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Cheltenham Town FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Cheltenham Town FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Forest Green Rovers FC
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Jonny-Rocks Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Brandon Cooper
Sean Long 50' Y
Y 55' Dylan McGeouch
Elliott Bonds 71' Y
Alfie May 74' Y
Lewis Freestone 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — League One at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cheltenham Town FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Forest Green Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC 2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Forest Green Rovers FC H 3–1 W
15 Apr Milton Keynes Dons FC A 2–2 D
10 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
07 Apr Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
01 Apr Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–2 D
Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr Fleetwood Town FC H 0–0 D
15 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–5 L
10 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
07 Apr Derby County FC H 0–2 L
01 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Cheltenham Town FC get us underway at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
  • 5' Forest Green Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Sean Long is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Forest Green Rovers FC tonight.
  • 14' Alfie May does the damage! The net is bulging and Cheltenham Town FC surge ahead!
  • 19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' Forest Green Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Brandon Cooper is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cheltenham Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' Aidan Keena is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' Dominic Bernard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Alfie May — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' The crowd applauds Charlie Savage as he leaves the pitch. Dominic Bernard steps in for Forest Green Rovers FC.
  • 46' 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.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Jordan Garrick gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Long argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' Forest Green Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The 23-year-old Tyrese Omotoye has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' Cheltenham Town FC is showing some good football. However, Cheltenham Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Aidan Keena is replaced by Will Goodwin.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Forest Green Rovers FC! Tyrese Omotoye comes on to replace Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 71' Elliott Bonds has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Freestone.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Luke Southwood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 10 appearances.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cheltenham Town FC players.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wade Elliott

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Duncan Ferguson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfie May 2
Myles Peart-Harris 1
Jordan Garrick 1
Aidan Keena 1

Head to Head

2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC 2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2023-04-15 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–2 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-04-10 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-04-07 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-04-01 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2023-03-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-04-18 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-04-15 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–5 Barnsley FC L 2023-04-10 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-04-07 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–2 Derby County FC L 2023-04-01 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.58 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC53% Draw26% Forest Green Rovers FC21%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC
47%
Cheltenham Town FC or Forest Green Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cheltenham Town FC35% Draw48% Forest Green Rovers FC17%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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