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    26th September CHELTENHAM - CHESTERFIELD

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 15:00 Cheltenham Vs Chesterfield
    • Game for: 8th round of League Two
    • Last Game: Chesterfield - Cheltenham: 1-0
    • History of Games: 2-2-2
    • Predicted Score: Cheltenham 2 - 1 Chesterfield

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    5Cheltenham33112DDWDWD
    8Chesterfield32211DWWWDD

    5th (IN LEAGUE TWO )

    • League : This is the 4th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 2W - 1D - 0L
    • Last Game : Colchester - Cheltenham: 1-1
    • Next Game : 03 Oct Accrington - Cheltenham

    8th (IN LEAGUE TWO )

    • League : This is the 4th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 2W - 0D - 1L
    • Last Game : Chesterfield - York: 2-0
    • Next Game : 03 Oct Chesterfield - Tranmere

    KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES

    • GG
      YYYYYY
      		Cheltenham15:00Chesterfield
      YYYYNY

    Probable Lineups

    ( 4-1-4-1 ) Cheltenham

    Chesterfield ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Stanway
    • 6.4
    • Tomlinson
    • 6.7
    • Cundy
    • 7.2
    • Sweeney
    • 6.7
    • Tomkinson
    • 6.7
    • Stevenson
    • 6.4
    • Shipley
    • 6.4
    • McWilliams
    • 6.7
    • McCann
    • 7.3
    • Evans
    • 7.2
    • Weimann
    • 6.9
    • Boot
    • 6.7
    • Gordon
    • 6.6
    • McFadzean
    • 6.8
    • Simpson
    • 6.7
    • Hutton
    • 6.9
    • Stirk
    • 6.7
    • McEachran
    • 6.8
    • Koroma
    • 6.8
    • Mandeville
    • 6.5
    • Markanday
    • 7.1
    • Bonis
    • 6.8
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    CheltenhamVsChesterfield

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Favour Onukwuli- Out - injured
    Mark Barber- Out - injured
    Harry Tustin- Doubtful - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Will Dickson- Out - injured
    Zach Hemming- Out - unfit
    James Sissons- Out - international duty
    Gunner Elliott- Out - international duty
    Malik Owolabi-Belewu6.12 Out - injured
    Danny Anisjko5.92 Out - international duty
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Mark Barber and Harry Tustin picked up injuries in Tuesday's EFL Trophy game versus Exeter City.

    • Steve Cotterill may opt to keep the same starting XI that took on Colchester last weekend.

    • Gunner Elliott, James Sissons and Danny Anisjko are currently on international duty.

    • Lee Bonis is currently available for Chesterfield's match at Cheltenham.

    • Liam Mandeville may come back into the away side's team on Saturday.

    Odds

    Cheltenham Win: 3

    DRAW: 3.6

    Chesterfield Win: 2.1

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • A narrow edge, nothing more. Chesterfield is the shortest price on a book of 3 / 3.6 / 2.1 (1 / X / 2), an implied 43.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 30.7% / 25.5% / 43.8% on an overround of 8.7%.

    • In the league table Cheltenham sit 5th on 12 points (3W 3D 1L) with Chesterfield 8th on 11 points (3W 2D 2L).

    • Cheltenham read D-D-W-D-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 4D 0L) — patchy.

    • Chesterfield read D-W-W-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 3D 0L) — a strong recent run.

    • Head to head the record reads 2-2-2 — Cheltenham wins, draws, then Chesterfield wins. Their last meeting finished Chesterfield - Cheltenham: 1-0.

    • Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Cheltenham first, then Chesterfield, out of their last six: GG 6 and 5.

    • Cheltenham team news: Mark Barber and Harry Tustin picked up injuries in Tuesday's EFL Trophy game versus Exeter City.

    • Cheltenham team news: Steve Cotterill may opt to keep the same starting XI that took on Colchester last weekend.

    • Chesterfield team news: Gunner Elliott, James Sissons and Danny Anisjko are currently on international duty.

    • Chesterfield team news: Lee Bonis is currently available for Chesterfield's match at Cheltenham.

    • Cheltenham are without 3 — Favour Onukwuli (Out - injured), Mark Barber (Out - injured), Harry Tustin (Doubtful - injured).

    • Chesterfield are without 6 — Will Dickson (Out - injured), Zach Hemming (Out - unfit), James Sissons (Out - international duty), Gunner Elliott (Out - international duty), Malik Owolabi-Belewu (Out - injured), Danny Anisjko (Out - international duty).

    • Early lineups are in: Cheltenham set up 4-1-4-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Cheltenham lean hardest on Robbie Cundy (9.5), Ben Stevenson (9.5), Jordan Shipley (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Chesterfield lean hardest on Ryan Boot (9.5), Liam Mandeville (9.5), Jack Simpson (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • The projected score for this one is Cheltenham 2 - 1 Chesterfield, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Chesterfield at 2.1 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 25th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 25 Sep, 2026

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