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Cheltenham Town FC vs South Shields FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Cheltenham Town FC
3 – 1
Full Time
South Shields FC
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Jonny-Rocks Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs South Shields FC — FA Cup at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Referee Chris Husband
  • Referee Gareth Viccars
  • Referee Marvyn Amphlett
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Cheltenham Town FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals South Shields FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-07 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 South Shields FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
South Shields FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
33% Clean Sheets
Cheltenham Town FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
South Shields FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cheltenham Town FC
Isaac Hutchinson 3 G 1 A
Jordan Thomas 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Jonny-Rocks Stadium that hosts another battle between Cheltenham Town FC and South Shields FC.
  • 5' Andrew Williams, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' South Shields FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' What composure from Alfie May! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' The England Darius Osei breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 1-1!
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Hussey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cheltenham Town FC.
  • 33' Ellis Chapman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cheltenham Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Cheltenham Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' The England forward Alfie May breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 2-1!
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cheltenham Town FC and South Shields FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' GOAL! Liam Sercombe scores on 62. Assisted by Lewis Freestone
  • 67' A quiet spell here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' Andrew Williams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reuben Reid at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' South Shields FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 89' Joshua Griffiths has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 145 appearances.
  • South Shields FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cheltenham Town FC were simply the better side today.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.86 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 South Shields FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC55% Draw24% South Shields FC21%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC40% Draw44% South Shields FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 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.