Chesterfield head into Friday’s League Two fixture with the stronger home profile, having taken 31 points from 19 home games and conceding only 22 goals at home. That record is enough to give them an edge in a straight home-win call, even if their recent league run has alternated between wins and losses and therefore lacked any real cushion.
Cheltenham’s away numbers lean the other way: just four wins from 20 on the road, with 41 goals conceded away from home. They have also come off a heavy 5-2 defeat at Notts County on 21 March, which exposed how fragile they can be when forced to defend away from home.
Recent results point to Chesterfield being the more reliable side in the final third and the more settled team at the back. Their 1-0 win at Accrington Stanley came with 2.9 xG and only 0.9 xGA, while Cheltenham’s latest away trip produced just 0.6 xG and 1.8 xGA in that 5-2 loss, a sharper contrast than the league table alone suggests.
The head-to-head record also tilts towards Chesterfield, who won 2-0 in this fixture in August 2025. That sits alongside Cheltenham’s poor away record and gives the home side a clear platform, even though Chesterfield’s own recent home defeat to Oldham shows they are not bulletproof.
My prediction is Chesterfield to win at 53/100. Chesterfield’s home record is considerably stronger than Cheltenham’s away record, the visitors have lost 10 of 20 away league games, and Cheltenham have just been opened up for five goals on the road. Chesterfield’s recent 1-0 win at Accrington also showed they can control games well enough to turn home advantage into three points.
