Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Tue 13 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 3,865 HT 45' · FT 45'
Elliot Bonds 31' 1–0
Elliot Bonds 85' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Blackpool FCLeague One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Corlett (England)
  • Assistant 1 Thomas Harty
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Smith (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game 3.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cheltenham Town FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

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.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC49% Draw27% Blackpool FC24%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Cheltenham Town FC33% Draw47% Blackpool FC20%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.