FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham Town face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Crown Ground on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Crown Ground was just last season, in October 2011, with Cheltenham Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Reds in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Cheltenham T. 0 - 3 Accrington S. League Two
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

Accrington Stanley have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Reds have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Cheltenham Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington Stanley are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 32 points from their 32 games thus far.

Cheltenham Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 53 points from 33 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 0 2 4 1 10 2
Cheltenham Town 6 2 3 1 6 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Robins of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Crown Ground with Cheltenham Town coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Cheltenham Town No sequences of note

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