Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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' 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.

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
Jack Shepherd 1
Taylor Perry 1
Ademipo Odubeko 1
Dan Nlundulu 1
Charlie Brown 1
Alfie Devine 1
Nathan Smith 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.