Exeter City vs Cheltenham Town prediction
Our breakdown
In the League Two table, Exeter sit 12th on 19 points from 14 games. Cheltenham sit 5th in the table on 21 points from 14 games, 2 points ahead.
Exeter's last 6 games brought 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 7 scored and 3 conceded. Cheltenham's last 6 brought 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats, with 7 scored and 13 against.
So far this season, 29% of Exeter games saw both teams score and 21% went over 2.5 goals. Cheltenham's figures are 79% and 71%. Exeter create 1.08 expected goals a game and allow 1.11; Cheltenham's numbers are 1.07 created and 1.61 allowed.
An Exeter win is the likeliest outcome in the model at 55% (draw 25%, Cheltenham 20%), built on expected goals: 1.75 for Exeter, 0.99 for Cheltenham.
We predict Exeter City 1-0 Cheltenham Town. Of all exact scores, 1-1 ranks first at 11.8%. For the result we favor, 1-0 has the highest chance.
Stats: Exeter v Cheltenham
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.20 | 1.40 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.60 | 2.20 |
| Both teams scored | 40% | 60% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 40% | 60% |
| Clean sheets | 60% | 20% |
| Corners won / conceded | 3.6 / 5.2 | 4.0 / 3.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| xG for / against | 1.06 / 1.07 | 0.97 / 1.52 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 14 |
| Goals scored a game | 0.79 | 1.64 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.64 | 1.79 |
| Both teams scored | 29% | 79% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21% | 71% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 7% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.4 / 4.7 | 4.1 / 5.5 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| xG for / against | 1.08 / 1.11 | 1.07 / 1.61 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.14 | 1.29 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.29 | 2.14 |
| Both teams scored | 29% | 86% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 14% | 71% |
| Clean sheets | 71% | 0% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.1 / 3.7 | 4.6 / 5.3 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| xG for / against | 1.46 / 0.70 | 1.07 / 1.50 |
Fair prices for each market
| Match result | Exeter win | 55% | 5/6 |
| Draw | 25% | 3/1 | |
| Cheltenham win | 20% | 4/1 | |
| Double chance | Exeter or draw | 80% | 1/4 |
| Cheltenham or draw | 45% | 6/5 | |
| Draw no bet | Exeter | 73% | 4/11 |
| Cheltenham | 27% | 11/4 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 53% | 10/11 |
| No | 47% | 11/10 | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 77% | 3/10 |
| Over 2.5 | 52% | 10/11 | |
| Under 2.5 | 48% | 21/20 | |
| Over 3.5 | 30% | 5/2 | |
| Result and BTTS | Exeter and yes | 25% | 3/1 |
| Draw and yes | 18% | 9/2 | |
| Cheltenham and yes | 10% | 17/2 | |
| Result and goals | Exeter and over 2.5 | 34% | 15/8 |
| Cheltenham and over 2.5 | 12% | 15/2 | |
| Exeter and under 2.5 | 21% | 4/1 | |
| Cheltenham and under 2.5 | 9% | 10/1 | |
| Half time / full time | Exeter / Exeter | 34% | 15/8 |
| Draw / Exeter | 18% | 9/2 | |
| Draw / Draw | 14% | 6/1 | |
| Cheltenham / Cheltenham | 12% | 15/2 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 48% | 11/10 |
| Over 10.5 | 37% | 7/4 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 46% | 6/5 |
| Over 4.5 | 29% | 5/2 |
To find a fair price, divide 1 by our chance of the outcome. Our feed doesn't hold UK prices from bookmakers for this match yet; football-data.co.uk normally posts them two or three days ahead of kick-off.
Line-ups we expect
Exeter 4-2-3-1
- Bycroft, Jack.GK
- Samuel, Lakyle.DEF
- Woodhouse, Luca.DEF
- Cummins, Charlie.MID
- Taylor, Jack.DEF
- Fitzwater, Jack.DEF
- Birch, George.MID
- Kite, Harry.MID
- Cox, Sonny.FWD
- Taylor PerryMID
- Scully, Anthony.MID
The listed lineup began its match at Salford City on Sat 31 Oct.
Cheltenham 4-2-3-1
- Stanway, Wyll.GK
- Tomkinson, Jonathan.DEF
- Shipley, Jordan.DEF
- McWilliams, Shaun.MID
- Sweeney, Pierce.DEF
- Wilson, James.DEF
- Evans, Jake.MID
- Stevenson, Ben.MID
- Weimann, Andreas.FWD
- Mccann, Charlie.MID
- Broom, Ryan.MID
The listed lineup began its match at Tranmere on Sat 31 Oct.
For other clubs, we list the eleven who started in their most recent match, according to ESPN. Once the teams are named, ESPN's confirmed selections replace these about an hour before kick-off.
Chances for each correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Scoring times
Exeter, 15 games compared with Cheltenham, 15 games. This season's ESPN match events show the goals scored by minute.
Cards and corners
- An expected 9.6 corners (league 9.9; Exeter 4.7; Cheltenham 4.9).
- Yellow cards expected: 3.5 (league 3.7).
Latest form
Exeter City
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Salford | 1-2 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Crewe | 2-0 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Colchester | 0-0 | D |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Shrewsbury | 1-0 | W |
| Sat 3 Oct | v Rotherham | 1-0 | W |
Scores list Exeter first.
Cheltenham Town
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Tranmere | 1-3 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Newport County | 1-0 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Fleetwood Town | 4-2 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Oldham | 1-4 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Salford | 0-2 | L |
| Sat 3 Oct | at Accrington | 0-2 | L |
Scores list Cheltenham first.
League Two table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +6 | 19 | |
| 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 19 | |
| 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +2 | 19 | |
| 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 19 | |
| 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 19 | |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
These standings come from ESPN and are dated Wednesday 4 November.
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