Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 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 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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' Three points are at stake. Cheltenham Town FC host Forest Green Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 14' Cheltenham Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alfie May on 14.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' 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.
  • 26' Brandon Cooper catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Duncan Ferguson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' Aidan Keena has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Jamie Robson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' What a moment for Alfie May! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 41' The whistle greets Charlie Savage as he departs to be replaced by Dominic Bernard.
  • 46' Cheltenham Town FC have won 175 goals from 145 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' Magnificent from Jordan Garrick! That is 14 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Cheltenham Town FC. Sean Long will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Dylan McGeouch picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' It’s high time Duncan Ferguson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' Cheltenham Town FC make a change. Aidan Keena trudges off to be replaced by Will Goodwin on 68 minutes.
  • 69' The Forest Green Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Myles Peart-Harris is withdrawn and Tyrese Omotoye gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Alfie May is booked for Cheltenham Town FC — Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Forest Green Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' Forest Green Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Forest Green Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • Forest Green Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cheltenham Town FC were simply the better side today.

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
Jordan Garrick 1
Aidan Keena 1
Myles Peart-Harris 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.