Exeter City - Cheltenham Town: Small difference between teams in League Two clash

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park

The Exeter City & Cheltenham Town managers M. Taylor and M. Duff are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

Insights:
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals (57) in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Exeter and Cheltenham Town.

W W D L W

Exeter City form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Exeter City, who have the most scored goals (57) in League Two, have managed 9 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 16 games.

The Exeter goalkeeper Jokull Andersson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 277 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

It's back home for Exeter, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Scunthorpe United away with the result 2-0. Matt Jay and Jack Sparkes found the net in that victory. Before that, Exeter City had a home game versus Leyton Orient which ended with a victory 4-0.

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 Exeter have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost two.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 16 games), Exeter's attacking play is working. Exeter's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

L W W W W

Cheltenham Town form and stats

9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cheltenham Town, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Cheltenham are travelling again after losing away to Mansfield Town in their previous match (1-3). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Port Vale.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Cheltenham in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Cheltenham Town, six draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cheltenham are hosting Barrow in the League Two only three days away.

Cheltenham have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 21 goals have been scored. Cheltenham are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cheltenham Town - Exeter City 5-3. Exeter-Cheltenham Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Exeter City seven wins, Cheltenham Town one win, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
15 goals
Exeter CityR. Bowman
R. Bowman
12 goals
Exeter CityJ. Randall
J. Randall
7 goals

Exeter City missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 17 33
14 9 2 Won W 2 9 17
11 3 2 Drew D 2 4 8
7 4 1 Lost L 0 4 8
57 33 9 Scored S 5 21 45
37 16 4 Conceded C 1 14 31
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 88%
81% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 73%
53% 56% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 47% 42%
38% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
16% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
59% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 45%
28% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 75% 53% 45%
22% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 24% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1 1.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 13.1 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 10.6 12.2
4.6 5.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 4.4
39% 38% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 34% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Cheltenham Town have the most clean sheets (9) away in League Two
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Exeter City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals (33) at home in League Two
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals (57) in League Two
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in League Two
  • Exeter City have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in League Two
  • Exeter City have the the best goal difference (+20) 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 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

Cheltenham Town:
England:
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 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

More from England - League Two

Read more about League Two

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.