FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley fixture

Accrington Stanley face a trip to Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was less than a year ago, in April 2012, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Cheltenham T. 4-1 Accrington S. League Two
2011/2012 Fri 21 Oct Accrington S. 0 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Cheltenham T. 1 - 2 Accrington S. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Accrington S. 2 - 4 Cheltenham T. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 08 May Cheltenham T. 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Oct Accrington S. 4 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Robins have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.

In complete contrast to Cheltenham Town, Accrington Stanley are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Reds have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 7 points from the 3 games they have played so far.

Accrington Stanley's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 3 2 1 8 6 11
Accrington Stanley 6 2 0 4 4 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Reds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Accrington Stanley 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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