Accrington vs Cheltenham stats and head-to-head

2026-27, Round 9. Sat, 3 Oct 2026

AccringtonHome

20Full time, half-time 0–0

CheltenhamAway

Accrington won by 2 goals.

LDDWDLeague form, oldest to newestWDWLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Crown Ground. Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Accrington have 4 scored home results and Cheltenham 4 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Accrington at home: 1.50 points per match (4 measured matches); Cheltenham away: 1.25 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Accrington scored 1.75 per home match (4 measured matches); Cheltenham scored 1.75 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 190 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 8 pooled club appearances (87.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Accrington: 3 wins; Cheltenham: 3 wins; draws: 4.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half20

The match in numbers

AccringtonCheltenham

22Shots6
6Shots on target1
2.26xG0.33
8Corners2
15Fouls11
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Accrington

xG 2.26

Shots22
On target6
Goals2

27% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Cheltenham

xG 0.33

Shots6
On target1
Goals0

17% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Accrington wins

Draws

Cheltenham wins

Goals / meeting

2.20

22 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Accrington clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Cheltenham clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.80

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.90

10 with card data

Accrington v CheltenhamSat, 31 Jan 2026 · EFL League Two 2025-263–1HT 2–0
Cheltenham v AccringtonSat, 6 Sept 2025 · EFL League Two 2025-261–0HT 1–0
Accrington v CheltenhamTue, 28 Jan 2025 · EFL League Two 2024-250–0HT 0–0
Cheltenham v AccringtonTue, 1 Oct 2024 · EFL League Two 2024-252–1HT 0–1
Cheltenham v AccringtonSat, 11 Feb 2023 · EFL League One 2022-230–0HT 0–0
Accrington v CheltenhamSat, 17 Sept 2022 · EFL League One 2022-231–0HT 1–0
Accrington v CheltenhamSat, 2 Apr 2022 · EFL League One 2021-224–4HT 2–1
Cheltenham v AccringtonSat, 16 Oct 2021 · EFL League One 2021-221–0HT 0–0
Cheltenham v AccringtonSat, 13 Jan 2018 · EFL League Two 2017-180–2HT 0–1
Accrington v CheltenhamSat, 23 Sept 2017 · EFL League Two 2017-181–1HT 1–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Accrington at homeDWDDWD

Tue, 6 Octv Salford1–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 3 Octv Cheltenham2–0C 8–2 · Y 3–2
Tue, 22 Septv Sunderland U213–3C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 19 Septv Newport County0–0C 4–5 · Y 2–2
Sat, 5 Septv Crawley Town3–2C 1–4 · Y 4–2
Tue, 1 Septv Grimsby2–2C 2–8 · Y 4–1

Cheltenham awayLLDWDL

Sat, 3 Oct@ Accrington0–2C 2–8 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Sept@ Colchester1–1C 9–3 · Y 4–4
Sat, 12 Sept@ Crawley Town3–1C 3–8 · Y 2–4
Sat, 29 Aug@ Barnet2–2C 4–11 · Y 3–1
Sat, 22 Aug@ Swindon1–2C 5–2 · Y 1–1
Sat, 25 Apr@ Bristol Rvs0–4C 7–1 · Y 1–5

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Accrington at home, Cheltenham away

70%
Both teams scored
League 53%
5 + 5 matches
90%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
5 + 5 matches
90%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
5 + 5 matches
60%
Over 2.5 goals
League 43%
5 + 5 matches
50%
Over 3.5 goals
League 26%
5 + 5 matches
10%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
5 + 5 matches
3.0
Avg total goals
League 2.48
5 + 5 matches
60%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
5 + 5 matches
40%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
5 + 5 matches
10.2
Corners per match
League 10.11
5 + 5 matches
80%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
5 + 5 matches
70%
Corners over 9.5
League 62%
5 + 5 matches
40%
Corners over 10.5
League 47%
5 + 5 matches
4.6
Cards per match
League 4.09
5 + 5 matches
80%
Cards over 3.5
League 57%
5 + 5 matches
60%
Cards over 4.5
League 44%
5 + 5 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and away Overall

Accrington at home, Cheltenham away

Accrington (home)		Cheltenham (away)
15	Position	8
DDWDW	Last 5, oldest to newest	LDWDL
5	Played	5
1.80	Points per match	1.00
40%	Win %	20%
1.80	Scored / match	1.40
1.20	Conceded / match	1.60
3.00	Avg total goals	3.00
60%	Both scored	80%
40%	Clean sheets	0%
20%	Failed to score	20%
1.77	xG for	1.20
0.99	xG against	1.46

Half by half

AccringtonCheltenham

0.801st half scored / match0.40
0.801st half conceded / match0.60
1.002nd half scored / match1.00
0.402nd half conceded / match1.00
20%Leading at half-time20%
60%1st half over 0.560%
60%1st half over 1.520%
80%2nd half over 0.5100%
40%2nd half over 1.580%
40%Scored in both halves20%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Accrington at home, Cheltenham away, this season.

Goals

AccringtonCheltenham

1.80Scored / match1.40
1.20Conceded / match1.60
3.00Match total / match3.00
80%Scored 1+80%
80%Scored 2+40%
60%Conceded 1+100%
60%Conceded 2+60%
80%Match over 1.5100%
60%Match over 2.560%
60%Match over 3.540%

Shots and xG

AccringtonCheltenham

14.80Shots for10.00
12.20Shots against13.40
6.00On target for3.40
4.40On target against4.00
12%Shot conversion14%
1.77xG for1.20
0.99xG against1.46

Corners

AccringtonCheltenham

4.80Corners for4.60
4.60Corners against6.40
9.40Match total11.00
80%Over 7.580%
80%Over 8.580%
60%Over 9.580%
20%Over 10.560%
20%Over 11.540%

Cards

AccringtonCheltenham

2.80Cards for2.40
1.40Cards against2.60
4.20Match total5.00
80%Over 2.580%
80%Over 3.580%
60%Over 4.560%
20%Over 5.540%
17.20Fouls committed13.20

Referee this season

J O'Connor

Matches

Cards / match

4.67

3 matches

Over 3.5 cards

100%

3 matches

Over 4.5 cards

67%

3 matches

Fouls / match

22.67

3 matches

The table, 2026-27

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
6	Walsall	9	6	15
7	Chesterfield	10	3	15
8	Cheltenham	10	0	15
9	Bristol Rvs	10	-2	15
10	Rochdale	10	-1	14
13	Tranmere	10	0	12
14	Exeter	10	0	12
15	Accrington	10	-1	11
16	Fleetwood Town	10	-1	11
17	Swindon	10	-5	11

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