National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Walsall or Swindon Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Walsall and Swindon Town.
Walsall form and stats
Last season, Walsall's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The story so far in the League Two for Walsall at their home stadium (Poundland Bescot Stadium) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Walsall, as their goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the League Two.
A strong away win for Walsall against Newport County the last match. Clarke was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Clarke won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Hartlepool United.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Walsall have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Stevenage in only four days. This game is also played here at Poundland Bescot Stadium.
At Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall has the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Swindon Town form and stats
Swindon Town's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the 1st round.0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Swindon Town in their League Two matches away.
Swindon Town are looking to quickly end their 292 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.
Swindon's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Salford City that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Brynn got the top player rating of the team with 8.11/10. Brynn topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-3 defeat away at Harrogate Town before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Swindon Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Swindon Town wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Swindon Town manager Lindsey as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Carlisle United.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Swindon Town has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games featuring these opponents have all finished as Swindon Town victories. More of the same or streak broken?Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 3 goals |
Walsall missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Walsall | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 24 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 14.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 11 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Walsall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Barrow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Salford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sutton United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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