FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Robins have drawn one game and lost the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in January 2011, with Accrington Stanley inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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 have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

The away form of Accrington Stanley is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Reds have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town's total of 68 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Accrington Stanley's 56 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 1 1 4 2 10 4
Accrington Stanley 6 2 1 3 6 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Accrington Stanley. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Accrington Stanley Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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