League Two match prediction: Little separates Morecambe and Cheltenham Town in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Globe Arena (6476 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the League Two so far, with Morecambe placed 21st and Cheltenham Town sitting in the 7th position.

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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Morecambe form and stats

Morecambe's first home game here at Globe Arena ended with defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 23 matches.

Morecambe drew their last game, 2-2 away at Mansfield Town. Preceding that match was the home game against Grimsby Town that was lost 0-2.

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 Morecambe have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 5 Lost 4.

Early season goal statistics from Morecambe's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham Town have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 5 victories, 5 draws and 13 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Cheltenham Town won their last game, 4-1 versus Scunthorpe United played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Leyton Orient's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cheltenham Town playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 3 Cheltenham Town wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

0 goals so far away for Cheltenham Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Morecambe, 3 draws and 5 wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

S. Lavelle
1 goals
L. Alessandra
1 goals
R. Broom
1 goals

Morecambe missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Morecambe Cheltenham Town
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost 0 1 1
2 0 0 Scored 0 0 4
4 2 2 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
4 1 1 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4.5
6.5 6 6 Corners Against (avg) 0 6 4
2.5 3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 0.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Morecambe Last season Cheltenham Town
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
46 23   Played   23 46
14 8   Won   5 15
12 5   Drew   5 12
20 10   Lost   13 19
54 33   Scored   23 57
70 31   Conceded   39 68
93% 100%   Over 0.5   96% 93%
76% 78%   Over 1.5   74% 74%
48% 48%   Over 2.5   48% 50%
30% 26%   Over 3.5   35% 39%
13% 13%   Over 4.5   13% 13%
48% 48%   BTTS   43% 52%
24% 22%   Clean Sheets   13% 17%
35% 30%   Failed To Score   48% 37%
 
4.3 5.3   Corners For (avg)   4.1 4.5
5.8 5   Corners Against (avg)   5.1 4.8
1.5 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.3 1.4
1 1   Red Cards   2 2
Key stats last season:
  • Morecambe have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Morecambe
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
16-07-19 CF Barrow 2 - 0 Morecambe
25-07-19 CF Marine 0 - 4 Morecambe
27-07-19 CF Morecambe 0 - 2 Accrington Stanley
03-08-19 LT Morecambe 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
10-08-19 LT Mansfield Town 2 - 2 Morecambe
13-08-19 CC Mansfield Town 18:45 Morecambe
17-08-19 LT Morecambe 14:00 Cheltenham Town
20-08-19 LT Macclesfield Town 18:45 Morecambe
24-08-19 LT Morecambe 14:00 Exeter City
31-08-19 LT Swindon Town 14:00 Morecambe
Cheltenham Town
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
19-07-19 CF Taunton Town 7 - 0 Cheltenham Town
20-07-19 CF Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Leicester City
23-07-19 CF Cheltenham Town 2 - 2 Shrewsbury Town
03-08-19 LT Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town
10-08-19 LT Cheltenham Town 4 - 1 Scunthorpe United
13-08-19 CC Bristol Rovers 18:45 Cheltenham Town
17-08-19 LT Morecambe 14:00 Cheltenham Town
20-08-19 LT Cheltenham Town 18:45 Carlisle United
24-08-19 LT Cheltenham Town 14:00 Swindon Town
31-08-19 LT Crawley Town 14:00 Cheltenham Town

  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 Plymouth Argyle 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Swindon Town 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Exeter City 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Grimsby Town 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
5 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Walsall 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
7 Cheltenham Town 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
8 Macclesfield Town 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
9 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
10 Carlisle United 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
11 Salford City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
12 Crewe Alexandra 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
13 Leyton Orient 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
14 Bradford City 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Cambridge United 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Mansfield Town 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
17 Newport County 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
18 Port Vale 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
19 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Northampton Town 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
21 Morecambe 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
22 Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Stevenage 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
24 Scunthorpe United 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 0

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