Swindon Town - Cheltenham

Swindon Town

League Two Season 2026 - Round 2

Saturday 22 August 2026 15:00

2 - 1

Finished

Referee: C. Hicks

Cheltenham

Result

Ball possession

42%

58%

Timeline

Matthew Virtue-Thick

Aaron Drinan

1-0

17'

Jaylan Pearman (out)
Ollie Palmer (in)

46'

Ben Middlemas (out)
(in)

53'

Ollie Clarke

2-0

55'

Ryan Tafazolli (out)
Kaelan Majekodunmi (in)

61'

Ollie Clarke (out)
Tom Nichols (in)

61'

63'

Kirsten Otchere (out)
Andreas Weimann (in)

70'

George Nurse (out)
Jake Bickerstaff (in)

71'

Jordan Shipley (out)
Ryan Broom (in)

Matthew Virtue-Thick (out)
James Boluwatife Debayo (in)

85'

Jake Evans (out)
Freddie Willcox (in)

85'

2-1

Ryan Broom

90+2'

Jake Bickerstaff

Odds

1X2	10Bet	1xBet	888Sport	Bet365	Betano	Betfair	BetVictor	Dafabet	Marathonbet	Pinnacle	SBO	Superbet	Unibet	William Hill
1 Swindon Town	1.74	1.89	1.80	1.95	1.90	1.91	1.93	1.97	1.87	1.94	1.68	1.95	1.71	1.91
X Draw	3.65	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.55	3.70	3.60	3.60	3.50	3.55	3.29	3.50	3.55	3.30
2 Cheltenham	4.50	3.86	4.00	3.70	3.85	3.80	3.75	3.80	3.86	3.94	3.69	3.70	4.20	3.75

Previous confrontations (H2H)

2 Swindon Town

4 Draw

6 Cheltenham

58% Over 2.5 goals

50% Both teams scored

3.1 Goals per match

2 | 5 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Cheltenham 5-0 Swindon Town (2014)

Most goals: Swindon Town 3-3 Cheltenham (2025)

Goals scored all matches

1.17

1.92

Goals in home matches

0.60

2.14

Goals in away matches

1.57

1.60

Above is calculated based on the below matches

2025-12-29 Monday 19:45

Won 😎

Cheltenham

Swindon Town 2

2025-12-09 Tuesday 19:45

Won 😎

Swindon Town 2

Cheltenham 2

2025-03-15 Saturday 12:30

Draw 🤔

Swindon Town 2 P

Cheltenham 5

2024-10-12 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Cheltenham 2

Swindon Town 5

2019-11-19 Tuesday 19:45

Won 😎

Swindon Town

Cheltenham 3

2019-11-09 Saturday 15:00

Draw 🤔

Cheltenham 3

Swindon Town

2019-08-24 Saturday 15:00

Draw 🤔

Cheltenham

Swindon Town 2

2019-04-27 Saturday 15:00

Won 😀

Cheltenham 3

Swindon Town

2018-12-22 Saturday 15:00

Draw 🤔

Swindon Town 2

Cheltenham 4

2018-03-10 Saturday 15:00

Walkover 🔥

Swindon Town

Cheltenham

2017-10-07 Saturday 15:00

Won 😀

Cheltenham 2

Swindon Town

2014-11-08 Saturday 15:00

Walkover 🔥

Cheltenham

Swindon Town

Stats

Swindon Town

Cheltenham

Shots on goal

Shots off goal

Total shots

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Shots outside box

Fouls

Corners

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper saved

342

Total passes

464

232

Passes success

347

68%

Passes %

75%

0.63

Expected goals (xG)

1.20

Stadion

Stadion name

The County Ground

Capacity

15728

Address

County Road
Swindon, Wiltshire

table 2026

League Two

Team	Pts
Barnet	15
Cheltenham	15
Bristol Rovers	15
York	14
Walsall	14
Grimsby	13
Salford City	13
Gillingham	12
Crewe	12
Tranmere	11
Chesterfield	11
Swindon Town	11
Rotherham	10
Fleetwood Town	10
Colchester	10
Rochdale	10
Newport County	9
Shrewsbury	8
Accrington ST	7
Oldham	7
Exeter City	6
Northampton	6
Port Vale	5
Crawley Town	4

Complete table

Line-ups

Swindon Town — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: Scott Holloway Ian

Connor Ripley

Mitchell Clark

Stephen Negru

Ryan Tafazolli

Billy Kirkman

Anthony Junior Munda

Ben Middlemas

Matthew Virtue-Thick

Ollie Clarke

Jaylan Pearman

Aaron Drinan

Kirsten Otchere

Jordan Shipley

Charlie McCann

Joe Tomlinson

Jake Evans

Ben Edward Stevenson

George Nurse

Pierce Sweeney

Robbie Cundy

Jonathan Tomkinson

Wyll Stanway

Cheltenham — Formation: 4-1-4-1 Logo Cheltenham

Coach: Steve Cotterill

Swindon Town — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: Scott Holloway Ian

Cheltenham — Formation: 4-1-4-1 Logo Cheltenham

Coach: Steve Cotterill

Connor Ripley

Mitchell Clark

Stephen Negru

Ryan Tafazolli

Billy Kirkman

Anthony Junior Munda

Ben Middlemas

Matthew Virtue-Thick

Ollie Clarke

Jaylan Pearman

Aaron Drinan

Kirsten Otchere

Jordan Shipley

Charlie McCann

Joe Tomlinson

Jake Evans

Ben Edward Stevenson

George Nurse

Pierce Sweeney

Robbie Cundy

Jonathan Tomkinson

Wyll Stanway

Substitutes

Substitutes Swindon Town

Name	Age	Position
Lewis Ward	29	Goalkeeper
James Boluwatife Debayo	21	Defender
Kaelan Majekodunmi	22	Defender
Ollie Palmer	34	Attacker
Tom Nichols	33	Attacker
Lucas Griffiths-Brown	-	-

Substitutes Cheltenham

Name	Age	Position
Joe Day	36	Goalkeeper
Jake Bickerstaff	25	Defender
Ryan Broom	29	Midfielder
Freddie Willcox	-	Midfielder
Mark Barber	-	Midfielder
Andreas Weimann	35	Attacker

Player stats

#	Name	FN rating	Min	Pos	G	A	Sh	SoT	Pas	KP	Pas+	Tkl	Blk	Int	Du	Du+	Dri	Dri+	Foul	Foul+	🟨	Off	Sav	GC	PenSv
34	Billy Kirkman	8.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	30	1	19	12	-	6	27	19	2	2	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
8	Ollie Clarke ©️	8.0	61	Midfielder	1	0	1	1	21	-	10	2	-	-	10	7	-	-	-	3	0	-	-	0	-
5	Stephen Negru	7.9	90	Defender	-	1	-	-	54	1	45	1	-	1	7	5	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
17	Ryan Tafazolli	7.5	61	Defender	-	0	-	-	32	-	22	1	1	-	5	5	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
23	Aaron Drinan	7.3	90	Attacker	1	0	1	1	12	-	8	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
27	Anthony Junior Munda	7.2	90	Midfielder	-	1	-	-	23	1	19	5	-	2	11	6	1	1	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
14	Ryan Broom (sub)	7.2	19	Midfielder	1	0	2	2	10	-	9	1	-	-	7	2	4	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
1	Connor Ripley	7.0	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	55	-	31	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	5	1	0
22	Jaylan Pearman	6.9	45	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	18	1	14	1	-	1	5	2	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
7	Tom Nichols (sub)	6.9	29	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	10	-	6	3	-	-	8	6	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	0	-
7	Ben Edward Stevenson ©️	6.9	90	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	55	-	42	1	-	-	10	5	-	-	2	2	0	-	-	0	-
20	Ben Middlemas	6.7	53	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	18	1	13	2	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
25	Pierce Sweeney	6.7	90	Defender	-	1	-	-	73	1	62	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
33	Freddie Willcox (sub)	6.7	12	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	9	-	7	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
18	James Boluwatife Debayo (sub)	6.6	12	Defender	-	0	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
5	Robbie Cundy	6.6	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	56	1	44	-	1	1	10	9	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
11	Jake Bickerstaff (sub)	6.6	19	Attacker	-	0	-	-	6	1	5	-	-	-	5	3	3	3	1	-	1	-	-	0	-
19	Jake Evans	6.5	85	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	18	2	13	3	-	1	24	8	8	3	2	2	0	-	-	0	-
2	Mitchell Clark	6.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	29	1	24	1	-	1	9	4	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
28	Ollie Palmer (sub)	6.3	45	Attacker	-	0	-	-	12	-	6	-	-	-	5	2	1	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
21	Kaelan Majekodunmi (sub)	6.3	29	Defender	-	0	-	-	6	-	2	-	1	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
3	Jonathan Tomkinson	6.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	46	2	34	2	-	2	10	3	2	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
4	Joe Tomlinson	6.3	90	Midfielder	-	0	3	2	36	1	23	-	-	2	9	5	2	-	-	3	0	-	-	0	-
24	Matthew Virtue-Thick	6.2	85	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	13	-	8	1	-	-	5	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	0	-
23	Wyll Stanway	6.2	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	47	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	2	0
21	George Nurse	6.2	71	Defender	-	0	-	-	42	-	33	-	-	1	5	2	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
26	Jordan Shipley	6.2	71	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	16	-	13	-	-	2	4	2	2	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
18	Andreas Weimann (sub)	6.2	27	Attacker	-	0	2	1	6	1	2	-	-	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
8	Charlie McCann	6.0	90	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	37	3	25	1	-	-	7	2	2	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
9	Kirsten Otchere	5.9	63	Attacker	-	0	2	1	7	-	5	-	-	-	12	-	2	-	3	-	0	-	-	0	-
12	Lewis Ward (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
38	Lucas Griffiths-Brown (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
1	Joe Day (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
35	Mark Barber (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-