Balanced ball game between Crawley Town and Swindon Town expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The People's Pension Stadium (30750 seats)

League Two: Two participants in fair shape get together for this fixture. Swindon Town could have a small upper hand with their 6th spot in the league table?

Insights:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in League Two

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 Crawley Town and Swindon Town.

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Crawley Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Crawley Town at their home stadium (The People's Pension Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Crawley has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Yems and the players.

The supporters are hoping that Crawley Town will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Exeter City (placed 5th). The attacking player Appiah was named "man of the match" for Crawley Town with the rating of 8.05/10. Appiah scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Vale (1-4).

This is expected to be a close game, with Crawley Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Crawley as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Crawley Town has won six of these, drawn three and lost five.

Crawley Town has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Crawley Town have conceded 26 goals.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Playing away, Swindon Town have won 10 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.

Swindon had fun at their own home (The People's Pension Stadium) last time out, beating Sutton United 2-1. McKirdy and Davison scored. The attacker McKirdy got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. McKirdy scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Oldham Athletic.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Swindon Town playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Swindon Town win, two draws and one defeat.

Swindon Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 18 games. 25 goals have been conceded by Swindon in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Swindon Town - Crawley Town 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Crawley Town victories, five draws and one Swindon Town win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
15 goals
Swindon TownJ. Payne
J. Payne
10 goals
CrawleyK. Appiah
K. Appiah
9 goals

Crawley Town missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crawley Town Swindon Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 7 Played P 4 18 37
12 5 1 Won W 3 10 17
9 6 2 Drew D 0 3 10
15 7 4 Lost L 1 5 10
44 22 5 Scored S 8 31 61
52 26 9 Conceded C 5 25 45
94% 89% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
69% 72% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 94% 84%
58% 67% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 62%
25% 33% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 32%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 11%
69% 72% 57% BTTS BTTS 75% 72% 68%
17% 11% 14% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 27%
19% 28% 43% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 14%
 
4.2 4.2 3.9 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.9 5.1
5.2 5.2 5.9 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.9 4.7
1.7 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.9 1.8
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
10.9 11.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 13.1 13.6
3.3 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4.6
37% 38% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 39% 36%
 
11.8 11.4 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10.8 11.2
4.6 5 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.1 4.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in League Two
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 24

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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 Forest Green Rovers 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 24

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