Season ticket holders at The Energy Check County Ground haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Swindon Town languishing in the 20th position so far. The guesting Accrington Stanley will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Swindon Town form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Swindon Town have to build on here at The Energy Check County Ground in the League One.
The home team returns to The Energy Check County Ground after being equal after 90 minutes with Shrewsbury Town (placed 22nd) on their last time out; the League One game ended 3-3. In the game before, an away victory in the EFL Trophy match versus Forest Green Rovers with a 1-0 scoreline.
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Shrewsbury Town as Matthew Smith's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. A goal frenzy last time out for Swindon, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Shrewsbury Town. Fun stuff to watch!
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 Swindon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Bristol Rovers in only four days. This game is also played here at The Energy Check County Ground.
Swindon Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Energy Check County Ground with 9 goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
The Accrington goalkeeper Toby Savin is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 199 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Accrington, whose manager J. Coleman could celebrate last time after the League One win against Northampton Town. Preceding that game was the away EFL Trophy victory against Barrow with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Accrington in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Accrington Stanley, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lincoln City in just four days.
Accrington Stanley have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Accrington have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Swindon, one draw and one win for Accrington Stanley. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 2 goals |  H. Hope 2 goals | A. Grant 2 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Swindon Town | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 101 | 46 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 52 | 97 |
| 44 | 25 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | 36% |
- Accrington Stanley has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Swindon Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
- Swindon Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in League One
- Swindon Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
- Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Hull City | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
- Swindon Town
- Swindon Advertiser - (local newspaper)
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)