Preview: Cheltenham Town vs. Crewe Alexandra - prediction, team news, lineups

Seeking a 3rd successive location triumph crossed each competitions, Cheltenham Town instrumentality to League Two enactment connected Thursday against Crewe Alexandra astatine Whaddon Road.

On Friday, the Robins settled for a 2-2 gully with Gillingham, arsenic they beryllium 14th successful the table, portion Crewe are pushing for an automatic promotional place, presently 4th pursuing a 0-0 effect versus Colchester United.

Match preview

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Throughout December, Cheltenham person been capable to consistently cod points, without a azygous decision this period successful 5 competitory fixtures.

Domestically, they person points successful 5 consecutive games but person lone won 2 of those matches, dropping six points from a winning presumption successful the 2nd half.

Dropping points has been a recurring taxable for Michael Flynn's men successful this competition, with his squad failing to triumph six league encounters this play erstwhile scoring first, letting 15 points gaffe distant successful the process.

Cheltenham person won conscionable 2 of their past 9 matches played connected Boxing Day, but they won the past 1 a play agone versus Shrewsbury Town (2-0).

They are unbeaten successful their erstwhile 8 matches astatine Whaddon Road crossed each competitions, posting 2 cleanable sheets successful their past 3 league outings astatine home.

All 7 of their home triumphs this play person travel against sides presently beneath them successful the table, 5 of which were astatine home.

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In galore instances this season, Crewe person near it precocious but often recovered a way, putting them successful a coagulated presumption to astatine slightest marque the playoffs.

Five times successful the contention this season, they person conceded the opening extremity but recovered a mode back, collecting 9 points arsenic a result.

The Railwaymen person netted 7 times beyond the 80th infinitesimal successful this competition, with implicit fractional of their goals (17/24) occurring successful the 2nd half.

That has kept Lee Bell's men adjacent to the apical three, with lone 2 points presently separating them from 2nd place, portion they person a crippled successful manus connected Doncaster Rovers (third) and Port Vale (second).

They person not got galore affirmative results connected Boxing Day extracurricular of Gresty Road, losing 3 successive distant contests connected that day, each clip by a two-goal margin.

Crewe person won conscionable 1 of their erstwhile 5 EFL games astatine Cheltenham, but they are unbeaten successful their past 4 league contests against them and could marque it 5 successful a enactment for lone the 2nd clip ever connected Thursday.

Cheltenham Town League Two form:

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Team News

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There is lone 1 wounded interest astatine Cheltenham close now, with left-back Ryan Haynes connected the agelong roadworthy to betterment from a superior genu injury, arsenic Tom Bradbury filled successful for him against Gillingham.

Luke Young scored his 4th of the home run past week, and George Miller netted for a 2nd successive juncture successful this competition, his team-leading sixth of the season.

On the Crewe side, we saw 1 alteration to their starting 11 versus Colchester, arsenic Shilow Tracey returned from suspension, coming into the fold successful spot of Jamie Knight-Lebel.

Filip Marschall lone had to marque 2 stops betwixt the sticks connected Friday to cod his 2nd successive cleanable expanse successful this competition.

Cheltenham Town imaginable starting lineup:
Day; Jude-Boyd, Bakare, Stubbs, Bradbury; Kinsella, Young; Thomas, Taylor, Archer; Miller

We say: Cheltenham Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Both sides person recovered ways to gain points successful caller outings, but neither person shown capable prime to marque the quality and assertion maximum points consistently.

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