Cheltenham Town look to Jonny-Rocks Stadium supporters for inspiration before Port Vale match

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (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 - Port Vale!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

37 points is a decent return from 17 League Two games here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium for Cheltenham Town. The data says 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Cheltenham Town has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. We remember; it was Plymouth Argyle.

A strong away win for Cheltenham Town against Colchester United the last match, as Chris Hussey and Alfie May were on target. Before that, Cheltenham Town had a home game versus Northampton Town which ended with a victory 2-1.

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

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 17 games), Cheltenham Town's attacking play is working. Cheltenham Town have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Port Vale's last game was the home draw against Scunthorpe United (2-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Walsall that ended 2-2.

Port Vale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Port Vale have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Port Vale struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Port Vale - Cheltenham Town 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Cheltenham Town wins - draws - Port Vale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham Town
R. Broom
8 goals
Cheltenham TownL. Varney
L. Varney
7 goals
Cheltenham TownC. Thomas
C. Thomas
6 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Port Vale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 18 36
17 11 1 Won W 2 5 14
12 4 3 Drew D 1 6 14
6 2 1 Lost L 2 7 8
52 35 6 Scored S 3 22 50
27 17 6 Conceded C 6 29 44
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
71% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 72% 72%
37% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 56% 50%
14% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 28% 28%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
51% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 20% 61% 61%
34% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 28%
23% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 22% 17%
 
4.7 4.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.4 5.2
4.1 3.3 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 5.6
1.7 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.1 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
373 225 67 Total Shots T S 42 178 399
132 79 22 Shots on Target S O 11 64 158
39% 44% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 34% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (27)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6)
  • 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 at home.
  • Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Cheltenham Town is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (29)
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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 Swindon Town 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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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.