Swindon Town vs Cheltenham

0 - 1

🕒 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Swindon Town 9 · Cheltenham 18

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

14 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	29%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-11).
Swindon Town controlled possession (63%).
Cheltenham had the sharper finishing (0-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27

Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.70

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

1.70

PPG

0.91

1.65

1.09

1.17

2.00

61%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

52%

35%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th

Cheltenham rank18th

Swindon Town points75

Cheltenham points52

Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11

11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 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.

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

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

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.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Swindon Town score at home87%

Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%

Cheltenham score away70%

Cheltenham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%

Swindon Town win after scoring first75%

Cheltenham score first52%

Cheltenham win after scoring first42%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Cheltenham 11%

Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Cheltenham 40.3'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37

Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Cheltenham score away1.09 vs 1.20

Cheltenham concede away2.00 vs 1.37

Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Cheltenham score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Cheltenham are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

433

240

Passes Accurate

307

140

Passes %

71%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41'

41' T. Nichols

45+1'

45+1' Jamie Knight-Lebel

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Bodin

1st substitution · For: O. Palmer

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Filozofe Mabete

2nd substitution · For: Princewill Ehibhatiomhan

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Archer

Normal Goal

68'

68' Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Nichols

3rd substitution · For: J. Ball

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Joel McGregor

4th substitution · For: D. Oldaker

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ H. Adelakun

1st substitution · For: G. Harmon

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ E. Archer

2nd substitution · For: L. Kinsella

90+5'

90+5' J. Day

Swindon Town vs Cheltenham 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cheltenham beat Swindon Town 1-0 on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. T. Nichols received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 41'. Jamie Knight-Lebel received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 45+1'.

Second half: Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Bodin replacing O. Palmer. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Filozofe Mabete replacing Princewill Ehibhatiomhan. Cheltenham took the lead at 59' when E. Archer scored, making the score 0-1. Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 68'. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 80', with T. Nichols replacing J. Ball. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 80', with Joel McGregor replacing D. Oldaker. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 83', with H. Adelakun replacing G. Harmon. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 90+2', with E. Archer replacing L. Kinsella. J. Day received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 90+5'.

Swindon Town used 4 substitutions while Cheltenham used 2 substitutions. Swindon Town got 2 yellow cards, while Cheltenham got 2 yellow cards.