CHELTENHAM. Leyton Orient succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Cheltenham Town to strike first with a penalty of Will Goodwin at the 68′. Then it was a goal in the 89′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ethan Galbraith gave the win to Leyton Orient in the 90′ minute. Leyton Orient was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,887 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Reeves with the assistance of Stuart Kane and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.15 degrees Celsius or 52.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Cheltenham Town

1 - 2

Leyton Orient

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 66 Attack 104
  • 32 Dangerous attack 47
  • 99 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leyton Orient had a strong ball possession 71% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leyton Orient was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leyton Orient won the match.​

Cheltenham Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Leyton Orient shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards (Liam Smith, Lewis Freestone and Ben Williams). On the opposite side, Leyton Orient received 4 yellow cards (Jordan Brown, Darren Pratley, Omar Beckles and Ruel Sotiriou).

Match Timeline

3'
Omar Beckles- Yellow
Ben Williams- Yellow
17'
Ben Williams(yellowredcard)
18'
29'
32'
Ruel Sotiriou- Yellow
47'
58'
Jordan Brown- Yellow
65'
Ethan Galbraith- sub ->George Moncur
65'
Tom James- sub ->Rob Hunt
65'
Joe Pigott- sub ->Daniel Agyei
67'
Darren Pratley - Yellow
68'
74'
Shaqai Forde- sub ->Darren Pratley
Aidan Keena- sub ->George Lloyd
83'
Lewis Freestone- Yellow
85'
84'
Max Sanders- sub ->Idris El Mizouni
83'
89'
Shaqai Forde(goal)Ruel Sotiriou
90'
Ethan Galbraith(goal)Theodore Archibald

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Cheltenham Town stays with 13 points to sit in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Leyton Orient will has 25 points like Port Vale to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away with Carlisle United on the 23rd of December with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Carlisle United (6 draws).

Leyton Orient will play away against Bolton Wanderers on the 23rd of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
6.6
D
Ben Williams 3.Wales
3.1
17'
D
Lewis Freestone 6.England
7.0
85'
D
Curtis Davies 33.England
7.0
M
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
6.4
29'
M
Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland
7.5
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
7.5
M
Tom Pett 34.England
7.1
83'
F
Will Goodwin 9.England
7.5
68'
F
George Lloyd 19.England
7.3
83'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Pardington 21.England
D
Tom Bradbury 4.England
D
Liam Smith 22.Scotland
6.4
29' 47'
M
Curtis Thompson 14.England
6.4
83'
M
Cameron Peupion 25.Australia
F
Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland
6.3
83'
F
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (6.6), Curtis Davies (7.0), Lewis Freestone (7.0), Ben Williams (3.1), Sean Long (7.1), Liam Sercombe (6.4), Elliot Bonds (7.5), Tom Pett (7.1), Will Ferry (7.5), George Lloyd (7.3) and Will Goodwin (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Bradbury, Aidan Keena (6.3), Curtis Thompson (6.4), Jamie Pardington, Liam Smith (6.4), Cameron Peupion and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Liam Sercombe for Liam Smith (29′), Tom Pett for Curtis Thompson (83′) and George Lloyd for Aidan Keena (83′).

Player of the match: Will Goodwin​

The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Will Goodwin.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 8 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
7.0
D
Dan Happe 5.England
6.3
D
Jordan Brown 8.England
7.0
58'
D
Omar Beckles 19.Grenada
6.3
3'
D
Rob Hunt 32.England
6.7
65'
M
Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus
6.4
32'
M
Theo Archibald 11.Scotland
7.3
M
George Moncur 14.England
6.8
65'
M
Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia
6.8
84'
M
Darren Pratley 18.England
6.3
74' 67'
F
Dan Agyei 7.England
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Sam Howes 13.England
D
Tom James 2.Wales
6.4
65'
D
Ed Turns 4.Wales
M
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
7.7
65' 90'
M
Max Sanders 23.England
6.4
84'
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
6.7
65'
F
Shaqai Forde 17.England
8.4
74' 89'

Leyton Orient started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Richard Wellens played with: Solomon Brynn (7.0), Jordan Brown (7.0), Omar Beckles (6.3), Daniel Happe (6.3), Rob Hunt (6.7), Darren Pratley (6.3), Idris El Mizouni (6.8), Theodore Archibald (7.3), George Moncur (6.8), Ruel Sotiriou (6.4) and Daniel Agyei (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas James (6.4), Ed Turns, Joe Pigott (6.7), Samuel Howes, Shaqai Forde (8.4), Ethan Galbraith (7.7) and Max Sanders (6.4).

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 5 changes: George Moncur for Ethan Galbraith (65′), Rob Hunt for Thomas James (65′), Daniel Agyei for Joe Pigott (65′), Darren Pratley for Shaqai Forde (74′) and Idris El Mizouni for Max Sanders (84′).

Player of the match: Shaqai Forde​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was Shaqai Forde.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 74′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​