4th position in the League Two table for Cheltenham Town so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Plymouth Argyle visits Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Cheltenham Town and Plymouth Argyle should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Cheltenham Town, who have the the best goal difference (+16) in League Two, have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Cheltenham Town manager M. Duff and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Port Vale (placed 10th) in the League Two. Before that, Cheltenham Town drew at home versus Cambridge United.
This is expected to be a close game, with Cheltenham Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cheltenham Town as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Cheltenham Town has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The manager M. Duff will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Northampton Town in only three days.
Cheltenham Town can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 22 times. 12 goals have been conceded.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Plymouth Argyle have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Bristol Rovers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Morecambe.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Plymouth Argyle in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Plymouth Argyle, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Plymouth Argyle have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cheltenham Town and Plymouth Argyle have met before this season: Plymouth Argyle - Cheltenham Town 0-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cheltenham Town won 2, Plymouth Argyle won 6 and 2 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Broom 6 goals |  L. Varney 6 goals |   A. Sarcevic 5 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
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| Cheltenham Town | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 33 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 17 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 50% | 70% |
| 38% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 40% | 55% |
| 19% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 30% | 35% |
| 14% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 30% | 35% |
| 38% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 30% | 40% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.1 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 207 | 125 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 100 | 255 |
| 78 | 48 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 31 | 84 |
| 42% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 36% |
- All of Cheltenham Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (17)
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Cheltenham Town has the most scored goals (22) at home
- Cheltenham Town has the the best goal difference (+16)
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Plymouth Argyle have scored away.
- Cheltenham Town have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Newport County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Salford City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 16 |