8 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.4
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
2 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.4 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.5
3 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.4
36% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 33%
 
12.2 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 13.7
3.6 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.5

  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 26 17 6 3 46 26 13 12 0 1 25 9 13 5 6 2 21 17 20 57
2 Sheffield Wednesday 25 15 7 3 45 18 13 8 4 1 30 11 12 7 3 2 15 7 27 52
3 Ipswich Town 25 14 8 3 47 25 12 7 4 1 22 9 13 7 4 2 25 16 22 50
4 Derby County 24 11 8 5 33 17 12 8 2 2 23 10 12 3 6 3 10 7 16 41
5 Bolton Wanderers 25 11 8 6 30 20 13 7 4 2 16 8 12 4 4 4 14 12 10 41
6 Barnsley 23 12 4 7 30 21 12 7 1 4 17 13 11 5 3 3 13 8 9 40
7 Wycombe Wanderers 25 11 5 9 33 26 12 6 3 3 19 12 13 5 2 6 14 14 7 38
8 Bristol Rovers 26 10 7 9 42 43 13 5 4 4 21 22 13 5 3 5 21 21 -1 37
9 Peterborough United 24 11 2 11 39 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 12 3 1 8 15 22 8 35
10 Port Vale 24 10 5 9 27 32 11 5 3 3 13 11 13 5 2 6 14 21 -5 35
11 Exeter City 25 9 7 9 38 36 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 4 4 5 20 20 2 34
12 Portsmouth 22 7 10 5 29 27 12 3 7 2 17 15 10 4 3 3 12 12 2 31
13 Charlton Athletic 25 7 10 8 38 36 13 5 5 3 24 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 2 31
14 Fleetwood Town 24 6 11 7 28 25 11 2 5 4 10 10 13 4 6 3 18 15 3 29
15 Oxford United 24 7 8 9 29 27 12 4 3 5 16 13 12 3 5 4 13 14 2 29
16 Lincoln City 24 6 11 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 12 4 1 7 11 20 -6 29
17 Shrewsbury Town 24 8 5 11 23 29 13 5 2 6 13 17 11 3 3 5 10 12 -6 29
18 Cheltenham Town 24 8 4 12 19 27 11 5 1 5 11 13 13 3 3 7 8 14 -8 28
19 Morecambe 25 5 9 11 26 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 12 1 4 7 10 19 -9 24
20 Cambridge United 25 7 3 15 22 41 13 5 2 6 12 16 12 2 1 9 10 25 -19 24
21 Accrington Stanley 23 5 7 11 21 38 11 2 5 4 14 18 12 3 2 7 7 20 -17 22
22 Burton Albion 25 5 7 13 32 50 12 3 4 5 14 19 13 2 3 8 18 31 -18 22
23 Milton Keynes Dons 24 6 3 15 23 36 12 2 2 8 10 20 12 4 1 7 13 16 -13 21
24 Forest Green Rovers 25 5 5 15 21 49 13 4 0 9 10 23 12 1 5 6 11 26 -28 20
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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