Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Cheltenham
Match Time & Date:
13/02/2024
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
Blackpool
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Cambridge United, Cheltenham Town will look to move closer to the safe zone when they take on Blackpool on Saturday afternoon. Darrell Clarke’s troops did well to put an end to their three-game losing run thanks to Matt Taylor’s goal, but the 33-year-old should miss the midweek clash with injury. Robert Street is a long-term absentee.
The Seasiders, on the other hand, aim to stay in the playoffs race. Blackpool are more of a team than Cheltenham and seeing that the Robins have already suffered seven defeats at home this term, we are tempted to put our money on the away side. As for the visiting team, top scorer Jordan Rhodes continues to miss out with injury, with Jake Beesley joining him in the recovery room. As a result, Shayne Lavery should keep his place in the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Chris Maxwell):
Chris Maxwell is a Welsh goalkeeper who was born in St Asaph on July 30, 1990. Maxwell began his youth career at Penrhyn Bay (1998-2000) and in 2000 he moved to Wrexham. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper made his first-team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18 and he played 76 league games for the club from 2008 to 2012.
During the 2008/2009 season he spent six months on loan at Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads and in 2012 he joined Fleetwood Town. Chris Maxwell made 110 appearances in the league for the Trawlermen and on May 16, 2016 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End. You should know that he managed to keep clean sheets in 38 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Due to his dual citizenship, Maxwell is capable of representing both Wales and Scotland at senior level, but he played for the Dragons at youth level, being capped for the U21 team 16 times.
Highlighted Team (Cheltenham):
Founded in 1887 by a local teacher Albert Close White, Cheltenham Town are an English club that compete in League Two. The Robins wear white jerseys with red stripes and white shorts when playing at home, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Cheltenham Town clinched the FA Trophy in 1998, with the team defeating Southport 1-0 in the title game. The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of 26,837 spectators, with John Eaton scoring the only goal of the match. The Robins have won Leamington Hospital Cup, Midland Floodlit Cup, Gloucestershire Senior Cup, Cheltenham League and Gloucestershire Senior Amateur North Challenge Cup as well.
The likes of Gloucester City and Hereford are seen as Cheltenham’s traditional rivals, while, in more recent years, Forest Green Rovers have been the club’s main rivals. A 12-0 win over Chippenham Rovers (November 2, 1935), with the team suffering their biggest defeat against Tydfil (1-10) on March 8, 1952.
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