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Forest Green Rovers FC vs Cheltenham Town FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Forest Green Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cheltenham Town FC
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 14:00 UTC New Lawn Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Ben Williams
Y 17' Ben Williams
Y 45' Liam Sercombe
Y 54' Lewis Freestone

Overview

Match Preview

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Cheltenham Town FC — League One at New Lawn Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Forest Green Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cheltenham Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Cheltenham Town FC H 1–0 W
03 Dec Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W
26 Nov Alvechurch FC H 2–1 W
19 Nov Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
12 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
05 Nov South Shields FC A 2–0 W
Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
19 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
12 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov Alvechurch FC H 1–2 L
29 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at New Lawn Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Forest Green Rovers FC and Cheltenham Town FC.
  • 5' Cheltenham Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Forest Green Rovers 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.
  • 15' Forest Green Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Williams.
  • 17' The referee calls foul for Ben Williams. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wade Elliott might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' Cheltenham Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' Forest Green Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Forest Green Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Southwood, as he is very good at scoring at New Lawn Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Liam Sercombe.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Burchnall will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Freestone.
  • 55' Fresh legs for Forest Green Rovers FC! Armani Little comes on to replace Dylan McGeouch.
  • 58' Another substitution for Cheltenham Town FC to replace James Olayinka by Daniel Adshead on 58 minute.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Stevenson made 7 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Jamille Matt has so much to prove this time. He replaces Connor Wickham on 71 minute.
  • 75' Myles Peart-Harris does the damage! The net is bulging and Forest Green Rovers FC surge ahead!
  • 79' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Elliott Bonds is replaced by Christian Norton.
  • 80' Harvey Bunker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle McAllister on 80 minute.
  • 85' The travelling Cheltenham Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Kyle McAllister has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Forest Green Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Burchnall

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wade Elliott

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfie May 2
Aidan Keena 1
Myles Peart-Harris 1
Jordan Garrick 1

Head to Head

2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2022-11-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Alvechurch FC W 2022-11-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2022-11-12 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2022-11-05 South Shields FC 0–2 Forest Green Rovers FC W

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2022-12-10 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2022-12-02 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W 2022-11-19 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2022-11-12 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D 2022-11-05 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Alvechurch FC L 2022-10-29 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Cheltenham Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC48% Draw30% Cheltenham Town FC22%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Forest Green Rovers FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Cheltenham Town FC
52%
Forest Green Rovers FC or Cheltenham Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC29% Draw55% Cheltenham Town FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Forest Green Rovers FC

Handicap Forest Green Rovers FC covers Push Cheltenham Town FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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