Regular Season - 12 · 20 October 2026, 18:45 UTC

Cheltenham vs Fleetwood Town League Two prediction

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Our model says: Cheltenham 2–1 Fleetwood Town

The model makes it 39% Cheltenham, 27% draw, 34% Fleetwood Town — fair odds of 2.56, 3.70 and 2.94. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

Expected goals: Cheltenham 1.48, Fleetwood Town 1.35.

Both teams to score: 58%. Over 2.5 goals: 54%, under 2.5: 46%.

Model confidence: Low.

Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.

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Key facts

  • Cheltenham are 8th on 15 points from 10 games; Fleetwood Town are 16th on 11 points from 10 games — League Two.
  • Cheltenham have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 0-2 defeat at home to Salford City.
  • Fleetwood Town have not won in their last 5 games, most recently a 1-1 draw at home to Walsall.
  • Last 6 meetings: Fleetwood Town 3 wins to 2, 1 draw; the most recent, 10 March 2026, ended Fleetwood Town 2–2 Cheltenham.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Cheltenham vs Fleetwood Town

58%
Both teams to score
54%
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Cheltenham win Draw Fleetwood Town win
  1. 1–112%
  2. 2–19%
  3. 1–08%
  4. 1–28%
  5. 0–17%
  6. 0–06%
  7. 2–06%

Scores read Cheltenham first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 43%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Cheltenham at 39% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 2,920 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Cheltenham vs Fleetwood Town

Cheltenham

  • L0-2Salford City10 October 2026
  • L0-2away to Accrington Stanley3 October 2026
  • W2-1Chesterfield26 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Colchester19 September 2026
  • W3-1away to Crawley Town12 September 2026

Fleetwood Town

  • D1-1Walsall10 October 2026
  • L0-1away to Salford City3 October 2026
  • L1-2Rochdale26 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Barnet19 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Newport County12 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

League Two table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
8Cheltenham104331616015
16Fleetwood Town102531011-111

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Cheltenham

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 11% today

Win 8%
Draw 11%
Defeat 14%

Fleetwood Town

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 10% today

Win 7%
Draw 10%
Defeat 12%

From our League Two season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Cheltenham vs Fleetwood Town

  • 10 March 2026Fleetwood Town 2–2 CheltenhamLeague Two
  • 4 October 2025Cheltenham 2–0 Fleetwood TownLeague Two
  • 8 February 2025Fleetwood Town 2–0 CheltenhamLeague Two
  • 28 September 2024Cheltenham 0–2 Fleetwood TownLeague Two
  • 29 March 2024Fleetwood Town 1–2 CheltenhamLeague One
  • 3 October 2023Cheltenham 0–2 Fleetwood TownLeague One

Leading scorers: Cheltenham and Fleetwood Town

Cheltenham

GoalsAssists

  • C. McCann70
  • A. Weimann42
  • J. Evans32

Fleetwood Town

No player in League Two's leading scorers — 10 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Two sides the ratings cannot separate

Cheltenham carry a model rating of 6.08 against 6.11 for Fleetwood Town. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.48 goals for Cheltenham and 1.35 for Fleetwood Town. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Cheltenham rate 0.53 in attack and 2.54 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Fleetwood Town rate 0.44 and 1.93.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Cheltenham a 0.5% chance of the title and Fleetwood Town 0.4%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Cheltenham the highest probability at 39%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.48 expected goals for Cheltenham against 1.35 for Fleetwood Town. Cheltenham's attack/defence rating is 0.53/2.54 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.44/1.93 for Fleetwood Town.

Season stats

CheltenhamFleetwood Town
10Matches10
4W 3D 3LRecord2W 5D 3L
16 1.6 per gameGoals scored10 1.0 per game
16 1.6 per gameGoals conceded11 1.1 per game
0 of 10Clean sheets3 of 10
2 of 10Failed to score2 of 10
2 of 3Penalties scored–
27 2.7 per gameYellow cards26 2.6 per game
2Red cards0
4-1-4-1 6×Usual shape3-1-4-2 8×

Cheltenham at home · Fleetwood Town away

5Played5
3W 1D 1LRecord1W 2D 2L
9–8Goals for – against5–7
0 of 5Clean sheets1 of 5

League matches only, League Two, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All League Two matches this season: Cheltenham 10, Fleetwood Town 10.

Cheltenham scored 134233
Fleetwood Town conceded 303131

Cheltenham score most often in the 31–45 minute window (4 goals); Fleetwood Town have let in 3 there.

Fleetwood Town scored 113032
Cheltenham conceded 310335

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Cheltenham

Fleetwood Town

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.