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Forest Green Rovers
EFL Trophy | Second Round
Nov 22, 2022 at 7pm UK
The New Lawn
Cheltenham Town

Forest Green
1 - 1
Cheltenham

March (24')
Peart-Harris (17'), March (32')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Broom (69')
Taylor (32')
Cheltenham win 4-3 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Forest Green Rovers

All competitions
EFL Trophy
Last Game: Oxford Utd 1-1 Forest Green
Saturday, November 19 at 3pm in League One

Cheltenham Town

All competitions
EFL Trophy
Last Game: Cheltenham 1-0 Wycombe
Saturday, November 19 at 3pm in League One

We said: Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Cheltenham Town

 Both teams have had difficulty finding the back of the net of late, so we expect a low-scoring affair in this one. That said, we are tipping Forest Green to edge out their visitors and make it through to the next round. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Forest Green Rovers win with a probability of 51.39%. A win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 24.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Forest Green Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.64%) and 2-0 (8.97%). The likeliest Cheltenham Town win was 0-1 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%).

Result
Forest Green RoversDrawCheltenham Town
51.39% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02) 24.25% (0.010000000000002 0.01) 24.35% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Both teams to score 53.5% (-0.028000000000006 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.82% (-0.038999999999994 -0.04)48.18% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.66% (-0.035 -0.04)70.34% (0.035999999999987 0.04)
Forest Green Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.25% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)18.74% (0.023 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.87% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)50.13% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Cheltenham Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.84% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)34.15% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.15% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)70.85% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Forest Green Rovers 51.38%
    Cheltenham Town 24.36%
    Draw 24.25%
Forest Green RoversDrawCheltenham Town
1-0 @ 10.71% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.64% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 8.97% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-1 @ 5.38% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 5.01% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 2.89% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-1 @ 2.25% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.1% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 1.21% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 51.38%
1-1 @ 11.51% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.4% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.04% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.25%
0-1 @ 6.88% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.19% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 3.69% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 2.22%
2-3 @ 1.85% (-0.002 -0)
0-3 @ 1.32% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 24.36%

How you voted: Forest Green vs Cheltenham

Forest Green Rovers
73.1%
Cheltenham Town
26.9%
26
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2021 3pm
Forest Green
0-0
Cheltenham

Adams (44')
Adams (69')

Clements (32'), Boyle (49')
Oct 31, 2020 3pm
Cheltenham
2-1
Forest Green
Boyle (11'), Williams (57')
Boyle (14'), May (26'), Sercombe (59'), Clements (73')
Collins (74' pen.)
Adams (77')
Mar 28, 2020 3pm
Forest Green
P-P
Cheltenham
Nov 2, 2019 3pm
Cheltenham
1-2
Forest Green
Varney (67')
Raglan (24'), Clements (86'), Ince (90'), Tozer (93')
Aitchison (15'), Frear (40')
Collins (89')
Dec 29, 2018 3pm
Cheltenham
2-2
Forest Green
Varney (78'), Thomas (80')
Maddox (90')
Campbell (61'), Williams (67')
McGinley (44'), Williams (67')
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