Match preview: 23 points are between the teams so far, Wigan Athletic the sharpest side. Will Cheltenham Town strike back?
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan Athletic is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a EFL Trophy game only four days ago.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Cheltenham Town have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Cheltenham Town who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Gillingham, 66 days ago.
Cheltenham Town lost their last game at Rotherham United (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Charlton Athletic that ended 1-1.There will be little rest for Cheltenham Town after this match as they are travelling to AFC Wimbledon for a League One game in only three days.
Cheltenham has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cheltenham Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
The strength of Wigan Athletic on their travels this season is incredible with 31 points collected from 12 League One away games. Wigan Athletic has 10-1-1 on the road, with 29 goals scored and 12 conceded. Things are running smoothly for Wigan Athletic who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Lincoln City.
Before that, Wigan Athletic secured a home win against Gillingham with the score 3-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oxford United in just three days.
The Wigan Athletic manager Richardson has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 12 league matches.
Head 2 Head
This duo met each other earlier on this season: Wigan Athletic - Cheltenham Town 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 14 goals |  C. Lang 8 goals |   A. May 7 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Cheltenham Town | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | 47 |
| 46 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 86% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 48% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 62% |
| 37% | 36% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 42% | 25% |
| 15% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 17% |
| 67% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 67% |
| 11% | 14% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 12.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 48% | 42% |
| 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (31) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+17) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 54 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 53 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 31 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -8 | 28 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 27 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -30 | 19 |
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