Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking to proceed their unbeaten fourth-tier commencement crossed location matches, Accrington Stanley invited high-flying Cheltenham Town to Wham Stadium for a League Two fixture connected Saturday afternoon.

The Reds picked up a confidence-boosting constituent astatine the location of crisis-hit Swindon Town past weekend, whilst the Robins enjoyed a constrictive location occurrence implicit promotion rivals Chesterfield.

Match preview

Since a 2-1 decision astatine the basal of aboriginal pacesetters Barnet connected September 12, relegation-tipped Accrington Stanley person enjoyed a three-game unbeaten tally (W1 D2) crossed League Two and EFL Trophy action.

After losing 3 consecutive fourth-tier distant contests to Exeter City (2-0), Walsall (3-2) and the aforementioned Bees (2-1), the Reds picked up their maiden distant constituent of the play from a 1-1 gully astatine Swindon past weekend.

Netting wrong the opening infinitesimal astatine the County Ground past clip out, 26-year-old Josh Woods has present scored 3 goals successful 8 league appearances truthful acold - a tally bettered lone by five-strike teammate Charlie Caton.

Apart from the goalless gully astatine Wham Stadium versus Newport County connected September 19, John Doolan's broadside person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful immoderate of their different 9 competitory fixtures to day successful 2026-27.

The division's leakiest defence presently inhabit 19th spot successful the League Two standings with 7 points from 8 contests, conscionable 2 points up of Port Vale successful the highest of the relegation spots.

A sobering 18th-placed decorativeness successful League Two during the 2025-26 run was Cheltenham Town's poorest since placing 21st successful 2017, however, Saturday's visitors person started the existent play excellently.

The underlying information suggests that the Robins' sensational opening volition process off, however, supporters are simply relishing successful their side's seven-game unbeaten tally (W4 D3) crossed each competitions astatine the moment.

Steve Cotterill's troops made it 3 retired of 4 location wins for the fourth-tier word past Saturday afternoon, erstwhile strikes from dynamic duo Andreas Weimann and Charlie McCann downed Chesterfield astatine EV Charger Points Stadium.

Losing conscionable 1 of their opening 8 fourth-tier battles, Cheltenham are sitting beauteous successful 2nd spot successful the League Two rankings, level connected points with Barnet successful archetypal and third-placed Bristol Rovers.

Whilst the existent states of some sides hint towards a Robins occurrence this weekend, the past books are successful the favour of Accrington, who are unbeaten crossed their past 8 location contests (W3 D5) with Cheltenham dating backmost to February 2015.

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Team News

Accrington could opt for an alteration successful midfield this weekend, with Liam Coyle replaced astatine fractional clip successful Swindon past Saturday.

A young English talent, Alex Henderson is pushing to marque lone his 2nd League Two commencement of the campaign.

Making a mammoth 12 saves successful the location triumph implicit Chesterfield, Cheltenham goalkeeper Wyll Stanway is inactive searching for his archetypal cleanable expanse of the season.

A fig of attackers are pushing for a spot successful the starting XI, including Jak Bickerstaff and George Miller.

A erstwhile Norwich City younker prospect, American Jonathan Tomkinson provided his archetypal assistance for the Robins past clip out.

Accrington Stanley imaginable starting lineup:

Moulden; Matthews, Conneely, Anderson; O'Brien, Love, Henderson, Tutonda, Mols; Woods, Walton

Cheltenham Town imaginable starting lineup:

Stanway; Tomkinson, Cundy, Sweeney, Tomlinson; Stevenson, Miller, Broom, McCann, Shipley; Weimann

We say: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Cheltenham Town

Despite their lowly league standing, Accrington are a pugnacious seed to ace astatine location and could marque it 5 consecutive Wham Stadium matches without decision successful League Two.

Cheltenham are the astonishment bundle astatine the apical of the standings truthful acold and should beryllium bully capable for a stock of the spoils successful Lancashire.

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