Cheltenham vs Leicester: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Cheltenham vs Leicester: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: January 10 2026 | EV Charger Points Stadium | FA Cup - Round 3 | 12:15 GMT

On Sunday we see Cheltenham look to cause an upset early on in the FA Cup as they face Leicester. Cheltenham will be hoping that they can call on some of the FA Cup magic that many teams have seen before to help them move on in the FA Cup. However, Leicester will be hoping that they can make up for their poor league form by getting deep into the FA Cup this season. Our advanced algorithm has predicted that there will be an upset with Cheltenham winning this match 3-1.

Key Betting Tip: There to be over 2.5 goals scored in this match at 1.67 - this represents excellent value based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Cheltenham vs Leicester Predicted Lineups

Cheltenham predicted lineup (3-1-4-2): Day, Tomkinson, Cundy, Wilson, Stevenson, Jude-Boyd, Young, Hutchinson, Thomas, Bickerstaff, Miller

Leicester predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk, Choudhury, Nelson, Okoli, Pereira, Skipp, James, Monga, Reid, Fatawu, Ayew

Recent Cheltenham vs Leicester Match Analysis

Last 5 Cheltenham matches: Barrow 1-2 Cheltenham (A) League Two Cheltenham 3-1 Shrewsberry (H) League Two Cheltenham 0-2 Swindon (H) League Two Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham (A) League Two Cheltenham 3-0 Crawley (H) League Two

Some strong last 5 matches for the home team as they see 3 wins and 2 losses. They have been strong when playing at home having picked up 2 wins and only 1 loss. However, that one loss was the only time in the last 5 matches that they failed to score in. This could knock their confidence a bit as against a strong team and a better defence, they could struggle to score as easily even playing at home. However, based on their current goal scoring form, this worry shouldn’t knock their confidence much having scored 9 goals in the last 5 matches with 6 of them coming from home matches. They will be going into this game confident that they can get a good result.

Last 5 Leicester Matches: QPR 4-1 Leicester (A) Championship Leicester 1-2 Watford (H) Championship Leicester 2-1 Derby (H) Championship Sheffield United 3-1 Leicester (A) Championship Leicester 2-1 West Brom (H) Championship

Not the greatest run of form for a team who should be pushing those promotions places in the Championship as they have only managed to win 2 out of the last 5 matches having lost the other 3. Their biggest worry going into this game is that they haven’t won either of their last 2 away games and conceded 5 goals in those 2 matches. Combing this with the fact they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of the last 5 matches, this is cause for worry within the club going into this game. While they are 2 leagues above them, their defence could still cause them issues and end up leading to an early loss and knockout of the FA Cup. Overall, they need to improve their defence to have any hope of moving on as while they have scored in all of their last matches, they have struggled to score more than one goal per match.

Cheltenham vs Leicester Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 73.30% confidence that there will be over 2.5 goals scored in this match. The key factors are players available, current form, and tactical matchups.

Best Cheltenham vs Leicester Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: There to be over 2.5 goals scored in this game @ 1.67 odd. This is based off predictions made by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of both teams seeing goals scored in 9 out of the last 10 matches they have played.

Key Players to Watch: Cheltenham vs Leicester

Issac Hutchinson (Cheltenham): The midfielder is currently Cheltenham’s top scorer this season having scored 6 goals this season as well as adding 2 assists to these goals. He has been able to perform his Xg this season showing he is able to finish his chances when he gets them and to add onto this his 20 chances created, he will be the main man they look for when moving forward and to punish Leicester.

Jordan James (Leicester): Once again another high scoring midfielder this time a defensive one who has managed to score 8 goals from a Xg of 2.65. He has been able to this season help Leicester with goals from nothing. However, it isn’t just his goal scoring that has helped him have an amazing season with Leicester as he has created 41 chances so far this season one of the highest in the Championship for his position. He will be the man to help Leicester get out of a difficult situation that they could find themselves in this game.

Cheltenham vs Leicester Match Facts

Referee: James Linington Stadium Details: EV Charger Points Stadium, capacity 7,066 surface grass Broadcast Details: TNT Sports 7 / discovery+ UK