Walsall vs Cheltenham

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Walsall 2 · Cheltenham 5

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2
Avg: 1.25 / 0.50

Points

8
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2
Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-2-1

Goals For / Against

7 / 6
Avg: 1.75 / 1.50

Points

5
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.25
1.25
GF
1.75
0.50
GA
1.50
25%
O2.5
75%
25%
BTTS
100%
50%
Score 1st
25%

League-position context

Walsall rank2nd
Cheltenham rank5th
Walsall points13
Cheltenham points12
Walsall: #2 · 13 pts · GD +6
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cheltenham: #5 · 12 pts · GD +3
1 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

W D W D
Points8/12
Weighted index73
Goals5-2
Record2-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cheltenham last 5 away

D W D L
Points5/12
Weighted index50
Goals7-6
Record1-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 50% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home50%
Walsall clean sheet at home75%
Cheltenham score away100%
Cheltenham clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first50%
Walsall win after scoring first100%
Cheltenham score first25%
Cheltenham win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Cheltenham 67%
Avg first goal minute: Walsall 29.0' · Cheltenham 32.0'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.25 vs 1.58
Walsall concede at home0.50 vs 0.94
Cheltenham score away1.75 vs 0.94
Cheltenham concede away1.50 vs 1.58
Walsall score 21% below league average, while Cheltenham score 86% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 47% below league average at home, and Cheltenham are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Walsall vs Cheltenham Head-to-Head History by Season