Cheltenham Town manager M. Duff looking for three points in Tranmere Rovers showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium

The Cheltenham Town & Tranmere Rovers managers M. Duff and K. Hill are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (17) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in League Two

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Cheltenham Town, who have the most clean sheets (17) in League Two, have managed 9 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 18 games.

In their previous game, the manager M. Duff led his Cheltenham Town to a defeat in the League Two match away at Morecambe. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Before that, Cheltenham Town had a home game versus Salford City which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cheltenham handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, three draws and four defeats.

Cheltenham are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Grimsby Town awaits in three days.

The Cheltenham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 18 matches. Cheltenham Town have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Tranmere Rovers have produced an overall stat of 8-7-3 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Exeter City game have they lost an away game, meaning Tranmere has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Tranmere delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Mansfield Town (placed 19th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Colchester United that ended 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Tranmere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were five victories, two draws and two defeats.

After this away game Tranmere return home for a League Two game against Cambridge United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tranmere have scored 23 goals in 18 league games away. 21 goals have been conceded by Tranmere in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tranmere Rovers - Cheltenham 0-3 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Cheltenham victories, zero draws and four Tranmere Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
CheltenhamA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Woolery
K. Woolery
8 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
19 9 2 Won W 2 8 18
8 4 2 Drew D 1 7 9
10 5 2 Lost L 2 3 10
48 26 10 Scored S 4 23 51
34 19 9 Conceded C 6 21 42
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 78% 89%
70% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 59%
38% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 46%
11% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 39% 35%
5% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 16%
41% 44% 83% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
46% 39% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 50% 38%
24% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 39% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.3 13.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 10.3 10
4.4 5.1 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 3.3
30% 28% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 40% 42%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (17) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) 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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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.