Possible nail-biting contest in Cheltenham Town - Forest Green Rovers game

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 02.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Cheltenham Town - Forest Green Rovers!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium as Cheltenham Town, who have the the best goal difference (+14) in League Two, have scored 19 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Cheltenham Town's last game was hosting Macclesfield Town (placed 15th) and winning 3-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Walsall and winning 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cheltenham Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 7 Drawn 2 Lost 2.

Goals are plentiful at Jonny-Rocks Stadium in the league this season as Cheltenham Town has scored 19 goals here in 7 attempts. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Forest Green Rovers, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in League Two, have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.

Two travels in a row for Forest Green Rovers, whose manager M. Cooper could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Morecambe. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Mansfield Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Forest Green Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Forest Green Rovers have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Forest Green Rovers's manager M. Cooper has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: 0 - 5 - 3 (Cheltenham Town wins - draws - Forest Green Rovers wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownR. Broom
R. Broom
6 goals / 4 assists
Cheltenham TownL. Varney
L. Varney
5 goals / 1 assists
Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
5 goals / 2 assists

Cheltenham Town missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Cheltenham Town Forest Green Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 2 8 15
8 5 1 Won W 1 4 8
4 2 2 Drew D 0 2 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
26 19 6 Scored S 1 10 18
12 8 5 Conceded C 1 4 9
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 87%
79% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 47%
43% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 27%
29% 57% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 20%
21% 43% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 27%
36% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 60%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 27%
 
4.9 4.9 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 4.6 4.5
4.7 3.7 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 5.4 4.9
1.4 0.9 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.4 2.2
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 4
Key stats this season:
  • All of Cheltenham Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cheltenham Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cheltenham Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cheltenham Town have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

Cheltenham Town
All EFL Trophy League Two FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
28-09-19 LT Cheltenham Town 1 - 1 Crewe Alexandra
05-10-19 LT Oldham Athletic 1 - 1 Cheltenham Town
08-10-19 EFL Cheltenham Town 4 - 3 West Ham United U21
19-10-19 LT Walsall 1 - 2 Cheltenham Town
22-10-19 LT Cheltenham Town 3 - 0 Macclesfield Town
02-11-19 LT Cheltenham Town 16:00 Forest Green Rovers
09-11-19 FAC Cheltenham Town 16:00 Swindon Town
12-11-19 EFL Cheltenham Town 20:45 Newport County
16-11-19 LT Exeter City 16:00 Cheltenham Town
23-11-19 LT Cheltenham Town 16:00 Colchester United
Forest Green Rovers
All EFL Trophy League Two FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away Away vs top
05-10-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 3 - 1 Crawley Town
08-10-19 EFL Forest Green Rovers 0 - 0 Coventry City
12-10-19 LT Exeter City 1 - 0 Forest Green Rovers
19-10-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 2 - 2 Mansfield Town
22-10-19 LT Morecambe 0 - 2 Forest Green Rovers
02-11-19 LT Cheltenham Town 16:00 Forest Green Rovers
09-11-19 FAC Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Billericay Town
12-11-19 EFL Walsall 20:00 Forest Green Rovers
16-11-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Plymouth Argyle
23-11-19 LT Leyton Orient 16:00 Forest Green Rovers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 15 9 3 3 26 17 8 4 2 2 13 10 7 5 1 1 13 7 9 30
2 Exeter City 16 8 5 3 23 18 8 5 2 1 13 6 8 3 3 2 10 12 5 29
3 Cheltenham Town 14 8 4 2 26 12 7 5 2 0 19 8 7 3 2 2 7 4 14 28
4 Forest Green Rovers 15 8 4 3 18 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 28
5 Swindon Town 16 8 3 5 26 19 8 4 1 3 11 10 8 4 2 2 15 9 7 27
6 Bradford City 15 8 3 4 22 15 8 5 1 2 13 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 27
7 Newport County 15 7 6 2 16 11 8 5 3 0 10 5 7 2 3 2 6 6 5 27
8 Northampton Town 16 7 3 6 20 16 8 4 1 3 12 7 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 24
9 Colchester United 16 6 5 5 19 14 8 4 2 2 11 7 8 2 3 3 8 7 5 23
10 Plymouth Argyle 16 6 5 5 24 20 8 4 3 1 16 8 8 2 2 4 8 12 4 23
11 Port Vale 16 5 7 4 21 22 8 4 4 0 11 6 8 1 3 4 10 16 -1 22
12 Salford City 16 5 6 5 19 24 8 3 3 2 7 9 8 2 3 3 12 15 -5 21
13 Cambridge United 16 5 5 6 20 16 8 2 3 3 10 8 8 3 2 3 10 8 4 20
14 Mansfield Town 16 5 5 6 24 22 8 2 2 4 13 13 8 3 3 2 11 9 2 20
15 Macclesfield Town 15 5 5 5 16 18 7 3 3 1 9 5 8 2 2 4 7 13 -2 20
16 Leyton Orient 16 5 5 6 24 27 8 2 3 3 12 13 8 3 2 3 12 14 -3 20
17 Crawley Town 16 5 5 6 23 27 8 4 1 3 11 12 8 1 4 3 12 15 -4 20
18 Grimsby Town 15 5 4 6 20 20 7 2 2 3 9 12 8 3 2 3 11 8 0 19
19 Oldham Athletic 16 3 6 7 16 24 8 2 3 3 9 8 8 1 3 4 7 16 -8 15
20 Carlisle United 16 4 3 9 16 28 8 2 2 4 8 14 8 2 1 5 8 14 -12 15
21 Walsall 16 4 3 9 11 23 8 1 2 5 5 12 8 3 1 4 6 11 -12 15
22 Scunthorpe United 16 3 5 8 21 25 8 3 3 2 14 9 8 0 2 6 7 16 -4 14
23 Stevenage 16 2 6 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 8 0 4 4 4 11 -9 12
24 Morecambe 16 2 4 10 14 29 8 0 3 5 7 14 8 2 1 5 7 15 -15 10

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