Match Report
Notts County, 5th with 80 points, sat 28 points above Cheltenham Town (18th, 52). Cheltenham Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Notts County were scoring 1.61 and conceding 1.13, Cheltenham Town 1.15 and 1.72, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Cheltenham Town carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Notts County 6, draws 2, Cheltenham Town 3, at 3.91 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 82% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 82%.
The venue was Meadow Lane Stadium in Nottingham, with room for 19,588 spectators. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Notts County: Jodi Jones (16'), Matt Palmer (28'), Tom Iorpenda (66'), James Wilson (72' og), Tyrese Hall (90') · Cheltenham Town: Isaac Hutchinson (10'), Isaac Hutchinson (35')
Key stats
Possession: Notts County 59% · Cheltenham Town 41% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-3