League Two: Cheltenham vs Chesterfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 8 match between Cheltenham and Chesterfield and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Chesterfield come to The Completely-Suzuki Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Cheltenham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Cheltenham are placed fiveth with 12 points after seven matches. Chesterfield occupy a position as eightth in the league on 11 points.

Form: Cheltenham vs Chesterfield

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 2-2 draw with Grimsby, a 1-3 victory over Crawley, and a 1-1 draw with Colchester. Cheltenham won three of their previous six matches at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium in the League Two. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to 12 against.

Chesterfield Form

Chesterfield look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 3-3 with Barnet, before downing first Oldham by 1-2, then York in a 2-0 win. Chesterfield won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored seven while also conceding five times.

Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Chesterfield

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cheltenham and Chesterfield. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Cheltenham vs Chesterfield

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Lee Bonis has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Chesterfield bank on him to build on these numbers against Cheltenham. The latter relies on Charlie McCann, who found the target five times in six games.

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Full-time result

Cheltenham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Chesterfield won six of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost two. Cheltenham are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Cheltenham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Chesterfield scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Cheltenham played. Chesterfield should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Cheltenham failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Chesterfield managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Chesterfield’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.