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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
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
100% Clean Sheets
Cheltenham Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cheltenham Town FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. South Shields FC get us underway at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
  • 5' South Shields FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Cheltenham Town 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.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alfie May makes it 1-0.
  • 17' 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.
  • 18' Magnificent from Darius Osei! That is 1 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, William Boyle is clearly more than just a goal scorer for South Shields FC.
  • 28' Cheltenham Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' England international Joshua Griffiths has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' Callum Ross needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' Cheltenham Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Alfie May makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Cheltenham Town FC are in front.
  • 58' Ben Tozer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Magnificent from Liam Sercombe! That is 21 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' Cheltenham Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against South Shields FC's shape.
  • 72' South Shields FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cheltenham Town FC and South Shields FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Cheltenham Town FC! Andrew Williams comes on to replace Reuben Reid.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cheltenham Town FC take all three points.

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.