FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town 21 Oct 2011

Last updated : 20 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham Town face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Friday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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

Accrington Stanley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Reds have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Accrington Stanley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches.

Cheltenham Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 23 points from 13 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 1 2 3 6 10 5
Cheltenham Town 6 4 1 1 11 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Cheltenham Town have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Accrington Stanley. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Cheltenham Town 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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