Match summary
Before kickoff, Accrington Stanley were 14th in the table but 6th on points from the last five league games.
Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham TownResult, Lineups & H2H
Wham Stadium, Accrington
Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Accrington Stanley3W 1D 1L
Accrington StanleyCheltenham Town
10Pointsof 153
6Goals scored5
3Goals conceded10
3Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row0
2Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win3
1Conceded in a row3
Head to head23 meetings · Oct 2009 – Sep 2025
- Accrington Stanley wins
- 7
- Draws
- 7
- Cheltenham Town wins
- 9
2.7goals per meeting
52%both teams scored
52%3+ goals
39%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAccrington Stanley 1W 2D 2L · 1 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoCheltenham Town1-0Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley0-0Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town2-1Accrington Stanley
- League OneCheltenham Town0-0Accrington Stanley
- League OneAccrington Stanley1-0Cheltenham Town
Show all 23 meetings
- League OneAccrington Stanley4-4Cheltenham Town
- League OneCheltenham Town1-0Accrington Stanley
- FA CupAccrington Stanley3-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town0-2Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley1-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town3-0Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley1-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoAccrington Stanley1-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town2-1Accrington Stanley
- League TwoCheltenham Town1-2Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley0-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoAccrington Stanley2-2Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town0-3Accrington Stanley
- League TwoCheltenham Town4-1Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley0-1Cheltenham Town
- League TwoCheltenham Town1-2Accrington Stanley
- League TwoAccrington Stanley2-4Cheltenham Town
- League TwoAccrington Stanley4-0Cheltenham Town
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 328 earlier results
Accrington StanleyCheltenham Town
#14Position#18
37Points27 v 27 games30
+2Goal difference-19
1.15Scored per gameleague avg 1.30.96
1.07Conceded per game1.67
#6Form table position#19
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Accrington StanleyCheltenham Town
- 77'Yellow Card · Cheltenham Town · Josh Davison
- Substitution · Accrington Stanley · Luke Butterfield · InOut: Seamus Conneely73'
- 73'Goal · Cheltenham Town · J. Thomas3-1
- Substitution · Accrington Stanley · D. Abimbola · InOut: Josh Woods72'
- 69'Substitution · Cheltenham Town · Josh Martin · InOut: George Nurse
- 69'Substitution · Cheltenham Town · Sam Sherring · InOut: James Wilson
- Substitution · Accrington Stanley · Conor Grant · InOut: Alex Henderson66'
- Substitution · Accrington Stanley · Freddie Sass · InOut: Connor O'Brien66'
- 60'Substitution · Cheltenham Town · Josh Davison · InOut: Cole Deeming
- Goal · Accrington Stanley · Devon Matthews3-059'
- Yellow Card · Accrington Stanley · Alex Henderson55'
- Goal · Accrington Stanley · Donald Love2-045+2'
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Cheltenham Town · Robbie Cundy
- Goal · Accrington Stanley · Shaun Whalley1-08'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Accrington StanleyCheltenham Town
43%Ball Possession57%
16Shots Total13
8Shots On Target4
10Corners8
7Fouls10
1Yellow Cards2
3Saves5
296Passes401
3Shots Off Target6
103Attacks100
53Dangerous Attacks63
7Shots Inside Box10
9Shots Outside Box3
3Goals1
10Free Kicks7
5Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions3
11Tackles10
2Assists0
190Accurate Passes282
1Injuries2
19Total Crosses19
2Accurate Crosses6
7Interceptions8
53Duels Won57
0Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: J. Doolan
Starting XI
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OW
Oliver Wright6.6
-
DM
Devon Matthews7.4
-
CO
Connor O'Brien6.7
-
IS
Isaac Sinclair6.9
-
AH
Alex Henderson6.5
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IH
Isaac Heath6.6
-
JW
Josh Woods6.8
Substitutes
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MK
Michael Kelly-
FS
Freddie Sass6.5
-
CC
Charlie Caton-
CB
Charlie Brown-
LB
Luke Butterfield6.8
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DA
D. Abimbola6.6
Manager: S. Cotterill
Starting XI
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GN
George Nurse6.0
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BS
Ben Stevenson6.3
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AJ
A. Jude-Boyd6.6
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CD
Cole Deeming6.2
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JT
J. Thomas7.5
Substitutes
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JD
Josh Davison6.5
-
GM
G. Miller-
SS
Sam Sherring6.5
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TB
T. Backwell-
MD
M. DialloPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 90' | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 29(59%) | - | 2/6 | |
Devon Matthews DF | 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 31(75%) | - | 8/11 |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 16(61%) | 3 | 10/13 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 44(56%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
Isaac Sinclair MF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 37(64%) | 2 | 5/13 |
| 6.9 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 37(68%) | 2 | 6/8 | |
Luke Butterfield MF | 6.8 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(100%) | - | 0/1 |
Josh Woods FW | 6.8 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(68%) | 2 | 7/25 |
Connor O'Brien MF | 6.7 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 14(60%) | - | 3/5 |
Isaac Heath MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 20(85%) | - | 4/8 |
Oliver Wright GK | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(32%) | - | - |
D. Abimbola FW | 6.6 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | 1 | 2/4 |
Freddie Sass DF | 6.5 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | 2/2 |
Alex Henderson MF | 6.5 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 10(58%) | - | 1/6 |
| 6.3 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | - | 0/1 |
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