League Two: Macclesfield Town - Cheltenham Town preview and statistics

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Moss Rose Ground (6355 seats)

Struggling Macclesfield Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cheltenham Town in the upcoming league round. It’s 23rd vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Macclesfield Town at their home stadium (Moss Rose Ground) is 5 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats. Macclesfield Town has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Kennedy and the players.

S. Tracey was the last player to score a league goal for Macclesfield Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Macclesfield Town haven't scored in 327 minutes.

No payout for Macclesfield Town in their previous match, an away game at Plymouth Argyle that ended in defeat 0-3. Preceding that match was a defeat to Salford City (0-2).

Jonathan Mitchell had a busy but productive day in the Plymouth Argyle match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Macclesfield Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 18 games. Macclesfield Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moss Rose Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cheltenham Town, who have the the best goal difference (+25) in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Cheltenham Town love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Owen Evans is eager to challenge this, with his 267 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Cheltenham Town played 0-0 against Port Vale in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Colchester United at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cheltenham Town as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. Cheltenham Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 18 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 - Macclesfield Town 3-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Macclesfield Town, one draw and seven wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham Town
R. Broom
8 goals
Cheltenham TownL. Varney
L. Varney
7 goals
Macclesfield Town
J. Ironside
6 goals

Macclesfield Town missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Macclesfield Town Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
7 5 1 Won W 2 6 17
15 9 3 Drew D 2 8 13
15 4 2 Lost L 2 4 6
32 19 7 Scored S 5 17 52
47 17 8 Conceded C 3 10 27
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 89%
70% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 69%
35% 22% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 11% 36%
11% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
3% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
51% 61% 83% BTTS BTTS 17% 33% 50%
16% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 36%
38% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 25%
 
4.8 5.4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.6 4.7
6 5.6 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.1
1.8 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
396 203 67 Total Shots T S 53 148 380
131 69 27 Shots on Target S O 23 53 133
24% 28% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 32% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
  • 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 has the most clean sheets (8) away
  • Cheltenham Town has the the best goal difference (+25)
  • Cheltenham Town is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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.