National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Swindon Town or Manchester City that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
Swindon Town form and stats
Swindon have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Walsall and Crewe Alexandra. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.3-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Swindon Town so far this season.
The Swindon Town supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Northampton Town in League Two and win 5-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Swindon, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Northampton Town. Fun stuff to watch! McKirdy was absolutely essential when Swindon beat Northampton Town 5-2, scoring four goals. Swindon enjoyed their 5-2 win against Northampton Town and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times. The attacker McKirdy was announced as "man of the match" for Swindon Town with a rating of 10.0/10. McKirdy scored four goals, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League Two home game that ended 0-0 versus Stevenage.Swindon are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Mansfield Town awaits in four days.
Swindon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The strength of Manchester City on their travels this season is incredible with 28 points collected from 11 Premier League away games. Manchester City has 9-1-1 on the road, with 22 goals scored and 7 conceded.
City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Arsenal. The end of the last match, against Arsenal, was very satisfying as Rodri scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Rodri was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Rodri scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 70 successful passes (of 78 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Brentford at their stadium, the result 1-0.As mentioned earlier, Manchester City will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in twelve wins (nine by two or more goals winning margin), zero draws and zero surprising defeats.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Manchester City are regular goalscorers on their travels. City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Payne 8 goals | T. Simpson 8 goals | H. McKirdy 8 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Swindon Town | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Scored | S | 27 | 66 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 8 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.8 | 18.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 11.1 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Salford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -20 | 20 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 43 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 34 | 42 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 11 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -34 | 10 |
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