Cheltenham vs Exeter Prediction: Robins’ cup run unlikely to take off

Cheltenham Town and Exeter City will embark on their EFL Cup journeys when they meet in the first round at Jonny-Rocks Stadium on Wednesday night (19:45, Sky Sports+)

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Cheltenham vs Exeter prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the encounter in Gloucestershire.

Team news

Cheltenham have reported no fresh injuries from their defeat at the hands of Chesterfield at the weekend.

Taine Anderson is set to be a long-term absentee, with the left-back expected to be out of action for the next three months.

Meanwhile, Pedro Borges has been working his way back from a knee injury and it’s unclear if he will be fit for the trip to Gloucestershire.

Andrew Oluwabori, Pierce Sweeney and Johnly Yfeko were absent for the game against Blackpool at the weekend and face a race against time to be ready for this EFL Cup clash.

Cheltenham vs Exeter Odds

Cheltenham Town are the 21/10 underdogs going into Wednesday’s game, while Exeter City are 13/10 to head back down the M5 with the victory.

A draw on the night is available at 12/5, while Cheltenham to win the tie can be found at 11/10.

Exeter City to win @ 11/8

Cheltenham fans haven’t exactly had much to cheer about at the start of this season, as they go into this EFL Cup clash on the back of two defeats in their opening two games of their League Two campaign.

Even more troubling for Michael Flynn’s team is that his side failed to score a single goal in those two league games against Cambridge and Chesterfield, losing 1-0 and 2-0 respectively.

Coming up against League One opposition on Wednesday, Cheltenham’s wait for a first win of the season might have to continue for at least a few more days.

The Grecians put Blackpool to the sword at St James Park at the weekend with a 4-1 victory and they should have little problem getting past a toothless Cheltenham side on Wednesday.

Sonny Cox anytime goalscorer @ 11/5

Coming off the bench to score a 90th-minute goal against the Tangerines, Sonny Cox will be hoping his efforts at the weekend earn him a starting role for Exeter in this first round game.

The 20-year-old will be hoping for a big season ahead and he’s well priced at 11/5 to add to his goal at the weekend against a Robins side who have looked vulnerable at the back in the fledgling stage of the campaign.

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