Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cheltenham Town FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Cheltenham Town FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 3,923 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Devante Cole
0–2 90+2' Max Watters
Ben Williams 14' Y
Y 33' John McAtee
Y 45' Herbie Kane
Lewis Freestone 66' Y
Owen Bevan 70' Y
Y 78' Jack Shepherd

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Michael Webb
  • Assistant 2 Abbas Khan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Blackpool FC 13 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 15 12
22 Barnsley FC 13 10
23 Peterborough United FC 13 10
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
3
Cheltenham Town FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC 2023-02-18 Cheltenham Town FC 0–4 Barnsley FC 2022-08-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Northampton Town FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
15 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
12 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–3 L
05 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Cheltenham Town FC A 2–0 W
26 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W
19 Aug Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
15 Aug Peterborough United FC H 1–3 L
12 Aug Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D
05 Aug Port Vale FC H 7–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/6
61-75
3/6
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Completely-Suzuki Stadium!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Cheltenham Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
  • 14' Ben Williams picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' It’s high time Neill Collins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. John McAtee is booked for Barnsley FC — card on 33.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Williams, as he is very good at scoring at Completely-Suzuki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cheltenham Town FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Herbie Kane is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Barnsley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' Barnsley FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Devante Cole on 54.
  • 59' With 1 assists to his name this season, Will Ferry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cheltenham Town FC.
  • 64' The Cheltenham Town FC manager makes a substitution. Will Goodwin departs to be replaced by Curtis Thompson.
  • 66' Lewis Freestone catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Owen Bevan. He receives a card.
  • 73' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace John McAtee by Max Watters on 73 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Ben Williams is replaced by Cameron Peupion.
  • 77' Mael de Gevigney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Barry Cotter at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' Barnsley FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Sean Long as he leaves the pitch. Josh Williams steps in for Cheltenham Town FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wade Elliott

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Phillips 2
Herbie Kane 1
James Norwood 1
Devante Cole 1
Max Watters 1
Luke Thomas 1
Jordan Williams 1

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC 2023-02-18 Cheltenham Town FC 0–4 Barnsley FC 2022-08-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2023-08-26 Cheltenham Town FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC L 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-08-15 Reading FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-08-12 Cheltenham Town FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-08-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC W 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC W 2023-08-19 Barnsley FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2023-08-15 Barnsley FC 1–3 Peterborough United FC L 2023-08-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2023-08-05 Barnsley FC 7–0 Port Vale FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.68 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC19% Draw27% Barnsley FC54%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Barnsley FC
81%
Cheltenham Town FC or Barnsley FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC12% Draw49% Barnsley FC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 3
6.5%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 4
2.6%
2 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 26% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 18% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.