National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Wimbledon or Cheltenham Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
This could be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Wimbledon have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Guiseley. AFC Wimbledon was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the FA Cup.AFC Wimbledon have collected 11 points from their League One home games so far after 2-5-2.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Fleetwood Town in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Ayoub Assal got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, the max score being 10. Assal scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Wimbledon won a home game hosting Crewe Alexandra (3-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Wimbledon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AFC Wimbledon as a small favourite), we find eleven games. AFC Wimbledon has won three of these, drawn five and lost three.
Wimbledon are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Accrington Stanley awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Wimbledon in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Gillingham in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Cheltenham was sent out of FA Cup in the 4th round last season.There's been little loot from Cheltenham Town's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the League One. Cheltenham Town only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Cheltenham has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bolton Wanderers for a League One game that ended a draw (2-2). Alfie May got a match rating of 8.24 in that game, top player of the team. May scored two goals.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Gillingham with the score of 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cheltenham Town playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were five Cheltenham wins, two draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cheltenham are hosting Cambridge United in the League One only three days away.
The visiting Cheltenham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. As for defending, Cheltenham rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings with these participants: Wimbledon won two, Cheltenham Town were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. May 6 goals |  J. Rudoni 5 goals | O. Palmer 4 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 26 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 11.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 15 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |
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