-0.10 points a game is the venue form gap, in Chesterfield's favour: Cheltenham Town takes 1.52 a game at home over the last two seasons, Chesterfield 1.62 away.
Cheltenham Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Chesterfield: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Cheltenham Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 1, lost 0 of 3, scoring 7 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 9, drew 4, lost 9 of 22, scoring 28 and conceding 31 -- 1.41 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Colchester United 1-1 away; beat Crawley Town 3-1 away; drew with Grimsby Town 2-2 at home; beat York City 3-2 at home; drew with Barnet 2-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 24 matches with one recorded (18, 6 apiece), most recently Steve Cotterill with 18. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Chesterfield -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 1 of 3, scoring 4 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 8, drew 9, lost 4 of 21, scoring 28 and conceding 27 -- 1.57 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat York City 2-0 at home; beat Oldham Athletic 2-1 away; drew with Barnet 3-3 at home; drew with Gillingham 1-1 at home; lost to Rotherham United 1-2 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 26 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Paul Cook. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.