Cheltenham Town FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cheltenham Town FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matthew Corlett (England)
- Assistant 1 Thomas Harty
- Assistant 2 Daniel Smith (England)
28 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Feb Blackpool FC H 2–0 W 10 Feb Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W 03 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–3 L 27 Jan Derby County FC A 1–2 L 23 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L 06 Jan Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Feb Cheltenham Town FC A 0–2 L 10 Feb Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 03 Feb Stevenage FC A 0–1 L 27 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D 20 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W 17 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 2–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackpool FC0-151/–16-301/231-45–/–46-601/–61-751/176+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cheltenham Town FC and Blackpool FC has kicked off!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Curtis Davies made 385 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kylian Kouassi suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 24' The travelling Blackpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 31' GOAL! Elliot Bonds scores on 31.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Shepherd, as he is very good at scoring at Completely-Suzuki Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 39' Matty Taylor is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 52' It’s a booking for Cheltenham Town FC player. Will Ferry gets a card.
- 57' 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.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' Cheltenham Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 65' Aidan Keena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matty Taylor on 65 minute.
- 68' Oliver Casey was booked on 68.
- 70' Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel is replacing Kylian Kouassi for the Blackpool FC side.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cheltenham Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Karamoko Dembele has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Sonny Carey. He replaces George Byers on 82 minute.
- 85' GOAL! Elliot Bonds scores on 85. Assisted by Curtis Davies
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Liam Sercombe. He replaces Elliot Bonds on 89 minute.
- 90' Blackpool FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. George Lloyd is replaced by Joe Nuttall.
- With this win, Cheltenham Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cheltenham Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 6
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- 15
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23
Elliot Bonds ↓ Liam Sercombe 89'
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19
George Lloyd ↓ Joe Nuttall 90'
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9
Matty Taylor ↓ Aidan Keena 65'
- 14
- 34
Bench
- 3
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8
Liam Sercombe ↑ 89'
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26
Joe Nuttall ↑ 90'
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10
Aidan Keena ↑ 65'
- 21
- 25
- 27
Coach Darrell ClarkeBlackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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7
George Byers ↓ Sonny Carey 82'
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- 8
- 3
- 32
- 11
- 20
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24
Andy Lyons ↓ Shayne Lavery 70'
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- 27
- 22
Bench
- 21
- 1
- 6
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19
Shayne Lavery ↑ 70'
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10
Sonny Carey ↑ 82'
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Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel ↑ 70'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Will Goodwin 2 Elliot Bonds 2 Jordan Rhodes 1 Karamoko Dembele 1 Shayne Lavery 1 Head to Head
Cheltenham Town FC Form
2024-02-13 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2024-02-10 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W 2024-02-03 Cheltenham Town FC 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-01-27 Derby County FC 2–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-01-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC WBlackpool FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.54 Cheltenham Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Blackpool FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cheltenham Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Cheltenham Town FC or Draw 75%Draw or Blackpool FC 51%Cheltenham Town FC or Blackpool FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cheltenham Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 10%0 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 9%2 – 0 Actual0 – 1 6.8%1 – 2 6.4%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 4.7%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 4.2%3 – 2 2.7%Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC
Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 22% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.