Cheltenham Town vs Accrington Stanley

6 September 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Abigail Byrne

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Isaac Hutchinson 2’

Match summary

Cheltenham Town beat Accrington Stanley 1-0. Cheltenham Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Isaac Hutchinson put Cheltenham Town ahead with a direct free kick in the 2nd minute.

Shots finished 13-8 to Cheltenham Town, with 3 on target for Cheltenham Town and 1 for Accrington Stanley.

Key events

Cheltenham Town Accrington Stanley
Kick-off
Isaac HutchinsonFree Kick1-0 (Cheltenham Town)
2’
20’
Devon MatthewsFoul
30’
Donald LoveFoul
Luke YoungShot on target
31’
Half-time1-0
46’
Liam CoyleShot on target
Second half underway
59’
Isaac SinclairAlex Henderson
59’
Charlie BrownDonald Love
59’
Charlie CatonPaddy Madden
Scot BennettShot on target
63’
65’
Joe BauressDan Martin
Luke YoungFoul
65’
68’
Tyler WaltonOff the ball foul
72’
Seamus ConneelyLiam Coyle
Darragh PowerArkell Jude-Boyd
75’
Josh MartinIsaac Hutchinson
82’
Ryan BroomFreddie Willcox
82’
Jake BickerstaffGeorge Miller
90+1’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Accrington Stanley attacking Cheltenham Town attacking 
2’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, goal 8’ Lee Angol (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 9’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 10’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 10’ Benn Ward (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 29’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 31’ Scot Bennett (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 31’ Luke Young (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, saved 39’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 44’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 44’ Freddie Willcox (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 46’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 51’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 56’ Arkell Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 57’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 62’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 63’ Scot Bennett (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 71’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 76’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 88’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+5’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 2’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, goal 8’ Lee Angol (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 9’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 10’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 10’ Benn Ward (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 29’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 31’ Scot Bennett (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 31’ Luke Young (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, saved 39’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 44’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 44’ Freddie Willcox (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 46’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 51’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 56’ Arkell Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 57’ Isaac Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 62’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 63’ Scot Bennett (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 71’ Ethon Archer (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 76’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 88’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+5’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cheltenham Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Day
Sherring
Bennett
Jude-Boyd 75’
Willcox 82’
Kinsella
Young
Hutchinson 82’
Archer
Miller 90’
Angol
Accrington Stanley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wright
Pye
Love 59’
Matthews
Ward
Coyle 72’
Martin 65’
Walton
Henderson 59’
Heath
Madden 59’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joe Day
90′ 1 0 30 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Sam Sherring
90′ 2 – 1 9 5 21 – – – –
Scot Bennett
90′ 1 2 1 5 3 16 1 – – –
Arkell Jude-Boyd Taken off
75′ 2 – 1 3 1 13 1 – – –
Darragh Power Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – – 1 – 2 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Freddie Willcox Taken off
82′ – – 25 – – 4 1 13 – 1 –
Liam Kinsella
90′ – – 25 – – 2 1 7 – 1 –
Luke Young
90′ – – 49 2 – – – 5 1 3
Ethon Archer
90′ – – 22 – – 4 1 8 – 3 –
Isaac Hutchinson Taken off
82′ 1 – 29 1 – 1 – 3 1 1 –
Ryan Broom Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
Josh Martin Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 5 – – – – – 2 – –
Forwards2 players
George Miller Taken off
89′ – – – – – – 2 6 1 15 –
Lee Angol
90′ – – 1 – – – 1 13 4 13 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cheltenham Town win 39% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Accrington Stanley win 33% Avg odds 2.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cheltenham Town LLLLD
Accrington Stanley DLLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Accrington Stanley 0-0 Cheltenham Town, 28 Jan 25 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley 3-1 Cheltenham Town, 31 Jan 26  All Cheltenham Town vs Accrington Stanley meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.