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

Tue 25th Feb, 19:45 BST, Jonny-Rocks Stadium, Cheltenham

Cheltenham Town are in League Two action on Saturday lunch time, as Michael John Flynn aims to beat Matthew Sadler and his Walsall side at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head-to-head records, will update as you browse each of the betting markets via the tabs below. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner for this clash, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Cheltenham and Walsall will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head historically, and neither Michael John Flynn or Matthew Sadler has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s lately either. The bookmakers predict over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.33 equating to roughly a 74% probability.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 47% chance of Walsall coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cheltenham
34%
13/5
5%
27/10
3%
Draw
26%
5/25/2
3%
Walsall
40%
19/201/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
Walsall 1-0
10%
6/1
13%
11/2
7%
Cheltenham 1-0
9%
9/1
17%
8/1
10%
Walsall 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Cheltenham 2-1
8%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
9%
15/2
11%
Walsall 2-0
7%
8/1
5%
15/2
6%
Cheltenham 2-0
6%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Walsall 3-1
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Cheltenham 3-1
3%
28/122/1
10%
Walsall 3-0
3%
16/112/1
13%
Walsall 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Cheltenham 3-0
2%
40/128/1
Cheltenham 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1/1
8%
19/20
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/5
8%
3/4
8%
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/4-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/13-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
5/6
6%
5/6
6%
BTTS - No
46%
5/6
9%
10/11
5%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6/111/2
8%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
19%
10/3
8%
3/1
7%
Home/draw
60%
4/54/5
Away/draw
66%
2/7
3%
1/4
3%
Home/away
74%
2/73/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/10
4%
1/3
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/5
9%
11/5
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
5/2
8%
23/10
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/7
3%
2/7
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
17%
11/2
18%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
2%
1/10
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
1/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
9%
15/2
11%
Home DNB
52%
13/88/5
Away DNB
58%
4/94/9
Cheltenham win to nil
18%
5/1
8%
-
Walsall win to nil
21%
12/5
3%
-
Cheltenham / Cheltenham
14%
5/119/4
Cheltenham / Walsall
4%
22/118/1
Cheltenham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Draw / Cheltenham
10%
7/113/2
Draw / Walsall
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Walsall / Cheltenham
3%
33/125/1
Walsall / Walsall
25%
11/521/10
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Cheltenham have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Cheltenham have conceded 34 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cheltenham have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 1st place on 60 points in the League Two league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 18, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 56 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 33 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 14 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cheltenham
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall Away3018662360 
Feb 25
l
 
2-1A
-
-
2
Notts C2915861953 
l
 
3-5F
Apr 21
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
3
Bradford3015871253 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
4
AFC Wim2915772252 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 11
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
5
Doncaster301578752 
Apr 5
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
6
Port Vale2913106649 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
7
Salford301398948 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
8
Crewe3112127548 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
May 3
9
Grimsby3014313-445 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
Mar 8
w
 
1-4F
10
Chesterfield2911991442 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
11
Colchester299137540 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1F
12
Fleetwood2910109440 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-0A
13
Bromley309129039 
d
 
1-1F
May 3
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
14
Newport3011613-639 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
w
 
2-0F
Apr 21
15
MK Dons3011514038 
Mar 22
l
 
3-2F
w
 
4-2A
l
 
1-0A
16
Swindon3191111-138 
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
Mar 1
w
 
0-4F
17
Cheltenham Home2910811-438 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Feb 25
18
Barrow3010713-137 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
19
Gillingham299614-733 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
20
Accrington297913-1230 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
21
Harrogate318617-1730 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Tranmere306915-2727 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
23
Morecambe306519-2123 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
24
Carlisle305619-2621 
Apr 26
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 4
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cheltenham 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cheltenham since 2008
Cheltenham
Walsall
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
CHT
2
D
1
WLS
1
League games at Walsall since 2007
Walsall
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
CHT
2
D
1
WLS
2
Goal Statistics

Walsall's defensive record is very strong, M. Sadler's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Two matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Cheltenham Town makes sense in this context.

Walsall have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 10 consecutive League Two outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Cheltenham Town on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Cheltenham 17th Walsall 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Cheltenham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Walsall’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Cheltenham
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
CHT
WLS
12%
better
view stats
Games scored21
20
Failed to score3
3
Scored first13
18
Goals scored34
43
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for18
20
Avg. XG for0.9
1.8
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
CHT
WLS
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
12
Clean sheets5
11
Conceded first10
4
Goals conceded36
20
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+34%

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

Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27655
L Young G MillerE ArcherS Bennett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Archer MID2955
-
L Young  MID2842
2
-
S Stubbs DEF2511
4
-
T Bradbury DEF2413
1
-
J. Thomas FWD2432
2
-
L Kinsella MID231
3
-
G Miller FWD236
1
-
S Bennett MID21
5
-
M Taylor FWD211
2
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF1931
3
-
J Day GLK18
3
-
I Bakare DEF181
4
-
R Bowman FWD1831
2
-
L. Dulson FWD1711
-
R Haynes DEF6
2
-
A. Hay FWD5
-
D Power DEF4
-
T Backwell MID41
-
E. Williams FWD4
-
V Adedokun DEF3
-
T Dieng MID1
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3010810
C BarrettJ MattC BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF308
10
-
R Stirk MID3011
1
-
T. Simkim GLK29
2
-
D Okagbue DEF2922
8
-
L Gordon DEF2921
10
-
T Allen DEF2956
3
1
C Lakin MID2821
2
-
J Jellis MID2742
8
-
A Adomah FWD2743
3
-
J Matt FWD27102
6
-
H Williams DEF233
5
-
J Earing MID202
-
O McEntee DEF16
5
-
D Johnson FWD164
-
B Comley MID10
1
-
J Gordon FWD81
1
-
G Hall MID711
-
E Weir DEF62
1
-
D Daniels DEF6
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
L Amantchi FWD3
-
E. Wheatley FWD3
-
E Harrison FWD21
-
S Hornby GLK1
-
N Asiimwe DEF1
-