Delightful dogfight as daring Crewe Alexandra duels with determined Cheltenham Town

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

The Crewe Alexandra & Cheltenham Town managers D. Artell and M. Duff are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

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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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Alexandra Stadium.

Crewe Alexandra lost their last game at Swindon Town (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was a FA Cup defeat to Barnsley (1-3).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Crewe Alexandra's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 0 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Crewe Alexandra after this match as they are travelling to Macclesfield Town for a League Two game in only three days.

The Crewe Alexandra manager D. Artell has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The visitors are W4-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Cheltenham Town are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Cheltenham Town are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the League Two against Walsall (placed 12th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Oldham Athletic.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Cheltenham Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

After this away game Cheltenham Town return home for a League Two game against Newport County. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Cheltenham Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Cheltenham Town - Crewe Alexandra 1-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Crewe Alexandra won 2, Cheltenham Town won 4 and 4 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe AlexandraC. Porter
C. Porter
8 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Anene
C. Anene
7 goals
Cheltenham TownR. Broom
R. Broom
7 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
13 7 2 Won W 1 4 11
5 3 1 Drew D 2 7 11
7 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
47 26 6 Scored S 3 13 41
32 14 6 Conceded C 1 7 21
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 88%
80% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 77%
64% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 15% 38%
44% 46% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 19%
28% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
68% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 54%
20% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 46% 35%
20% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 23%
 
7.4 7.9 9.8 Corners For (avg) C F 1.7 4.3 4.7
4.9 4.9 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.9 4
1.1 1.2 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 1.5
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 3
 
366 204 59 Total Shots T S 17 95 263
136 73 24 Shots on Target S O 5 34 95
35% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 38% 43%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (21)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
  • Crewe Alexandra has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (17)

  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 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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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.