Match Report
In the standings it was AFC Wimbledon 5th on 73 points, Cheltenham Town 15th on 60 — separated by 13. Cheltenham Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, AFC Wimbledon were scoring 1.22 and conceding 0.76, Cheltenham Town 1.3 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 5 for AFC Wimbledon, 4 for Cheltenham Town and 4 drawn, at 3.46 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 62% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 77%. The last five meetings averaged 4.4 goals, well above the all-time 3.46.
The match was played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames (capacity 4,850). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
AFC Wimbledon: Marcus Browne (37') · Cheltenham Town: Ashley Hay (24'), Matty Taylor (79')