League Two fixture preview and numbers: Newport County welcome Swindon Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

League Two: A pair of sides who have performed splendidly so far. Get smart on Newport County - Swindon Town with this comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Newport County have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in League Two
  • Swindon Town have the most points (20) away in League Two

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Newport County form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Newport County have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games.

It's back home for Newport, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hartlepool United away with the result 2-1. Courtney Baker-Richardson and Dom Telford found the net in that victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Dom Telford scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. The talented striker Dom Telford bettered all the other footballers in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Telford scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at Swindon Town in the EFL Trophy.

The manager J. Rowberry will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Crawley Town in only three days.

The Newport manager J. Rowberry has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. Newport have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Swindon Town form and stats

The strength of Swindon Town on their travels this season is incredible with 20 points collected from 8 League Two away games. Swindon Town has 6-2-0 on the road, with 16 goals scored and 6 conceded. Swindon are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

Swindon Town are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the EFL Trophy against Newport County (placed 6th).

Prior to that result Swindon won their away game at Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 3-0.

After this away game Swindon Town return home for a League Two game against Hartlepool United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Swindon Town have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. Swindon Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Newport wins - draws - Swindon Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyD. Telford
D. Telford
10 goals
Swindon TownT. Simpson
T. Simpson
6 goals
Newport CountyC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
5 goals

Newport County missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Newport County Swindon Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 3 8 15
7 3 0 Won W 2 6 7
5 3 0 Drew D 1 2 5
4 1 1 Lost L 0 0 3
27 14 0 Scored S 5 16 22
19 6 1 Conceded C 2 6 15
94% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 87%
75% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 73%
75% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 53%
38% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 33%
6% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 67%
31% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 33%
19% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 13%
 
4.1 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 5
4.4 4.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.6 5.5
1.6 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 13.7 5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 14.1 13.5
5.3 5.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.8 4.9
32% 34% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 42% 30%
 
12.2 11.3 5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 10 10.7
3.6 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Newport County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Newport County have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in League Two
  • Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in League Two
  • Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (12) in League Two
  • Swindon Town have not yet lost a game away.
  • Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Swindon Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Swindon Town have the most points (20) away in League Two
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals (16) away 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 15 9 4 2 27 13 7 4 1 2 12 9 8 5 3 0 15 4 14 31
2 Port Vale 16 8 5 3 28 16 8 4 3 1 14 7 8 4 2 2 14 9 12 29
3 Exeter City 16 7 8 1 27 16 8 4 4 0 14 7 8 3 4 1 13 9 11 29
4 Northampton Town 16 8 3 5 21 13 8 5 1 2 13 6 8 3 2 3 8 7 8 27
5 Harrogate Town 16 7 5 4 30 21 8 3 4 1 16 10 8 4 1 3 14 11 9 26
6 Newport County 16 7 5 4 27 19 7 3 3 1 14 6 9 4 2 3 13 13 8 26
7 Swindon Town 15 7 5 3 22 15 7 1 3 3 6 9 8 6 2 0 16 6 7 26
8 Sutton United 16 8 2 6 24 18 7 4 0 3 13 9 9 4 2 3 11 9 6 26
9 Leyton Orient 16 5 9 2 27 14 8 4 3 1 15 3 8 1 6 1 12 11 13 24
10 Hartlepool United 16 7 2 7 18 22 8 6 1 1 13 7 8 1 1 6 5 15 -4 23
11 Bradford City 16 5 7 4 22 19 8 3 4 1 14 10 8 2 3 3 8 9 3 22
12 Tranmere Rovers 16 6 4 6 11 11 8 5 0 3 8 5 8 1 4 3 3 6 0 22
13 Rochdale 16 5 6 5 21 21 8 2 3 3 8 9 8 3 3 2 13 12 0 21
14 Bristol Rovers 16 6 3 7 19 24 8 4 0 4 10 12 8 2 3 3 9 12 -5 21
15 Walsall 16 5 5 6 20 22 8 3 2 3 12 13 8 2 3 3 8 9 -2 20
16 Barrow 16 4 7 5 20 20 8 2 4 2 11 11 8 2 3 3 9 9 0 19
17 Salford City 16 4 5 7 17 18 9 3 4 2 10 6 7 1 1 5 7 12 -1 17
18 Mansfield Town 16 4 5 7 16 21 9 3 3 3 11 11 7 1 2 4 5 10 -5 17
19 Colchester United 15 4 5 6 12 19 8 2 2 4 6 10 7 2 3 2 6 9 -7 17
20 Crawley Town 15 5 2 8 17 25 8 3 2 3 10 13 7 2 0 5 7 12 -8 17
21 Stevenage 16 3 5 8 12 28 8 2 4 2 8 10 8 1 1 6 4 18 -16 14
22 Carlisle United 16 2 7 7 11 24 8 1 5 2 5 7 8 1 2 5 6 17 -13 13
23 Oldham Athletic 16 3 3 10 12 24 8 1 1 6 7 14 8 2 2 4 5 10 -12 12
24 Scunthorpe United 16 2 6 8 12 30 8 2 2 4 6 13 8 0 4 4 6 17 -18 12

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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.