Match preview League Two: Morecambe - Cheltenham Town at Globe Arena

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Mon 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Globe Arena (6476 seats)

Morecambe hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 47 points and a 20th position in the League Two table. Visiting Cheltenham Town holds 16th place with 54 pts.

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 Morecambe and Cheltenham Town.

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Morecambe form and stats

7-4-10 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Morecambe so far this season.

Morecambe lost their last game at Mansfield Town after a 0-4 scoreline. In the match before that, Morecambe hosted Grimsby Town and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Morecambe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Morecambe as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Morecambe has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Morecambe has scored 28 goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Morecambe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 30 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham Town have only collected 20 points from their away games after 5-5-11 (21 played). With three draws in a row for Cheltenham Town the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Cheltenham Town's last game was the home draw against Oldham Athletic (0-0). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Lincoln City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Cheltenham Town in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Cheltenham Town, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Cheltenham Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 23 goals from 21 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cheltenham Town have conceded 33 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cheltenham Town - Morecambe 2-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Morecambe won 1, Cheltenham Town won 5 and 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

L. Varney
14 goals
K. Ellison
6 goals
R. Oates
6 goals / 1 assists

Morecambe missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Morecambe Cheltenham Town
Total Home Statistic Away Total
43 21 Played 21 43
47 28 Scored 23 54
68 30 Conceded 33 60
93% 100% Over 0.5 95% 93%
74% 76% Over 1.5 71% 72%
47% 48% Over 2.5 48% 49%
30% 24% Over 3.5 33% 37%
14% 14% Over 4.5 14% 12%
47% 48% Both teams to score 48% 53%
23% 19% Clean Sheet 14% 19%
37% 33% Failed To Score 43% 35%
 
4.4 5.4 Corners For (avg) 4.2 4.4
5.7 4.8 Corners Against (avg) 5.1 4.8
1.5 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.4
1 1 Red Cards (total) 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Morecambe hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Morecambe is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 43 23 15 5 73 39 21 11 9 1 35 20 22 12 6 4 38 19 34 84
2 Mansfield Town 43 20 16 7 66 35 22 14 5 3 37 13 21 6 11 4 29 22 31 76
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 22 9 12 69 46 21 13 4 4 33 13 22 9 5 8 36 33 23 75
4 Bury 43 21 11 11 77 53 21 13 5 3 48 24 22 8 6 8 29 29 24 74
5 Tranmere Rovers 43 20 11 12 61 46 22 14 4 4 32 12 21 6 7 8 29 34 15 71
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 19 13 11 63 42 21 7 8 6 26 19 22 12 5 5 37 23 21 70
7 Exeter City 43 18 11 14 58 48 22 11 3 8 33 25 21 7 8 6 25 23 10 65
8 Carlisle United 43 19 7 17 63 59 22 11 3 8 38 29 21 8 4 9 25 30 4 64
9 Colchester United 43 18 9 16 59 52 22 11 4 7 37 23 21 7 5 9 22 29 7 63
10 Stevenage 43 18 9 16 54 53 21 11 2 8 25 22 22 7 7 8 29 31 1 63
11 Newport County 42 18 9 15 55 58 21 12 6 3 29 22 21 6 3 12 26 36 -3 63
12 Swindon Town 43 15 16 12 53 50 21 7 9 5 27 24 22 8 7 7 26 26 3 61
13 Oldham Athletic 42 15 14 13 62 50 21 9 6 6 37 26 21 6 8 7 25 24 12 59
14 Crewe Alexandra 43 17 8 18 54 53 22 14 2 6 41 22 21 3 6 12 13 31 1 59
15 Northampton Town 43 13 18 12 56 56 22 7 11 4 28 25 21 6 7 8 28 31 0 57
16 Cheltenham Town 43 14 12 17 54 60 22 9 7 6 31 27 21 5 5 11 23 33 -6 54
17 Grimsby Town 43 14 8 21 41 54 21 9 4 8 23 21 22 5 4 13 18 33 -13 50
18 Crawley Town 43 14 7 22 45 62 21 9 4 8 30 29 22 5 3 14 15 33 -17 49
19 Port Vale 43 12 11 20 37 52 22 7 3 12 24 35 21 5 8 8 13 17 -15 47
20 Morecambe 43 12 11 20 47 68 21 7 4 10 28 30 22 5 7 10 19 38 -21 47
21 Cambridge United 43 12 10 21 37 61 22 7 7 8 20 24 21 5 3 13 17 37 -24 46
22 Macclesfield Town 43 9 12 22 46 73 21 5 9 7 25 34 22 4 3 15 21 39 -27 39
23 Yeovil Town 43 9 10 24 38 63 21 4 7 10 19 33 22 5 3 14 19 30 -25 37
24 Notts County 43 8 13 22 44 79 22 4 9 9 21 33 21 4 4 13 23 46 -35 37

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