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

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

Walsall will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Cheltenham Town.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Walsall form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Walsall at their home stadium (The Banks's Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Walsall have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The spoils were shared in Walsall's previous game, also at home. Visiting Mansfield Town (placed 14th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Port Vale and winning 3-1.

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 Walsall have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost six.

The Walsall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. Walsall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Cheltenham have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joshua Griffiths. It's been 348 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

It's the second away game in a row for Cheltenham Town, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Harrogate Town (placed 15th) in the League Two last time out. A 0-0 draw at Forest Green Rovers's stadium before that.

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 15 relevant matches. Results were six Cheltenham wins, six draws and three defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cheltenham have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cheltenham Town - Walsall 3-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Walsall, two draws and three wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. Williams
A. Williams
7 goals
Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
5 goals
WalsallJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
4 goals

Walsall missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 14 3 Played P 5 13 26
8 5 0 Won W 2 6 12
12 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
6 4 2 Lost L 2 3 6
33 15 0 Scored S 5 15 35
34 16 4 Conceded C 4 10 23
96% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 77% 85%
85% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 73%
38% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 46% 42%
23% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
8% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
69% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 46%
12% 21% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 54% 46%
23% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 12.4 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 10.5 12.2
4.1 4.4 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 4.5
31% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 33% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 28 14 6 8 44 28 14 8 4 2 22 12 14 6 2 6 22 16 16 48
2 Forest Green Rovers 26 12 9 5 33 23 12 5 5 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 19 13 10 45
3 Cheltenham Town 26 12 8 6 35 23 13 6 4 3 20 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 44
4 Tranmere Rovers 27 13 5 9 35 32 14 8 0 6 22 16 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 44
5 Newport County 26 12 7 7 36 28 12 8 2 2 16 11 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 43
6 Morecambe 27 12 7 8 36 37 13 6 4 3 17 15 14 6 3 5 19 22 -1 43
7 Exeter City 26 11 9 6 48 33 14 8 2 4 29 16 12 3 7 2 19 17 15 42
8 Carlisle United 23 13 3 7 34 22 12 9 1 2 25 13 11 4 2 5 9 9 12 42
9 Salford City 26 11 8 7 36 22 13 6 7 0 24 10 13 5 1 7 12 12 14 41
10 Leyton Orient 27 11 5 11 34 29 14 7 3 4 21 12 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 38
11 Walsall 26 8 12 6 33 34 14 5 5 4 15 16 12 3 7 2 18 18 -1 36
12 Crawley Town 25 9 8 8 36 34 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 35
13 Oldham Athletic 26 10 4 12 41 46 14 4 1 9 21 26 12 6 3 3 20 20 -5 34
14 Mansfield Town 25 7 12 6 33 31 12 2 6 4 16 17 13 5 6 2 17 14 2 33
15 Harrogate Town 27 9 6 12 31 34 12 2 4 6 9 15 15 7 2 6 22 19 -3 33
16 Port Vale 28 9 5 14 40 43 14 5 3 6 21 18 14 4 2 8 19 25 -3 32
17 Colchester United 26 7 11 8 28 34 12 6 4 2 18 12 14 1 7 6 10 22 -6 32
18 Scunthorpe United 26 10 2 14 28 34 13 5 2 6 15 18 13 5 0 8 13 16 -6 32
19 Bolton Wanderers 26 8 8 10 31 38 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 4 4 4 16 20 -7 32
20 Bradford City 25 8 7 10 27 30 12 4 4 4 12 12 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 31
21 Stevenage 27 6 11 10 22 29 14 4 5 5 12 11 13 2 6 5 10 18 -7 29
22 Barrow 25 5 8 12 31 36 13 3 7 3 19 18 12 2 1 9 12 18 -5 23
23 Southend United 27 6 5 16 18 44 14 4 1 9 13 22 13 2 4 7 5 22 -26 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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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 Cambridge United 28 14 6 8 44 28 14 8 4 2 22 12 14 6 2 6 22 16 16 48
2 Forest Green Rovers 26 12 9 5 33 23 12 5 5 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 19 13 10 45
3 Cheltenham Town 26 12 8 6 35 23 13 6 4 3 20 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 44
4 Tranmere Rovers 27 13 5 9 35 32 14 8 0 6 22 16 13 5 5 3 13 16 3 44
5 Newport County 26 12 7 7 36 28 12 8 2 2 16 11 14 4 5 5 20 17 8 43
6 Morecambe 27 12 7 8 36 37 13 6 4 3 17 15 14 6 3 5 19 22 -1 43
7 Exeter City 26 11 9 6 48 33 14 8 2 4 29 16 12 3 7 2 19 17 15 42
8 Carlisle United 23 13 3 7 34 22 12 9 1 2 25 13 11 4 2 5 9 9 12 42
9 Salford City 26 11 8 7 36 22 13 6 7 0 24 10 13 5 1 7 12 12 14 41
10 Leyton Orient 27 11 5 11 34 29 14 7 3 4 21 12 13 4 2 7 13 17 5 38
11 Walsall 26 8 12 6 33 34 14 5 5 4 15 16 12 3 7 2 18 18 -1 36
12 Crawley Town 25 9 8 8 36 34 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 4 4 5 16 20 2 35
13 Oldham Athletic 26 10 4 12 41 46 14 4 1 9 21 26 12 6 3 3 20 20 -5 34
14 Mansfield Town 25 7 12 6 33 31 12 2 6 4 16 17 13 5 6 2 17 14 2 33
15 Harrogate Town 27 9 6 12 31 34 12 2 4 6 9 15 15 7 2 6 22 19 -3 33
16 Port Vale 28 9 5 14 40 43 14 5 3 6 21 18 14 4 2 8 19 25 -3 32
17 Colchester United 26 7 11 8 28 34 12 6 4 2 18 12 14 1 7 6 10 22 -6 32
18 Scunthorpe United 26 10 2 14 28 34 13 5 2 6 15 18 13 5 0 8 13 16 -6 32
19 Bolton Wanderers 26 8 8 10 31 38 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 4 4 4 16 20 -7 32
20 Bradford City 25 8 7 10 27 30 12 4 4 4 12 12 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 31
21 Stevenage 27 6 11 10 22 29 14 4 5 5 12 11 13 2 6 5 10 18 -7 29
22 Barrow 25 5 8 12 31 36 13 3 7 3 19 18 12 2 1 9 12 18 -5 23
23 Southend United 27 6 5 16 18 44 14 4 1 9 13 22 13 2 4 7 5 22 -26 23
24 Grimsby Town 27 5 6 16 20 46 13 2 4 7 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 26 -26 21

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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.