Home advantage could prove decisive in Cheltenham Town - Crewe Alexandra battle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Cheltenham Town have taken 27 of their 41 in total here in their own stadium fortress. Will they claim the win versus Crewe Alexandra?

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (6) away 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 and Crewe Alexandra.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Cheltenham Town at their home stadium (Jonny-Rocks Stadium) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Cheltenham Town after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Cheltenham travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ipswich Town that ended 0-0. Evans, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.51 out of 10 in that game. Evans topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 5-5 draw away before that, with Wycombe Wanderers the opponent.

The Cheltenham Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 17 matches. Cheltenham Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have only collected 6 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-3-13 (17 played). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Alexandra who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.

Crewe Alexandra are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

The manager Artell was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Alexandra Stadium. Alexandra suffered a 0-1 loss to Oxford United (placed 4th). Offord, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Offord won 8 of 15 duels.

A 0-2 defeat away at Wigan Athletic before that.

The attacking power of Crewe Alexandra when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Crewe Alexandra rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 33 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Crewe Alexandra - Cheltenham 1-1, earlier this season. Cheltenham Town-Crewe Alexandra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cheltenham Town four wins, Crewe Alexandra two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
15 goals
Crewe AlexandraM. Mandron
M. Mandron
6 goals
Cheltenham TownC. Wright
C. Wright
5 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 7 17 33
9 7 3 Won W 0 1 5
14 6 1 Drew D 0 3 7
10 4 0 Lost L 7 13 21
43 21 9 Scored S 3 11 26
54 23 4 Conceded C 17 33 59
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
85% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 82% 82%
48% 47% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 41% 39%
36% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 18% 24%
15% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 18% 15%
64% 59% 75% BTTS BTTS 43% 53% 48%
18% 24% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
24% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 47% 42%
 
4.6 5.4 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.9 4.1 4.1
5.4 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 6.3 6
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.6 11.7 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.1 9.5 9.6
4.1 3.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.7 2.9
32% 34% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 24% 27%
 
12.5 11.5 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.4 16.3 15.2
4.5 4.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 5 4.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (6) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Crewe Alexandra is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 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 Rotherham United 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 22

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