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FA Cup Betting Preview: Cheltenham vs Leicester

League Two club Cheltenham host Championship side Leicester at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, with kick-off set for 07:15 on Saturday 10 January.

Back Robins to Make Life Difficult for Foxes

Cheltenham are worth chancing on the Asian Handicap with a +1 goal start at -123. We have the insurance of money back if the home team lose by a single goal and a bigger return if they beat or draw with Leicester.

Both Teams Won Last Time Out

Cheltenham Town were victorious when they last played, landing a 3-0 League Two home success against Crawley Town at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

In their most recent FA Cup engagement, Cheltenham beat Buxton 6-2 at home.

Leicester City claimed a 2-1 Championship home win over West Bromwich Albion at King Power Stadium in their previous game. The East Midlands side enjoyed 47% possession and had one shot on goal, while Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu were on the scoresheet.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
18 Cheltenham logo Cheltenham 46 14 10 22 53 79 -26 53:79 52
Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
23 Leicester logo Leicester 46 12 16 18 58 68 -10 58:68 46

Confirmed Lineups

Cheltenham confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Joe Day (GK), Jonathan Tomkinson, Robbie Cundy, James Wilson, George Nurse, Ben Stevenson, Josh Martin, Luke Young, Liam Kinsella, Jordan Thomas, Jake Bickerstaff.

Leicester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Asmir Begovic (GK), Olabade Aluko, Ben Nelson, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas, Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp, Silko Thomas, Louis Page, Stephy Mavididi, Patson Daka.

Cheltenham vs Leicester Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Cheltenham vs Leicester picks: a key match prediction, correct score recommendation and a ready-made bet builder. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Match Prediction

Cheltenham +1 for this FA Cup encounter looks an attractive bet and we’ll happily take the underdogs at odds of -123. They might be able to keep their noses in front and land a nice return.

Our FA Cup experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Cheltenham vs Leicester FA Cup & league stats:

  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in any of their last 5 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in 12 of their last 14 games on the road.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in 3 consecutive games on the road.
Cheltenham +1 Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 55.2% likelihood of this pick landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Cheltenham Cheltenham logo 1 - 1 Leicester logo Leicester

An exciting wager could be the game to end in a 1-1 draw at odds of +510. A correct score bet provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Cheltenham +1 -123
Total Goals Under 2.5 +116
Both Team To Score Yes -149

Our bet builder selections include Cheltenham to cover the +1 Asian Handicap, Under 2.5 combined with Both Teams to Score.

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Cheltenham vs Leicester Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Leicester Trading at Shorter Odds Than Cheltenham

With the bookmakers affording them a 63% chance of winning, Leicester City might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -172 when it comes to this FA Cup encounter. If you want to get against the market leader, then you’re able to secure +400 for Cheltenham Town.

There’s sometimes a case for betting on the Half-Time Result market, with Leicester available at +108 and Cheltenham at +400. The third option is the draw which is priced at +150.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -143 on the Both Teams to Score market.

If you head to the best football betting sites, you can take your pick when it comes to FA Cup matches. The hundreds of markets always ensure lots of choice.

Jordan Ayew Top of First Goalscorer List

Jordan Ayew is the favourite to be First Goalscorer at +450. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is +180.

Player Goals
Jordan Ayew (Leicester)
First
+180
Anytime
+450
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Stephy Mavididi (Leicester)
First
+195
Anytime
+450
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Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester)
First
+195
Anytime
+460
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Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester)
First
+250
Anytime
+575
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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Cheltenham logo Cheltenham Stats
Leicester logo Leicester Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
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Cheltenham vs Leicester Lineups & Team News

The Cheltenham vs Leicester team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll offer the predicted and confirmed FA Cup lineups along with the latest injury developments.

Cheltenham Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Leicester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Cheltenham Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

1 Joe Day
27 Jonathan Tomkinson 6 Robbie Cundy 5 James Wilson 21 George Nurse
26 Ben Stevenson
16 Josh Martin 8 Luke Young 4 Liam Kinsella 11 Jordan Thomas
20 Jake Bickerstaff
31 Asmir Begovic
56 Olabade Aluko 4 Ben Nelson 23 Jannik Vestergaard 33 Luke Thomas
17 Hamza Choudhury 22 Oliver Skipp
39 Silko Thomas 25 Louis Page 10 Stephy Mavididi
20 Patson Daka

Leicester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Cheltenham Substitutes

  • 3George Harmon
  • 10George Miller
  • 12Darragh Power
  • 15Tom Taylor
  • 25Harrison Sohna
  • 28Tommy Backwell
  • 30Freddy Willcox
  • 39Sopuruchukwu Obieri
  • 41Mamadou Diallo

Leicester Substitutes

  • 5Memeh Caleb Okoli
  • 6Jordan James
  • 9Jordan Ayew
  • 13Francisco Vieites
  • 14Bobby Reid
  • 21Ricardo Pereira
  • 27W. Marcal-Madivadua
  • 28Jeremy Monga
  • 65Jake Evans

Previous Cheltenham Lineups

04 Jan League Two
Cheltenham 3-0 Crawley
01 Jan League Two
Crewe 4-1 Cheltenham
29 Dec League Two
Cheltenham 0-2 Swindon
26 Dec League Two
Cheltenham 3-1 Shrewsbury
19 Dec League Two
Barrow 1-2 Cheltenham
13 Dec League Two
Cheltenham 1-1 Harrogate

Previous Leicester Lineups

05 Jan Championship
Leicester 2-1 West Brom
01 Jan Championship
Sheffield Utd 3-1 Leicester
29 Dec Championship
Leicester 2-1 Derby
26 Dec Championship
Leicester 1-2 Watford
20 Dec Championship
QPR 4-1 Leicester
13 Dec Championship
Leicester 3-1 Ipswich
Team Squads

Cheltenham Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Steve Cotterill

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Arkell Jude-Boyd - - - - - - - - - -
Jonathan Tomkinson - - - - - - - - - -
Tom Taylor - - - - - - - - - -
Tom King - - - - - - - - - -
Taine Anderson - - - - - - - - - -

Leicester Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Marti Cifuentes

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Aaron Ramsey - - - - - - - - - -
Jordan James - - - - - - - - - -
Wout Faes - - - - - - - - - -
Will Alves - - - - - - - - - -
Wanya Marcal-Madivadua - - - - - - - - - -
England FlagLeague Two Table
League Two Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 46 24 15 7 71:46 87
2 MK Dons 46 24 14 8 86:45 86
3 Cambridge 46 22 16 8 66:33 82
4 Salford 46 25 6 15 61:51 81
5 Notts County 46 24 8 14 74:52 80
6 Chesterfield 46 21 16 9 71:56 79
7 Grimsby 46 22 12 12 74:50 78
8 Barnet 46 21 13 12 70:53 76
9 Swindon 46 22 9 15 70:59 75
10 Oldham 46 18 14 14 60:44 68
11 Crewe 46 19 10 17 64:58 67
12 Colchester 46 18 12 16 62:49 66
13 Walsall 46 18 11 17 56:56 65
14 Bristol Rovers 46 19 5 22 56:65 62
15 Fleetwood 46 15 16 15 57:58 61
16 Accr. Stanley 46 14 11 21 47:58 53
17 Gillingham 46 13 14 19 53:72 53
18 Cheltenham 46 14 10 22 53:79 52
19 Shrewsbury 46 13 10 23 42:69 49
20 Newport 46 12 7 27 48:77 43
21 Tranmere 46 10 11 25 54:79 41
22 Crawley 46 8 16 22 44:68 40
23 Harrogate 46 10 9 27 39:68 39
24 Barrow 46 9 9 28 45:78 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cambridge 23 15 6 2 43:15 51
2 Bromley 23 14 9 0 41:21 51
3 Salford 23 14 4 5 34:24 46
4 MK Dons 23 13 6 4 41:20 45
5 Notts County 23 13 4 6 45:25 43
6 Grimsby 23 12 5 6 41:22 41
7 Chesterfield 23 11 8 4 38:24 41
8 Crewe 23 12 5 6 34:28 41
9 Swindon 23 11 6 6 38:27 39
10 Oldham 23 10 8 5 30:18 38
11 Bristol Rovers 23 12 1 10 31:28 37
12 Colchester 23 10 6 7 35:23 36
13 Barnet 23 10 6 7 38:29 36
14 Fleetwood 23 8 9 6 34:34 33
15 Shrewsbury 23 9 6 8 22:27 33
16 Accr. Stanley 23 9 5 9 27:27 32
17 Cheltenham 23 9 4 10 28:33 31
18 Gillingham 23 8 7 8 29:36 31
19 Walsall 23 8 5 10 23:30 29
20 Crawley 23 5 10 8 26:28 25
21 Newport 23 6 4 13 24:37 22
22 Barrow 23 5 4 14 18:34 19
23 Tranmere 23 4 6 13 22:37 18
24 Harrogate 23 4 3 16 16:38 15
England FlagChampionship Table
Championship Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 80
6 Hull 46 21 10 15 70:66 73
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 69:65 71
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 67:59 69
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 63:56 65
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 57:56 64
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 57:59 64
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59:59 62
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 66:66 60
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 55:62 60
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 61:73 58
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 53:65 57
17 Stoke 46 15 10 21 51:56 55
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 49:64 55
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 44:58 53
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 42:56 52
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 48:58 51
22 Oxford 46 11 14 21 45:59 47
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 58:68 46
24 Sheffield Wed 46 2 12 32 29:89 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 23 17 4 2 51:19 55
2 Ipswich 23 14 8 1 43:17 50
3 Southampton 23 12 8 3 38:19 44
4 Birmingham 23 12 8 3 39:22 44
5 Middlesbrough 23 12 6 5 34:18 42
6 Millwall 23 13 3 7 33:25 42
7 Swansea 23 11 6 6 34:27 39
8 Hull 23 11 5 7 35:34 38
9 Wrexham 23 10 7 6 41:37 37
10 Watford 23 10 7 6 30:27 37
11 Derby 23 10 6 7 31:27 36
12 West Brom 23 8 10 5 28:25 34
13 Stoke 23 9 6 8 34:28 33
14 QPR 23 10 3 10 40:37 33
15 Sheffield Utd 23 9 4 10 38:33 31
16 Bristol City 23 9 4 10 33:31 31
17 Preston 23 8 7 8 28:30 31
18 Charlton 23 9 4 10 23:26 31
19 Portsmouth 23 8 6 9 25:23 30
20 Norwich 23 9 3 11 27:28 30
21 Oxford 23 7 8 8 24:27 29
22 Leicester 23 7 7 9 31:34 28
23 Blackburn 23 4 9 10 19:27 21
24 Sheffield Wed 23 1 7 15 14:44 10