Cheltenham Town FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cheltenham Town FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Purkiss
- Assistant 1 Jack Clench (England)
- Assistant 2 Samuel Ogles
Standings
# 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 17 Feb Port Vale FC H 3–2 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb Cheltenham Town FC A 2–3 L 10 Feb Stevenage FC H 2–2 D 06 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 0–1 L 03 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 0–3 L 27 Jan Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L 06 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 3–3 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Port Vale FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Port Vale FC0-154/216-302/–31-45–/146-601/261-75–/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Cheltenham Town FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Port Vale FC is showing some good football. However, Port Vale FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Port Vale FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 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 Kacper Lopata suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Goal! Nathan Smith scores his 5 goal in 153 matches.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Long made 145 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' The referee shows Port Vale FC player a card on 45.
- 47' What an equalizer from Matty Taylor!
- 52' Port Vale FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 57' Port Vale 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.
- 62' 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.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Loft on 63.
- 65' Curtis Davies puts Cheltenham Town FC on the lead.
- 67' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Funso Ojo by Baylee Dipepa on 67 minute.
- 69' GOAL! Jack Shepherd scores on 69.
- 73' GOAL! Will Ferry scores on 73. Assisted by Luke Southwood
- 78' 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.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Pett.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Mighten. He replaces Conor Grant on 82 minute.
- 87' Rhys Walters is replacing Dan Jones for the Port Vale FC side.
- 90' Another change for Cheltenham Town FC made on 90 minute. George Lloyd leaves to be changed by Joe Nuttall.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cheltenham Town FC players.
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Lineups
Cheltenham Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 15
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19
George Lloyd ↓ Joe Nuttall 90'
- 9
- 14
- 34
Bench
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26
Joe Nuttall ↑ 90'
- 10
- 32
- 21
- 23
- 25
- 27
Coach Darrell ClarkePort Vale FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 19
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15
Conor Grant ↓ Alexander Mighten 82'
- 1
- 6
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29
James Wilson ↓ Jensen Weir 67'
- 10
- 9
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14
Funso Ojo ↓ Baylee Dipepa 67'
- 5
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3
Dan Jones ↓ Rhys Walters 87'
Bench
- 13
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20
Jensen Weir ↑ 67'
- 4
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11
Alexander Mighten ↑ 82'
- 27
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24
Rhys Walters ↑ 87'
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25
Baylee Dipepa ↑ 67'
Coach Andy Crosby -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sean Long 2 Jack Shepherd 1 Taylor Perry 1 Ademipo Odubeko 1 Dan Nlundulu 1 Charlie Brown 1 Alfie Devine 1 Nathan Smith 1 Head to Head
Cheltenham Town FC Form
2024-02-17 Cheltenham Town FC 3–2 Port Vale FC W 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.82 Cheltenham Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.22 Port Vale FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cheltenham Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.04Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Cheltenham Town FC or Draw 78%Draw or Port Vale FC 46%Cheltenham Town FC or Port Vale FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 7.9%2 – 0 7.8%0 – 0 6.5%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 5%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC
Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 22% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.