Thursday , 2 July 2026

Exeter City FC vs Cheltenham Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Exeter City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cheltenham Town FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC St. James Park 6,312 HT 45' · FT 45'
Caleb Watts 68' 1–0
Y 18' Ben Williams
Yanic Wildschut 38' Y
Y 61' Josh Williams
James Scott 75' Y
Tom Carroll 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Cheltenham Town FC — League One at St. James Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Assistant 1 Justin Amey
  • Assistant 2 Jack Clench (England)

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
Exeter City FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cheltenham Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-03-18 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Exeter City FC 2022-08-20 Exeter City FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Cheltenham Town FC H 1–0 W
09 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 1–2 L
02 Sep Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
26 Aug Reading FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Carlisle United FC A 2–0 W
15 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Exeter City FC A 0–1 L
02 Sep Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Northampton Town FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
15 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
12 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Exeter City FC is hosting Cheltenham Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Alex Hartridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Williams.
  • 23' 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 James Olayinka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Reece Cole has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' It’s a booking for Exeter City FC player. Yanic Wildschut gets a card.
  • 43' It’s high time Wade Elliott made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ellis Chapman as he departs to be replaced by Elliot Bonds.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elliot Bonds made 145 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Exeter City 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.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Taylor. He replaces Zak Jules on 59 minute.
  • 61' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' What a strike from Caleb Watts! The score is 1-0.
  • 70' James Scott has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sonny Cox on 70 minute.
  • 75' James Scott is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Ben Williams is replaced by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
  • 83' Exeter City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Exeter City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 87' The Cheltenham Town FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Sercombe departs to be replaced by Cameron Peupion.
  • 90' Another substitution for Exeter City FC to replace Reece Cole by Pedro Borges on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cheltenham Town FC.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wade Elliott

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Key 2
Caleb Watts 1
Reece Cole 1
Luke Harris 1
Ben Williams 1
Dan Nlundulu 1
Alfie May 1
Aidan Keena 1

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-03-18 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Exeter City FC 2022-08-20 Exeter City FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC

Exeter City FC Form

2023-09-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-09-09 Exeter City FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2023-09-02 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Exeter City FC W 2023-08-26 Exeter City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-08-19 Carlisle United FC 0–2 Exeter City FC W 2023-08-15 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Exeter City FC L

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2023-09-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2023-08-26 Cheltenham Town FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC L 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-08-15 Reading FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-08-12 Cheltenham Town FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Cheltenham Town FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC44% Draw30% Cheltenham Town FC26%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Cheltenham Town FC
56%
Exeter City FC or Cheltenham Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC25% Draw54% Cheltenham Town FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Cheltenham Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.