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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

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' The game is set. Cheltenham Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Hunter, as he is very good at scoring at Jonny-Rocks Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' Goal! Alfie May scores his 99 goal in 235 matches.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. South Shields FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 18' Goal! Darius Osei scores his 1 goal in 14 matches.
  • 23' It looks surprising Cheltenham Town FC does not make any changes. Chris Hussey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reuben Reid made 58 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Cheltenham Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alfie May on 53.
  • 58' The travelling South Shields FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' What a strike from Liam Sercombe! The score is 3-1.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Shields FC that had 14 games and scored 1 goals.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Jason Gilchrist has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Cheltenham Town FC team. Reuben Reid is replaced by Andrew Williams on 79 minute.
  • 84' Cheltenham Town FC is showing some good football. However, Cheltenham Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. South Shields FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

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.