Barrow vs Cheltenham

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🕒 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Parsons 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Barrow 24 · Cheltenham 18
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.30
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-16).
  • Barrow controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 46
Avg: 1.09 / 2.00

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
0.91
0.78
GF
1.09
1.48
GA
2.00
48%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
52%
22%
Score 1st
52%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th
Cheltenham rank18th
Barrow points36
Cheltenham points52
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26
34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cheltenham last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals8-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%
Barrow clean sheet at home17%
Cheltenham score away70%
Cheltenham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%
Barrow win after scoring first60%
Cheltenham score first52%
Cheltenham win after scoring first42%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Cheltenham 11%
Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Cheltenham 40.3'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37
Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Cheltenham score away1.09 vs 1.20
Cheltenham concede away2.00 vs 1.37
Barrow score 43% below league average, while Cheltenham score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Cheltenham are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 0

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 12
76-90+ 9
0-15 8
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
18
16
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
6
6
Shots Inside Box
11
9
Shots Outside Box
7
7
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
11
4
Fouls
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
445
312
Passes Accurate
334
219
Passes %
75%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
39' ⚽
⚽
39' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
H. Adelakun
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Thomas
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
B. Whitfield
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Barkhuizen
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ B. Whitfield
1st substitution · For: E. Newby
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ J. Earing
2nd substitution · For: C. Mahoney
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ J. Thomas
1st substitution · For: E. Archer
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ K. Hemmings
3rd substitution · For: I. Cameron
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
E. Archer
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Hutchinson
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ T. Barkhuizen
4th substitution · For: B. Jackson
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ S. Smith
5th substitution · For: I. Fletcher
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ J. Bickerstaff
2nd substitution · For: Tom Taylor
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ H. Adelakun
3rd substitution · For: D. Power
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ I. Hutchinson
4th substitution · For: L. Kinsella

Barrow vs Cheltenham 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cheltenham beat Barrow 2-1 on Friday, 19 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Thomas Parsons. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: Cheltenham took the lead at 39' when H. Adelakun scored, with the assist credited to J. Thomas, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Barrow leveled the score at 47' when B. Whitfield scored, with the assist credited to T. Barkhuizen, making the score 1-1. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 73', with B. Whitfield replacing E. Newby. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Earing replacing C. Mahoney. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Thomas replacing E. Archer. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Hemmings replacing I. Cameron. Cheltenham took the lead at 84' when E. Archer scored, with the assist credited to I. Hutchinson, making the score 1-2. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 87', with T. Barkhuizen replacing B. Jackson. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 87', with S. Smith replacing I. Fletcher. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 88', with J. Bickerstaff replacing Tom Taylor. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with H. Adelakun replacing D. Power. Cheltenham made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with I. Hutchinson replacing L. Kinsella.

Barrow used 5 substitutions while Cheltenham used 4 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (18-16).
  • Barrow controlled possession (60%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Barrow vs Cheltenham Head-to-Head History by Season