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Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Jonny-Rocks Stadium, Cheltenham

Crewe Alexandra, led by manager Lee Bell, visit Michael John Flynn and his Cheltenham Town side at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium on Thursday afternoon in the League Two. All the odds are provided straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Two match data, including head-to-head performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cheltenham
33%
--
Draw
29%
--
Crewe
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Crewe 1-0
13%
--
Cheltenham 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Crewe 2-1
8%
--
Crewe 2-0
7%
--
Cheltenham 2-1
7%
--
Cheltenham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Crewe 3-1
3%
--
Crewe 3-0
3%
--
Cheltenham 3-1
2%
--
Cheltenham 3-0
2%
--
Crewe 3-2
2%
--
Cheltenham 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Cheltenham win to nil
21%
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Crewe win to nil
24%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Cheltenham have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league. Cheltenham are winless in the 11 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won zero. Cheltenham have conceded 19 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cheltenham have played 10 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Crewe lay in 4th place on 31 points in the League Two league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Crewe have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Crewe have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cheltenham
Crewe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1811431537 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
May 3
d
 
1-1F
2
Port Vale191054735 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 1
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
3
Doncaster19964633 
Apr 5
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
4
Crewe Away18873631 
Dec 26
Apr 12
-
-
5
Grimsby191018-131 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
Apr 1
Dec 14
6
AFC Wim189361430 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
Jan 28
Feb 11
7
MK Dons179351130 
Mar 22
l
 
3-2F
Apr 21
Dec 29
8
Chesterfield197751028 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-5A
Mar 1
9
Notts C18774728 
Dec 29
Apr 21
w
 
2-0F
Mar 22
10
Gillingham18828326 
Apr 18
Dec 20
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
11
Bradford18675425 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
12
Salford18666-224 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
13
Barrow18657123 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
14
Bromley18585023 
d
 
1-1F
May 3
Jan 5
w
 
1-2A
15
Cheltenham Home19658-323 
-
-
Apr 12
Dec 26
16
Fleetwood17575122 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
17
Newport18648-722 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
18
Colchester18495121 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Dec 20
Apr 18
19
Harrogate196310-1221 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
20
Accrington18468-818 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 28
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
21
Tranmere18468-1318 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
w
 
3-1A
Apr 26
22
Swindon19379-1016 
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 11
23
Morecambe193511-1514 
Dec 14
Apr 1
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
24
Carlisle183510-1514 
Apr 26
w
 
0-1F
Jan 1
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cheltenham 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Crewe 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cheltenham since 2007
Cheltenham
Crewe
Goals: Scored
12
13
Games: Scored
8 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
3 / 11
CHT
4
D
4
CRE
3
League games at Crewe since 2006
Crewe
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
10 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
1 / 11
CHT
3
D
2
CRE
6
Goal Statistics

Crewe Alexandra's defensive record is to be admired, L. Bell's men having conceded 1 or less in 10 consecutive League Two games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Cheltenham Town makes sense in this context.

Cheltenham 15th Crewe 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Crewe will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Cheltenham have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
Crewe have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Cheltenham
PG (predicted goals)
Crewe
1
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
CHT
CRE
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Games scored17
15
Failed to score2
3
Scored first11
9
Goals scored25
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
17
Avg. XG for0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
CHT
CRE
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
11
Clean sheets3
7
Conceded first8
8
Goals conceded28
16
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+29%

Cheltenham v Crewe League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17555
L Young E ArcherE ArcherL Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Archer MID1955
-
L Young  MID1832
1
-
J Colwill MID1733
2
-
T Pett MID17
1
-
S Bennett MID16
3
-
S Stubbs DEF151
3
-
T Bradbury DEF1511
1
-
G Miller FWD144
1
-
R Bowman FWD1421
1
-
J. Thomas FWD1421
-
L Payne DEF131
5
-
M Taylor FWD131
2
-
I Bakare DEF12
2
-
L Kinsella MID121
1
-
L. Dulson FWD1211
-
O Evans GLK11
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF911
1
-
J Day GLK8
2
-
L. Shipley DEF8
2
-
H Sohna MID81
1
-
L Laing DEF6
-
R Haynes DEF6
2
-
M. Norkett FWD51
-
F Willcox MID2
1
-
Crewe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18545
F MarschallS TraceyR CooneyS Tracey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Marschall GLK18
2
-
Z Williams DEF1812
3
-
M Conway DEF1811
1
-
S Tracey FWD185
5
-
M Demetriou DEF171
2
-
J Tabiner MID1712
4
-
M Sanders MID17
4
-
R Cooney DEF1634
5
-
M Holicek MID161
2
-
J Connolly DEF14
1
-
J. Knight-Lebel DEF13
3
-
J Lankester MID1334
4
-
K Breckin MID12
2
-
C Thomas MID101
1
-
O Bogle FWD921
-
O Lunt MID8
-
K Hemmings FWD83
1
-
L Billington DEF7
1
-
C Long FWD41
1
C Finney DEF3
-
J Powell MID2
1
-
C. Agius FWD1
-