FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley 15 Jan 2011

Last updated : 14 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley fixture

Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.

The only previous meeting between Cheltenham T. and Accrington S. at was less than a year ago, in May 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 30 OctAccrington S.2 - 4Cheltenham T.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 08 MayCheltenham T.1-1Accrington S.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 10 OctAccrington S.4 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Reds have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 34 points from their 23 games so far. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 28 points from their 22 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cheltenham T.6222978
Accrington S.6222678

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham T. are not exactly setting the world alight at Whaddon Road at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Accrington S. in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cheltenham T. 4 games since last home draw.
Accrington S. 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.