League One duel: Close contest expected between Swindon Town and Burton Albion

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Energy Check County Ground (15728 seats)

It's early days in the League One and both Swindon Town and Burton Albion are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

Swindon Town and Burton Albion should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town have only played one League One game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 19 matches.

No payout for Swindon in their previous match, an away game at Blackpool that ended in defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match, Swindon won a home game hosting Rochdale (3-1).

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 Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost two.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Swindon Town at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Burton Albion had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 6, drew 4 and lost 8.

John Brayford and Joe Powell scored in Burton's previous match, the home game against Accrington Stanley that ended 2-1. A 1-3 loss hosting Aston Villa before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Burton Albion in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Burton, five draws and five defeats.

1 goal so far away for Burton Albion, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Swindon Town, zero draws and three wins for Burton Albion. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Swindon Town Burton Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 1 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
3 3 0 Scored S 1 1 3
3 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 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
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
22 11 0 Total Shots T S 8 8 21
10 6 0 Shots on Target S O 3 3 7
30% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 43%
Swindon Town Last season Burton Albion
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 19   Played P   18 35
21 13   Won W   6 12
6 2   Drew D   4 12
9 4   Lost L   8 11
62 34   Scored S   31 50
39 17   Conceded C   36 50
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 89%
86% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 71%
56% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 51%
33% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 40%
6% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   39% 23%
50% 42%   BTTS BTTS   72% 57%
33% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 26%
17% 21%   Failed to Score F T   22% 29%
 
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   1.7 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   1 4
 
429 228   Total Shots T S   247 474
156 79   Shots on Target S O   87 143
40% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 35%

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

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

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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.