Forest Green vs Cheltenham: result 4-0 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 4, 2018 at 06:30 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Full time
What was the result of Forest Green vs Cheltenham?
Forest Green won 4-0 on September 4, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 14′D. GrubbForest Green
- 48′T. CampbellForest Green
- 85′G. WilliamsForest Green
- 90′Isaac Richard Kai PearceForest Green
Official lineup for Forest Green vs Cheltenham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Forest Green
- 14T. Campbell
- 22B. Morris
- 7C. Winchester
- 8D. Grubb
- 11G. Williams
- 18T. Archibald
- 21M. Worthington
- 2L. Shephard
- 19N. McGinley
- 20P. Digby
- 13J. Montgomery
Cheltenham
- 9M. Duku
- 28K. Mooney
- 8K. Dawson
- 11R. Broom
- 25Sam Jones
- 26C. Clements
- 5Johnny Mullins
- 15W. Boyle
- 23J. Forster
- 27Thomas Geoffrey Field
- 22R. Lovett
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Cheltenham have 2, 2 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | Notts County(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Wycombe(away) | 2-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Swindon Town(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Stevenage(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Bury(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | Colchester(home) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Brentford(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Cambridge United(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Macclesfield(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Carlisle(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Forest Green wins, 3 draws, 0 Cheltenham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2018 | Cheltenham 0-1 Forest Green | League Two |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham | League Two |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Cheltenham 1-2 Forest Green | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Cheltenham 1-1 Forest Green | National League |
| Sep 22, 2015 | Forest Green 2-2 Cheltenham | National League |
Last archived meeting: Cheltenham vs Forest Green on Apr 14, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Forest Green score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Cheltenham score 0.9 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Cheltenham | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
A question about Forest Green vs Cheltenham?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy