Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Cheltenham Town FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 5,600 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 25' Nathan Smith
Matty Taylor 45+2' 1–1
1–2 65' Curtis Davies og
Jack Shepherd 69' 2–2
Will Ferry 73' 3–2
Y 45' Connor Ripley
Y 52' Funso Ojo
Y 63' Ryan Loft
Tom Pett 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Purkiss
  • Assistant 1 Jack Clench (England)
  • Assistant 2 Samuel Ogles

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

2
2
Cheltenham Town FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-17 Cheltenham Town FC 3–2 Port Vale FC 2023-10-28 Port Vale FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-01-28 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Port Vale FC 2022-09-03 Port Vale FC 2–2 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Completely-Suzuki Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cheltenham Town FC and Port Vale FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Cheltenham Town FC have won 175 goals from 145 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Gavin Massey, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' It looks surprising Cheltenham Town FC does not make any changes. Lewis Freestone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' What a strike from Nathan Smith! The score is 0-1.
  • 30' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Connor Ripley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matty Taylor makes it 1-1.
  • 52' That is a card for Port Vale FC. Funso Ojo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Curtis Davies has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rhys Walters is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cheltenham Town FC.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Loft.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Curtis Davies — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' It is a substitution in Port Vale FC team. Funso Ojo is replaced by Baylee Dipepa on 67 minute.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Shepherd makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 73' Will Ferry makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Cheltenham Town FC are in front.
  • 78' Luke Southwood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tom Pett.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Port Vale FC team. Conor Grant is replaced by Alexander Mighten on 82 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Dan Jones as he departs to be replaced by Rhys Walters.
  • 90' Joe Nuttall is replacing George Lloyd for the Cheltenham Town FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sean Long 2
Nathan Smith 1
Will Ferry 1
Matty Taylor 1
Jack Shepherd 1
Taylor Perry 1
Ademipo Odubeko 1
Dan Nlundulu 1

Head to Head

2024-02-17 Cheltenham Town FC 3–2 Port Vale FC 2023-10-28 Port Vale FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-01-28 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Port Vale FC 2022-09-03 Port Vale FC 2–2 Cheltenham Town FC

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

Port Vale FC Form

2024-02-17 Cheltenham Town FC 3–2 Port Vale FC L 2024-02-10 Port Vale FC 2–2 Stevenage FC D 2024-02-06 Port Vale FC 0–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-02-03 Fleetwood Town FC 3–0 Port Vale FC L 2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-01-06 Port Vale FC 3–3 Charlton Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.82 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC54% Draw24% Port Vale FC22%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC36% Draw43% Port Vale FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual

Asian 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.