FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon 02 Mar 2013

Last updated : 01 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain AFC Wimbledon 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 Town and AFC Wimbledon at Whaddon Road was just last season, in February 2012, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 13 Oct AFC Wimbledon 1 - 2 Cheltenham T. League Two
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Cheltenham T. 0-0 AFC Wimbledon League Two
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep AFC Wimbledon 4 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. While Robins have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The Dons 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 Dons's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Cheltenham Town's total of 55 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

AFC Wimbledon are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 36 points from their 34 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 1 4 1 7 7 7
AFC Wimbledon 6 2 2 2 5 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham Town 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 AFC Wimbledon in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
AFC Wimbledon 6 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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