Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Salford City FC vs Cheltenham Town FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2024-25
Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Moor Lane 1,968 HT 45' · FT 45'
Francis Okoronkwo 20' 1–0
Cole Stockton pen 22' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Salford City FC vs Cheltenham Town FC — FA Cup at Moor Lane.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Jarvis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Joseph Pettitt (England)
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Salford City FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Salford City FC A 0–2 L
02 Nov Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W
27 Apr Stevenage FC A 1–2 L
23 Apr Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
16 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Salford City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Cheltenham Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Salford City FC
Kelly N'Mai 2 G 1 A
Cheltenham Town FC
Isaac Hutchinson 3 G 1 A
Jordan Thomas 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Cheltenham Town FC get us underway at Moor Lane.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Salford City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Francis Okoronkwo gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cole Stockton makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 24' It’s a booking for Salford City FC player. Jon Taylor gets a card.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Lewis Payne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The travelling Cheltenham Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Cheltenham Town FC — Arkell Jude-Boyd on, Lewis Payne off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Jon Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Salford City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' Joshua Austerfield picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Cheltenham Town FC ring the changes. George Miller has done his job and it is now time for Liam Dulson to step up.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Salford City FC! Kylian Kouassi comes on to replace Tyrese Fornah.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Salford City FC. Joshua Austerfield is replaced by Ossama Ashley.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Kelly N'Mai argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 75' Salford City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Shephard is hanging Thomas Edwards on the field on 75 minute.
  • 79' Cheltenham Town FC make a change. Liam Kinsella trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Bowman on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Cheltenham Town FC have won 175 goals from 145 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Sam Stubbs.
  • 87' Another substitution for Salford City FC to replace Francis Okoronkwo by Kevin Berkoe on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Arkell Jude-Boyd. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Salford City FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.64 Salford City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Cheltenham Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Salford City FC50% Draw26% Cheltenham Town FC24%
Actual: Salford City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Salford City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Cheltenham Town FC
50%
Salford City FC or Cheltenham Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Salford City FC35% Draw46% Cheltenham Town FC19%
Actual: Salford City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Salford City FC

Handicap Salford City FC covers Push Cheltenham Town FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Salford City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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