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Swindon Town vs Cheltenham Town Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 1

Aaron Drinan 17′Ollie Clarke 55′16th

9thRyan Broom 85′

Player of the matchBilly KirkmanSWI · 101′ played · 18 duels won · 11 tackles · 15 clearances

7.5
Possession
42%58%
Shots · on target in brackets
5 (3)14 (6)
Corners
25
Table · 4 v 3 pts
16th → 7th9th → 14th

League TwoOfficial DerbyMatchday 2The Nigel Eady County Ground StadiumRef C. Hicks

Match strip & events

SWI 2–1 CTT · 1–1 yellow

1′HT90′Cheltenham Town on top 45 of 90 min · SWI 52% · CTT 48% pressure · peaks SWI 17′, CTT 85′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Jake BickerstaffYellow card
  3. Freddy Willcoxfor Jake Evans
  4. James Debayofor Matty Virtue
  5. Ryan Broom2–1Goal · right foot · assist Pierce Sweeney
  6. Ryan Broomfor Jordan Shipley
  7. Jake Bickerstafffor George Nurse
  8. Andreas Weimannfor Kirsten Otchere
  9. Tom Nicholsfor Ollie Clarke
  10. Kaelan Majekodunmifor Ryan Tafazolli
  11. Ollie Clarke2–0Goal · right foot · assist Stephan Negru
  12. Louis Millardfor Ben Middlemas
  13. Ollie Palmerfor Jaylan Pearman
  14. Half-time 1–0
  15. Aaron Drinan1–0Goal · right foot · assist Anthony Munda
  16. Matty VirtueYellow card

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Barnet22-0-06:2+463rd ▲2
5Colchester United21-1-04:3+1413th ▲8
6York City21-1-04:3+148th ▲2
7Swindon Town21-1-02:1+1416th ▲9
8Grimsby Town21-1-01:0+142nd ▼6
9Fleetwood Town21-1-01:0+1411th ▲2
12Oldham Athletic21-0-13:2+135th ▼7
13Exeter City21-0-12:1+1318th ▲5
14Cheltenham Town21-0-13:3039th ▼5
15Crawley Town21-0-12:20319th ▲4
16Chesterfield21-0-11:10312th ▼4
24Rochdale20-0-21:5-4023rd ▼1
Swindon Town
16th → 7th1 → 4 pts
Cheltenham Town
9th → 14th3 → 3 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Swindon Town7d restequal rest · old → new7d restCheltenham Town
  1. 1-2L2 May
  2. 4-0W4 Jul
  3. 0-0D14 Jul
  4. 1-5L18 Jul
  5. 0-0D21 Jul
  6. 1-3L25 Jul
  7. 2-1W28 Jul
  8. 4-1W1 Aug
  9. 2-3L8 Aug
  10. 0-0D15 Aug

3-3-4goals 15:151.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-1W14 Apr
  2. 1-0W18 Apr
  3. 1-3L21 Apr
  4. 0-4L25 Apr
  5. 1-4L2 May
  6. 3-0W18 Jul
  7. 0-0D25 Jul
  8. 0-2L1 Aug
  9. 1-3L8 Aug
  10. 2-1W15 Aug

4-1-5goals 11:181.30pts/game

  1. ANorthampton Town0–0
  2. ACardiff City2–3
  3. AForest Green Rovers4–1
  4. HLeyton Orient2–1
  5. ABristol City1–3

latest 5

  1. HRotherham United2–1
  2. HCharlton Athletic1–3
  3. HMilton Keynes Dons0–2
  4. ASlimbridge0–0
  5. AEvesham United3–0
Show older matches
  1. AWoking0–0
  2. ACrystal Palace1–5
  3. AChippenham Town0–0
  4. HSwindon Supermarine4–0
  5. HChesterfield1–2

older

  1. HColchester United1–4
  2. ABristol Rovers0–4
  3. HTranmere Rovers1–3
  4. HNewport County1–0
  5. HGillingham2–1

Referee

C. Hicks
Cards / match
3.32this match 2 (-1.32)
Yellows / match
3.18this match 2
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.2118% of matches
Fouls / match
23.1this match 19

1.55Home 1.55 vs Away 1.63 yellows/match · 6–8 red1.63

37%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 24%39%

home winsaway wins
With Swindon Town
2-1-3 in 6 · 1.5 yellows/game
With Cheltenham Town
3-1-2 in 6 · 1.83 yellows/game
Analysed latest 100 of 131 career matches.

What stands out

  • 7thfrom 16th

    Swindon Town moved from 16th to 7th in the League Two table with this result.1 → 4 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 14thfrom 9th

    Cheltenham Town moved from 9th to 14th in the League Two table with this result.3 → 3 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

37 figures
Swindon Townfull timeCheltenham Town
  1. 42%Possession58%
  2. 5Shots14
  3. 3Shots on target6
  4. 1Big chances1
  5. 2Corners5
  6. 342Passes464
  7. 7Fouls12
  8. 1Yellow cards1
All 37 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 1Accurate crosses6
  3. 79Attacks125
  4. 0Big chances missed1
  5. 9Crosses17
  6. 27Dangerous attacks53
  7. 6Dribble attempts27
  8. 60%Shot accuracy43%
  9. 1Shots blocked4
  10. 2Shots inside box9
  11. 1Shots off target4
  12. 3Shots outside box5
  13. 3Successful dribbles8
  14. Passing
  15. 27Accurate long passes25
  16. 232Accurate passes347
  17. 5Key passes10
  18. 31%Long pass accuracy33%
  19. 86Long passes75
  20. 68%Pass accuracy75%
  21. Defence
  22. 66Duels won44
  23. 10Goal kicks5
  24. 23Headers won21
  25. 11Interceptions9
  26. 2Last-man tackles0
  27. 5Saves1
  28. 29Tackles9
  29. Discipline
  30. 12Free kicks7
  31. Other
  32. 164Possession lost187
  33. 5Substitutions4
  34. 29Throw-ins45

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Joe TomlinsonCTT5 (2)
  2. Andreas WeimannCTT3 (1)
  3. Ollie ClarkeSWI2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Stephan NegruSWI1
  2. Charlie McCannCTT1

Passes

  1. Pierce SweeneyCTT63/74
  2. Stephan NegruSWI43/52
  3. Ben StevensonCTT43/56

Key passes

  1. Charlie McCannCTT3
  2. Jonathan TomkinsonCTT2
  3. Jake EvansCTT2

Duels won

  1. Billy KirkmanSWI18/27
  2. Robbie CundyCTT9/11
  3. Jake EvansCTT9/25

Dribbles

  1. Jake EvansCTT4/8
  2. Jake BickerstaffCTT3/3
  3. Billy KirkmanSWI2/2

Tackles

  1. Billy KirkmanSWI11
  2. Anthony MundaSWI5
  3. Tom NicholsSWI3

Clearances

  1. Billy KirkmanSWI15
  2. Stephan NegruSWI10
  3. Ryan TafazolliSWI9

Saves

  1. Connor RipleySWI5
  2. Wyll StanwayCTT1

Head-to-head

14 meetings on record since 2011

3-4-7Swindon Town W-D-L · goals 15:24

3 SWI4 draws7 CTT
With Swindon Town at home
1-2-3 (4:8)
Goals per meeting
2.79
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
43%
Won by the host
36%
Last 5 (Swindon Town)
2W 1D 2L · 3 goals/game
  1. Cheltenham Town0–2Swindon TownLeague Two
  2. Swindon Town0–1Cheltenham TownLeague Two
  3. Swindon Town3–3Cheltenham TownLeague Two
  4. Cheltenham Town2–3Swindon TownLeague Two
  5. Swindon Town0–1Cheltenham TownFA Cup
Show all 14 meetings
  1. Cheltenham Town1–1Swindon TownFA Cup
  2. Cheltenham Town2–2Swindon TownLeague Two
  3. Cheltenham Town3–2Swindon TownLeague Two
  4. Swindon Town0–0Cheltenham TownLeague Two
  5. Swindon Town0–3Cheltenham TownLeague Two
  6. Cheltenham Town2–1Swindon TownLeague Two
  7. Cheltenham Town5–0Swindon TownFA Cup
  8. Swindon Town1–0Cheltenham TownLeague Two
  9. Cheltenham Town1–0Swindon TownLeague Two
  1. Cheltenham TownnextSwindon TownLeague Two

Matchday 2

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Walsall0–0Grimsby Town
  2. Salford City0–1Chesterfield
  3. Bristol Rovers5–3Newport County
  4. Shrewsbury Town1–3Barnet
  5. York City1–1Rotherham United
  6. Rochdale1–2Crawley Town
  7. Port Vale1–1Tranmere Rovers
  8. Fleetwood Town0–0Gillingham
  9. Exeter City2–0Accrington Stanley
  10. Crewe Alexandra1–0Northampton Town
League Two fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium, Swindon
Capacity
15,728 · grass
Weather
22 °C · few clouds · humidity 29%
Referee
C. Hicks
SWI coach
Ian Holloway (1.30 PPG)
CTT coach
Steve Cotterill (1.43 PPG)

Match summary

Swindon Town beat Cheltenham Town 2-1 in the League Two (England), Regular Season.

Across 14 previous meetings on record, Swindon Town won 3 and Cheltenham Town won 7, with 4 draws (2.79 goals per game).

Goals came from Aaron Drinan (17') and Ollie Clarke (55') for Swindon Town and Ryan Broom (85') for Cheltenham Town.

Swindon Town — live results and scheduleCheltenham Town — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Swindon Town4-2-3-16.95 avg rating 6.394-1-4-1Cheltenham Town
  1. 17.1Connor Ripley101′
  1. 26.6Mitch Clark101′
  2. 57.2Stephan NegruA 101′
  3. 176.9Ryan Tafazolli↓61′
  4. 347.5Billy Kirkman101′
  1. 277.0Anthony MundaA 101′
  2. 206.7Ben Middlemas↓53′
  1. 246.5Matty VirtueYC ↓85′
  2. 87.3Ollie ClarkeG ↓61′
  3. 226.6Jaylan Pearman↓46′
  1. 237.0Aaron DrinanG 101′
  1. 236.1Wyll Stanway101′
  1. 215.9George Nurse↓70′
  2. 256.6Pierce SweeneyA 101′
  3. 56.6Robbie Cundy101′
  4. 36.4Jonathan Tomkinson101′
  1. 76.5Ben Stevenson101′
  1. 266.5Jordan Shipley↓71′
  2. 86.6Charlie McCann101′
  3. 47.0Joe Tomlinson101′
  4. 196.3Jake Evans↓85′
  1. 95.9Kirsten Otchere↓63′
  1. 7Tom NicholsMF · ↑61′6.6
  2. 18James DebayoDF · ↑85′6.2
  3. 21Kaelan MajekodunmiDF · ↑61′6.5
  4. 28Ollie PalmerFW · ↑46′6.4
  5. 39Louis MillardFW · ↑53′6.5
  6. 12Lewis WardGK
  7. 38Lucas Griffiths-BrownDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Ian Holloway (1.30 PPG) · Steve Cotterill (1.43 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 11Jake BickerstaffFW · YC ↑70′6.8
  2. 14Ryan BroomMF · G ↑71′7.0
  3. 18Andreas WeimannFW · ↑63′6.8
  4. 33Freddy WillcoxMF · ↑85′6.5
  5. 1Joe DayGK
  6. 35Mark BarberDF

Top ratings

XI avg 6.95 v 6.39
  1. Billy KirkmanSWI7.5
  2. Ollie ClarkeSWI7.3
  3. Stephan NegruSWI7.2
  4. Connor RipleySWI7.1
  5. AMAnthony MundaSWI7.0

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Swindon Townall competitionsCheltenham Town
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.2Goals per game (both sides)3.13
  3. 87%Over 1.587%
  4. 73%Over 2.560%
  5. 47%Over 3.540%
  6. 67%Both teams scored53%
  7. 20%Clean sheets27%
  8. 27%Failed to score20%
  9. Swindon Town at home v Cheltenham Town away
  10. 6Played6
  11. 3Won3
  12. 2Drawn0
  13. 1Lost3
  14. 12-7Goals (for-against)11-10
  15. 1.83Points per game1.5
  16. 83%Over 2.567%
  17. 17%Clean sheets50%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
  19. 13-121st-half goals (for-against)5-13
  20. 8-152nd-half goals (for-against)16-13
  21. 38%Goals after half-time76%
  22. 79%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 4-5-5Half-time W-D-L3-6-6
How we calculate this

Updated