Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Swindon Town & Darlington face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League One match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Plymouth Argyle, so at least Swindon Town are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Swindon Town form and stats
Last season, Swindon's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.Swindon Town have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Swindon in their previous match, an away game at Plymouth Argyle that ended in defeat 2-4. Ahead of that match, Swindon Town won a home game hosting Hull City (2-1).
A goal frenzy last time out for Swindon Town, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Plymouth Argyle. Fun stuff to watch! Swindon's goalkeeper Matej Kovar was extremely busy against Plymouth Argyle, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Swindon Town as they are travelling to their away game against Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Trophy. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Swindon Town in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Swindon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Darlington form and stats
Darlington was sent out of FA Cup in the 1st round replays last season.Things could have gone better for Darlington in their Vanarama National League North away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. When we have look at the FA Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
Two travels in a row for Darlington, whose manager A. Armstrong could celebrate last time after the Vanarama National League North win against Curzon Ashton. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Cambridge City in the FA Cup.
Darlington have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Grant 2 goals |  T. Smith 2 goals | M. Baudry 1 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Darlington missing players
| Swindon Town | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 31 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 284 | 186 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 281 | ||
| 119 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 107 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Hull City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fylde | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Gloucester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Boston United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Southport | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Chester | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | AFC Telford United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Spennymoor Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | York City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Guiseley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Hereford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Brackley Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Leamington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 21 | Chorley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 1 |