Notts County vs Cheltenham

Notts County

5 - 2

Cheltenham

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Meadow Lane 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Notts County 5 · Cheltenham 18

Referee Stats

Elliot Bell

8 matches · 3.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.88
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	75%
Draws	0%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Notts County outshot their opponent (17-7).
Notts County controlled possession (59%).
Notts County had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Notts County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-5-6

Goals For / Against

45 / 25

Avg: 1.88 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 46

Avg: 1.09 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

1.83

PPG

0.91

1.88

1.09

1.04

2.00

61%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

52%

39%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Notts County rank5th

Cheltenham rank18th

Notts County points80

Cheltenham points52

Notts County: #5 · 80 pts · GD +22

6 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Notts County last 5 home

D L W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals12-9

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.

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.

Notts County trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Notts County score at home87%

Notts County clean sheet at home30%

Cheltenham score away70%

Cheltenham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Notts County score first39%

Notts County win after scoring first78%

Cheltenham score first52%

Cheltenham win after scoring first42%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Notts County 50% · Cheltenham 11%

Avg first goal minute: Notts County 29.2' · Cheltenham 40.3'

Vs league average

Notts County score at home1.88 vs 1.37

Notts County concede at home1.04 vs 1.20

Cheltenham score away1.09 vs 1.20

Cheltenham concede away2.00 vs 1.37

Notts County score 37% above league average, while Cheltenham score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Notts County are 14% below league average at home, and Cheltenham are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Notts County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 7

61-75 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

565

396

Passes Accurate

500

321

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Hutchinson

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Davison

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Jones

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Palmer

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Palmer

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Macari

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

I. Hutchinson

Normal Goal · Assist: Harry Ashfield

46'

46' L. Macari

49'

49' Harry Ashfield

59'

59' J. Bedeau

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Grant

1st substitution · For: O. Norburn

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Tsaroulla

2nd substitution · For: Maziar Kouhyar

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ H. Tangen

3rd substitution · For: K. Bennetts

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Tom Iorpenda

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Palmer

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

J. Wilson

Own Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. McDonald

4th substitution · For: L. Ness

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Jones

5th substitution · For: T. Hall

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Harry Ashfield

1st substitution · For: R. Broom

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Davison

2nd substitution · For: G. Miller

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ L. Young

3rd substitution · For: Cole Deeming

81'

81' S. Sherring

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Bickerstaff

4th substitution · For: G. Nurse

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Thomas

5th substitution · For: J. Martin

90+1'

90+1' I. Hutchinson

90+2'

90+2' J. Tomkinson

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 5-2

T. Hall

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Bennetts

Notts County vs Cheltenham 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Notts County beat Cheltenham 5-2 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at Meadow Lane.

First half: Cheltenham took an early lead at 10' when I. Hutchinson scored, with the assist credited to J. Davison, making the score 0-1. Notts County leveled the score at 16' when J. Jones scored, with the assist credited to M. Palmer, making the score 1-1. Notts County took the lead at 28' when M. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to L. Macari, making the score 2-1. Cheltenham leveled the score at 35' when I. Hutchinson scored, with the assist credited to Harry Ashfield, making the score 2-2.

Second half: L. Macari received a yellow card for Notts County at 46'. Harry Ashfield received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 49'. J. Bedeau received a yellow card for Notts County at 59'. Notts County made their 1st substitution at 65', with C. Grant replacing O. Norburn. Notts County made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Tsaroulla replacing Maziar Kouhyar. Notts County made their 3rd substitution at 65', with H. Tangen replacing K. Bennetts. Notts County took the lead at 66' when Tom Iorpenda scored, with the assist credited to M. Palmer, making the score 3-2. Notts County extended the lead at 72' when J. Wilson scored (Own Goal), making the score 4-2. Notts County made their 4th substitution at 74', with R. McDonald replacing L. Ness. Notts County made their 5th substitution at 74', with J. Jones replacing T. Hall. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 75', with Harry Ashfield replacing R. Broom. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Davison replacing G. Miller. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 75', with L. Young replacing Cole Deeming. S. Sherring received a red card for Cheltenham at 81'. Cheltenham made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Bickerstaff replacing G. Nurse. Cheltenham made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Thomas replacing J. Martin. I. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 90+1'. J. Tomkinson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 90+2'. Notts County added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when T. Hall scored, with the assist credited to K. Bennetts, making the score 5-2.

Notts County used 5 substitutions while Cheltenham used 5 substitutions. Notts County got 2 yellow cards, while Cheltenham got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.