Cheltenham vs Shrewsbury

Cheltenham

3 - 1

Shrewsbury

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Eley 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Cheltenham 18 · Shrewsbury 19

Referee Stats

Richard Eley

9 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	44%
Draws	11%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Cheltenham outshot their opponent (16-7).
Shrewsbury controlled possession (55%).
Cheltenham had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cheltenham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 33

Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shrewsbury (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-15

Goals For / Against

20 / 42

Avg: 0.87 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 0.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

0.70

1.22

0.87

1.43

1.83

48%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

52%

39%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Cheltenham rank18th

Shrewsbury rank19th

Cheltenham points52

Shrewsbury points49

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.

Shrewsbury: #19 · 49 pts · GD -27

37 pts off the top 2. 27 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cheltenham last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals6-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shrewsbury last 5 away

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals1-5

Record0-1-4

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Shrewsbury trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cheltenham score at home78%

Cheltenham clean sheet at home26%

Shrewsbury score away57%

Shrewsbury clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Cheltenham score first39%

Cheltenham win after scoring first67%

Shrewsbury score first13%

Shrewsbury win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cheltenham 25% · Shrewsbury 19%

Avg first goal minute: Cheltenham 51.7' · Shrewsbury 31.3'

Vs league average

Cheltenham score at home1.22 vs 1.37

Cheltenham concede at home1.43 vs 1.20

Shrewsbury score away0.87 vs 1.20

Shrewsbury concede away1.83 vs 1.37

Cheltenham score 11% below league average, while Shrewsbury score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Cheltenham are 19% above league average at home, and Shrewsbury are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cheltenham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Shrewsbury goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 9

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

285

338

Passes Accurate

182

200

Passes %

64%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Adelakun

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Thomas

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Bickerstaff

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Adelakun

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

I. Hutchinson

Penalty

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Marquis

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Boyle

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Scully

1st substitution · For: T. McDermott

70'

70' J. Day

73'

73' W. Boyle

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Hutchinson

1st substitution · For: E. Archer

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Lloyd

2nd substitution · For: T. Sang

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Bickerstaff

2nd substitution · For: Tom Taylor

89'

89' Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Thomas

3rd substitution · For: J. Martin

90'

90' T. Perry

90+2'

90+2' T. McDermott

Cheltenham vs Shrewsbury 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cheltenham beat Shrewsbury 3-1 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Richard Eley.

First half: Cheltenham took the lead at 14' when H. Adelakun scored, with the assist credited to J. Thomas, making the score 1-0. Cheltenham extended the lead at 31' when J. Bickerstaff scored, with the assist credited to H. Adelakun, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Cheltenham extended the lead at 54' when I. Hutchinson scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Shrewsbury reduced the deficit at 63' when J. Marquis scored, with the assist credited to W. Boyle, making the score 3-1. Shrewsbury made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Scully replacing T. McDermott. J. Day received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 70'. W. Boyle received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 73'. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 75', with I. Hutchinson replacing E. Archer. Shrewsbury made their 2nd substitution at 78', with G. Lloyd replacing T. Sang. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 86', with J. Bickerstaff replacing Tom Taylor. Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 89'. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 89', with J. Thomas replacing J. Martin. T. Perry received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 90'. T. McDermott received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 90+2'.

Cheltenham used 3 substitutions while Shrewsbury used 2 substitutions. Cheltenham got 2 yellow cards, while Shrewsbury got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Cheltenham outshot their opponent (16-7).
Shrewsbury controlled possession (55%).
Cheltenham had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Cheltenham vs Shrewsbury Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Shrewsbury vs Cheltenham 0 - 2 26 Dec 2025 Cheltenham vs Shrewsbury 3 - 1