Scrambling Cheltenham Town are desperate to pull off a surprise when they greet high-flying Derby County in the upcoming league match. It’s 18th vs 4th and the home supporters will have low confidence.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (19) in League One
- Derby County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League One
These are hustling days for the host team, as they were in action only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Salford City, was also a home game here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham Town have played 11 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Cheltenham Town hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Barnsley, Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Cheltenham Town's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-1 against Salford City. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Morecambe (1-2).It should be considered that a look at the 16 latest league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Cheltenham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 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.
Derby County form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Derby County as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
371 minutes! That's how long the Derby County goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The followers enjoyed County's previous game versus Barnsley, a FA Cup win (3-0) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Accrington Stanley.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Derby County as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. County are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGoldrick 8 goals |   A. May 7 goals |  J. Collins 7 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
Derby County missing players
| Cheltenham Town | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 92% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 67% | 75% |
| 46% | 55% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 50% | 58% |
| 33% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 17% | 42% |
| 12% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | 21% |
| 8% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 58% | 38% |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
| 2.8 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 20% | 30% |
| 13.3 | 10.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (19) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Derby County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League One
| 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 |
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