Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Swindon Town & Arsenal U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Swindon Town and Arsenal U21.
Swindon Town form and stats
Swindon was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.The total League Two results at home this season for Swindon Town are 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Swindon Town shared the glory with Wrexham in their last match, an away game that ended all square 5-5. A disappointing finish for Swindon Town in their match versus Wrexham as their 4-1 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 5-5 full time score. The Swindon Town goalkeeper Mahoney was crucial in the match against Wrexham last time out, making seven saves. The forward Kemp bested all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.25 out of 10. Kemp scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Forest Green Rovers with a 2-1 scoreline.This is expected to be a close game, with Swindon Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Swindon as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Swindon Town has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Swindon Town, as the League Two home game vs Crawley Town is only four days away.
At The County Ground, Swindon Town has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Arsenal had fun at their own home (The County Ground) last time out, beating Leicester U21 4-1. Nwaneri and Sweet scored. Nwaneri certainly enjoyed Arsenal U21's last game versus Leicester U21, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against West Ham United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Arsenal in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Arsenal U21, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kemp 3 goals | J. Young 3 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Swindon Town | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gillingham | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Salford City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Barrow | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Sutton United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Reading U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | West Brom U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Southampton U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Newcastle United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Leicester U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Derby County U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Norwich City U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Stoke City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 25 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 26 | Manchester City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
