Cheltenham Town FC vs South Shields FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Cheltenham Town FC vs South Shields FC — FA Cup at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- South Shields FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Woods
- Referee Chris Husband
- Referee Gareth Viccars
- Referee Marvyn Amphlett
17 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov South Shields FC H 3–1 W 01 Dec Accrington Stanley FC A 1–3 L 20 Nov Ebbsfleet United FC H 2–0 W 10 Nov Ebbsfleet United FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 1–3 L 24 Oct FC Halifax Town H 2–0 W 13 Oct Southport FC A 1–1 D 03 Oct Ashton United FC A 4–0 W 22 Sep Warrington Town FC A 0–0 D 10 Sep Colne FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Cheltenham Town FC this season0% Clean Sheets
South Shields FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Cheltenham Town FCIsaac Hutchinson 3 G 1 A Jordan Thomas 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Jonny-Rocks Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cheltenham Town FC and South Shields FC.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Griffiths, as he is very good at scoring at Jonny-Rocks Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' 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.
- 12' Goal! Alfie May scores his 99 goal in 235 matches.
- 17' The travelling South Shields FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' What an equalizer from Darius Osei!
- 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' South Shields FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' It looks surprising Cheltenham Town FC does not make any changes. Alex Addai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Kempster made 7 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Goal! Alfie May scores his 99 goal in 235 matches.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Cheltenham Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' Goal! Liam Sercombe scores his 21 goal in 291 matches.
- 67' Cheltenham Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 79' Andrew Williams is replacing Reuben Reid for the Cheltenham Town FC side.
- 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
- 89' 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 Callum Ross suffering a number of foals already.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for South Shields FC.
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Lineups
Cheltenham Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 10
- 26
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17
Lewis Freestone ↓ Alex Addai 79'
- 28
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9
Reuben Reid ↓ Andrew Williams 79'
- 15
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 20
Bench
- 22
- 5
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14
Andrew Williams ↑ 79'
- 8
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16
Alex Addai ↑ 79'
- 27
- 24
Coach Michael DuffSouth Shields FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 6
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 9
- 3
- 11
Bench
- 18
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alfie May 2 Darius Osei 1 Liam Sercombe 1 Head to Head
Cheltenham Town FC Form
South Shields FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.86 Cheltenham Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 South Shields FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cheltenham Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.88Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Cheltenham Town FC or Draw 79%Draw or South Shields FC 45%Cheltenham Town FC or South Shields FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%1 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 9.5%0 – 0 7.4%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 5.8%1 – 2 5.2%0 – 1 4.9%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 2 3.1%0 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC
Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push South Shields FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 23% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓South Shields FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.