League One prediction and preview: Swindon Town modest favorites to beat AFC Wimbledon

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 10.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Energy Check County Ground (15728 seats)

It's still early in the League One season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Swindon Town - AFC Wimbledon preview!

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 AFC Wimbledon.

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Swindon Town form and stats

As mentioned below, Swindon Town are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 League One games. Swindon has recorded two wins in a row here at The Energy Check County Ground, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Swindon's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-4 versus Exeter City. A League One defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Peterborough United.

A goal frenzy last time out for Swindon, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Exeter City. Fun stuff to watch!

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and seven defeats.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Swindon Town at home in the league. 7 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

Four points from two away games for AFC Wimbledon, meaning one draw and one victory in the League One so far.

Wimbledon lost away at Leyton Orient (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A loss against Accrington Stanley was the result prior to that, in a League One home game.

We have checked recent matches where Wimbledon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, three draws and five defeats.

3 goals so far away for AFC Wimbledon, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - four - zero (Swindon Town wins - draws - AFC Wimbledon wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
2 goals
AFC WimbledonR. Longman
R. Longman
2 goals
SwindonM. Baudry
M. Baudry
1 goals

Swindon Town missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swindon Town AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 7 0 Scored S 0 3 8
8 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
41 20 0 Total Shots T S 0 20 44
22 14 0 Shots on Target S O 0 9 19
36% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 42%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (7) in League One
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals (7) at home in League One
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
Swindon Town Last season AFC Wimbledon
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 19   Played P   17 35
21 13   Won W   3 8
6 2   Drew D   2 11
9 4   Lost L   12 16
62 34   Scored S   21 39
39 17   Conceded C   34 52
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 89%
86% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 74%
56% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   82% 60%
33% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 26%
6% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 11%
50% 42%   BTTS BTTS   76% 69%
33% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 20%
17% 21%   Failed to Score F T   24% 23%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.7
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
429 228   Total Shots T S   161 366
156 79   Shots on Target S O   59 115
40% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lincoln City 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 12
2 Hull City 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 12
3 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 10
4 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
5 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 7
6 Gillingham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Swindon Town 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 6
8 Peterborough United 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
9 Accrington Stanley 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 Wigan Athletic 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 5
14 Charlton Athletic 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Bristol Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -3 4
17 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 4
18 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
19 Shrewsbury Town 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 3
20 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
21 Blackpool 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
22 Fleetwood Town 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Burton Albion 4 1 0 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 3
24 Milton Keynes Dons 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lincoln City 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 12
2 Hull City 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 12
3 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 10
4 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
5 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 7
6 Gillingham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Swindon Town 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 6
8 Peterborough United 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
9 Accrington Stanley 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 Wigan Athletic 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 5
14 Charlton Athletic 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Bristol Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -3 4
17 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 4
18 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
19 Shrewsbury Town 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 3
20 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
21 Blackpool 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
22 Fleetwood Town 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Burton Albion 4 1 0 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 3
24 Milton Keynes Dons 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.