League Two prediction and preview: Cheltenham Town modest favorites to beat Carlisle United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium

Cheltenham Town perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Carlisle United can look both up and down from their 10th position.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (21) in League Two

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 Carlisle United.

Cheltenham are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Carlisle are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham Town, who have the most clean sheets (21) in League Two, have collected 40 points from their League Two home games so far after 12-4-5. After failing to beat Barrow here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium, Cheltenham has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Cheltenham, as their goalkeeper Joshua Griffiths has completely shut out the opponents for 193 minutes in the League Two.

The Cheltenham Town supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Colchester United in League Two and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Stevenage.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cheltenham handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, three draws and four defeats.

There will be little rest for Cheltenham after this match as they are travelling to Newport County for a League Two game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Cheltenham in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 21 league matches. Cheltenham Town have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Carlisle United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carlisle United so far with only 21 points returning home. The records show 5-6-10 (win-draw-lose).

Carlisle's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Harrogate Town that finished 1-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bolton Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Carlisle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Carlisle United manager C. Beech as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Leyton Orient.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Carlisle as they have only managed to score 18 times from 21 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Carlisle have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cheltenham Town and Carlisle United have met before this season: Carlisle United - Cheltenham Town 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Cheltenham Town wins - draws - Carlisle United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Carlisle UnitedJ. Mellish
J. Mellish
10 goals
Cheltenham TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
7 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Carlisle United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 21 43
23 12 5 Won W 0 5 17
9 4 1 Drew D 2 6 10
11 5 1 Lost L 5 10 16
56 32 14 Scored S 2 18 56
36 19 8 Conceded C 10 23 48
91% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 95%
65% 71% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 57% 67%
35% 33% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 29% 42%
12% 19% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 14% 26%
5% 10% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
37% 38% 43% BTTS BTTS 29% 38% 49%
49% 48% 43% Clean Sheets C S 14% 29% 33%
23% 19% 14% Failed to Score F T 71% 38% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.3 13.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 13.9 14.6
4.4 5.2 5.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.7 4.3
30% 29% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 23% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (21) in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 43 23 9 11 56 36 21 12 4 5 32 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 20 78
2 Cambridge United 44 23 8 13 66 44 22 11 5 6 27 20 22 12 3 7 39 24 22 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 44 22 10 12 54 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 22 11 5 6 28 26 7 76
4 Morecambe 44 21 9 14 65 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 22 9 4 9 29 31 7 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 44 20 12 12 54 48 22 11 4 7 30 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 6 72
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 18 13 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 22 9 6 7 25 24 6 67
7 Newport County 43 18 12 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 10 66
8 Salford City 43 17 14 12 50 33 22 10 11 1 33 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 17 65
9 Exeter City 43 16 15 12 65 46 21 10 6 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 63
10 Carlisle United 43 17 10 16 56 48 22 12 4 6 38 25 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 61
11 Leyton Orient 44 17 10 17 51 49 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 8 3 11 21 27 2 61
12 Port Vale 44 17 9 18 57 53 22 9 5 8 27 22 22 8 4 10 30 31 4 60
13 Crawley Town 44 16 12 16 52 55 22 10 6 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 60
14 Bradford City 43 16 10 17 48 50 21 9 6 6 22 18 22 7 4 11 26 32 -2 58
15 Stevenage 44 13 17 14 37 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 56
16 Oldham Athletic 44 15 9 20 71 74 22 6 2 14 31 39 22 9 7 6 40 35 -3 54
17 Harrogate Town 44 15 9 20 46 53 22 7 5 10 19 25 22 8 4 10 27 28 -7 54
18 Mansfield Town 44 11 19 14 50 54 22 5 10 7 29 30 22 6 9 7 21 24 -4 52
19 Walsall 44 11 19 14 45 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 22 4 13 5 25 26 -6 52
20 Colchester United 44 10 17 17 43 61 22 9 7 6 31 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -18 47
21 Scunthorpe United 43 13 8 22 41 59 22 7 6 9 22 27 21 6 2 13 19 32 -18 47
22 Barrow 43 12 10 21 49 56 22 7 8 7 31 30 21 5 2 14 18 26 -7 46
23 Southend United 44 9 14 21 26 56 22 5 5 12 15 28 22 4 9 9 11 28 -30 41
24 Grimsby Town 43 9 13 21 34 63 22 4 8 10 16 30 21 5 5 11 18 33 -29 40

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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 Cheltenham Town 43 23 9 11 56 36 21 12 4 5 32 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 20 78
2 Cambridge United 44 23 8 13 66 44 22 11 5 6 27 20 22 12 3 7 39 24 22 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 44 22 10 12 54 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 22 11 5 6 28 26 7 76
4 Morecambe 44 21 9 14 65 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 22 9 4 9 29 31 7 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 44 20 12 12 54 48 22 11 4 7 30 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 6 72
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 18 13 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 22 9 6 7 25 24 6 67
7 Newport County 43 18 12 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 10 66
8 Salford City 43 17 14 12 50 33 22 10 11 1 33 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 17 65
9 Exeter City 43 16 15 12 65 46 21 10 6 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 63
10 Carlisle United 43 17 10 16 56 48 22 12 4 6 38 25 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 61
11 Leyton Orient 44 17 10 17 51 49 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 8 3 11 21 27 2 61
12 Port Vale 44 17 9 18 57 53 22 9 5 8 27 22 22 8 4 10 30 31 4 60
13 Crawley Town 44 16 12 16 52 55 22 10 6 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 60
14 Bradford City 43 16 10 17 48 50 21 9 6 6 22 18 22 7 4 11 26 32 -2 58
15 Stevenage 44 13 17 14 37 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 56
16 Oldham Athletic 44 15 9 20 71 74 22 6 2 14 31 39 22 9 7 6 40 35 -3 54
17 Harrogate Town 44 15 9 20 46 53 22 7 5 10 19 25 22 8 4 10 27 28 -7 54
18 Mansfield Town 44 11 19 14 50 54 22 5 10 7 29 30 22 6 9 7 21 24 -4 52
19 Walsall 44 11 19 14 45 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 22 4 13 5 25 26 -6 52
20 Colchester United 44 10 17 17 43 61 22 9 7 6 31 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -18 47
21 Scunthorpe United 43 13 8 22 41 59 22 7 6 9 22 27 21 6 2 13 19 32 -18 47
22 Barrow 43 12 10 21 49 56 22 7 8 7 31 30 21 5 2 14 18 26 -7 46
23 Southend United 44 9 14 21 26 56 22 5 5 12 15 28 22 4 9 9 11 28 -30 41
24 Grimsby Town 43 9 13 21 34 63 22 4 8 10 16 30 21 5 5 11 18 33 -29 40

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.