League Two match preview and numbers: Exeter City host Swindon Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

This should be quite a fixture, with Exeter City at 8th and Swindon Town at 7th. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in League Two

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.

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Exeter City form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Exeter City have to build on here at St James Park in the League Two. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at St James Park.

Exeter lost their last game at Mansfield Town (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Sweeney, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Sweeney hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bristol Rovers the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Exeter City 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 eleven wins, four draws and three defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Exeter, as the League Two home game vs Salford City is only four days away.

The Exeter City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. Exeter City are not conceding a lot of goals here at St James Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.

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Swindon Town form and stats

10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Swindon Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Momentum is building for Swindon Town in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Swindon play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Bradford City (placed 15th). The attacker McKirdy got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. McKirdy scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Salford City.

Swindon Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is six wins, two draws and eight defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oldham Athletic in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Swindon's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 17 league matches away. Swindon Town have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met before this season: Swindon Town - Exeter City 1-2. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Exeter won six, Swindon Town were winners in two and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
14 goals
Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
11 goals
Swindon TownJ. Payne
J. Payne
9 goals

Exeter City missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Swindon Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 6 Played P 6 17 34
14 8 2 Won W 3 10 15
12 5 2 Drew D 1 3 10
6 2 2 Lost L 2 4 9
47 24 7 Scored S 9 30 57
33 14 6 Conceded C 9 22 41
84% 80% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
75% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 85%
53% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 65% 62%
25% 27% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 35% 32%
6% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 12%
59% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 68%
34% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 26%
22% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 15%
 
5.6 5.7 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.1 5.3
5 4.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 4.6
1.2 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.4 14.2 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 13.3 13.5
4.5 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.6 4.7
33% 38% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 38% 36%
 
10.5 10.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 10.4 11.2
3.6 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4 4.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City 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 (42) 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 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

Swindon Town:
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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 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 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.