League Two preview: Can Scunthorpe United edge out victory against Swindon Town?

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Glanford Park (9088 seats)

Scunthorpe United will battle it out with Swindon Town in this League Two game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Scunthorpe United handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D4-L2.

Scunthorpe United have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Scunthorpe United have scored 8 goals and conceded 7 times.

Disaster struck Scunthorpe United last season as they could not defend their status as a League One team. With 24 defeats from 46 games, and only 12 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Scunthorpe United are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W6 D7 L10.

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Swindon Town form and stats

We have checked recent matches where Swindon Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W4-D1-L1.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Swindon Town have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from three fixtures.

Let's have a look at how Swindon Town performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 16 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 59 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 7 and lost 8 with 28/29 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Scunthorpe United-Swindon Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Scunthorpe United 5 wins, Swindon Town 3 wins, 2 draws. 9 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Scunthorpe United Swindon Town
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs no_table Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Scunthorpe United Last season Swindon Town
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
46 23   Played   23 46
12 6   Won   8 16
10 7   Drew   7 16
24 10   Lost   8 14
53 31   Scored   28 59
83 42   Conceded   29 56
96% 96%   Over 0.5   87% 85%
83% 83%   Over 1.5   70% 74%
52% 52%   Over 2.5   52% 50%
30% 35%   Over 3.5   26% 28%
24% 30%   Over 4.5   13% 13%
52% 57%   BTTS   57% 54%
15% 17%   Clean Sheets   26% 28%
37% 30%   Failed To Score   30% 33%
 
4.4 4.8   Corners For (avg)   5.6 6.2
6.6 6.3   Corners Against (avg)   7.1 6.3
1.9 2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.7 1.5
2 0   Red Cards   3 4
Key stats last season:
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Scunthorpe United
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
05-07-19 CF Dundee 1 - 2 Scunthorpe United
13-07-19 CF Guiseley 0 - 2 Scunthorpe United
16-07-19 CF Scunthorpe United 0 - 1 Leicester City
20-07-19 CF Scunthorpe United 0 - 4 West Bromwich Albion
23-07-19 CF Alfreton Town 1 - 4 Scunthorpe United
27-07-19 CF Scunthorpe United 12:00 Lincoln City
03-08-19 LT Scunthorpe United 14:00 Swindon Town
10-08-19 LT Cheltenham Town 14:00 Scunthorpe United
13-08-19 CC Scunthorpe United 18:45 Derby County
17-08-19 LT Scunthorpe United 14:00 Crawley Town
Swindon Town
All EFL Trophy Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
27-04-19 LT Cheltenham Town 3 - 2 Swindon Town
04-05-19 LT Swindon Town 3 - 1 Notts County
05-07-19 CF Swindon Supermarine 0 - 3 Swindon Town
16-07-19 CF Salisbury 1 - 4 Swindon Town
19-07-19 CF Swindon Town 6 - 1 Birmingham City
27-07-19 CF Swindon Town 14:00 Coventry City
30-07-19 CF Melksham Town 18:30 Swindon Town
03-08-19 LT Scunthorpe United 14:00 Swindon Town
10-08-19 LT Swindon Town 14:00 Carlisle United
13-08-19 CC Colchester United 18:45 Swindon Town

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 23 16 7 0 57 19 23 11 6 6 33 23 48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 23 15 8 0 40 16 23 11 5 7 40 23 41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 23 16 5 2 41 15 23 10 5 8 32 25 33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 23 12 7 4 42 22 23 13 6 4 41 29 32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 23 12 10 1 46 25 23 10 9 4 34 22 33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 23 13 7 3 45 21 23 7 6 10 31 37 18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 23 9 7 7 31 28 23 11 5 7 40 34 9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 23 9 7 7 24 20 23 9 4 10 30 34 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 23 11 5 7 35 23 23 6 7 10 31 34 9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 7 9 7 22 26 -2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 23 9 9 5 33 27 23 7 4 12 25 25 6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 23 11 4 8 34 27 23 4 11 8 24 37 -6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 23 7 4 12 27 36 23 8 6 9 34 36 -11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 23 7 6 10 26 33 23 7 7 9 25 34 -16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 23 6 6 11 24 28 23 7 9 7 23 22 -3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 23 8 4 11 25 37 23 7 5 11 29 50 -33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 23 10 5 8 28 26 23 4 6 13 27 41 -12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 23 8 9 6 25 25 23 4 7 12 26 34 -8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 23 8 2 13 32 34 23 6 6 11 23 34 -13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 23 6 5 12 24 37 23 7 6 10 18 26 -21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 11 22 56 80 23 9 6 8 36 38 23 4 5 14 20 42 -24 50
22 Walsall 46 12 11 23 49 71 23 7 5 11 30 37 23 5 6 12 19 34 -22 47
23 Scunthorpe United 46 12 10 24 53 83 23 6 7 10 31 42 23 6 3 14 22 41 -30 46
24 Bradford City 46 11 8 27 49 77 23 7 4 12 25 31 23 4 4 15 24 46 -28 41
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 46 23 16 7 73 43 23 11 10 2 35 23 23 12 6 5 38 20 30 85
2 Bury 46 22 13 11 82 56 23 14 6 3 52 26 23 8 7 8 30 30 26 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 10 13 71 49 23 14 5 4 35 14 23 9 5 9 36 35 22 79
4 Mansfield Town 46 20 16 10 69 41 23 14 5 4 38 15 23 6 11 6 31 26 28 76
5 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 14 12 68 47 23 8 9 6 28 20 23 12 5 6 40 27 21 74
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 63 50 23 14 5 4 33 13 23 6 8 9 30 37 13 73
7 Newport County 46 20 11 15 59 59 23 14 6 3 32 22 23 6 5 12 27 37 0 71
8 Colchester United 46 20 10 16 65 53 23 12 4 7 39 23 23 8 6 9 26 30 12 70
9 Exeter City 46 19 13 14 60 49 23 12 3 8 34 25 23 7 10 6 26 24 11 70
10 Stevenage 46 20 10 16 59 55 23 12 3 8 28 23 23 8 7 8 31 32 4 70
11 Carlisle United 46 20 8 18 67 62 23 12 3 8 42 31 23 8 5 10 25 31 5 68
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 8 19 60 59 23 15 2 6 45 25 23 4 6 13 15 34 1 65
13 Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 59 56 23 8 9 6 31 27 23 8 7 8 28 29 3 64
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 14 16 67 60 23 10 6 7 42 33 23 6 8 9 25 27 7 62
15 Northampton Town 46 14 19 13 64 63 23 7 12 4 30 27 23 7 7 9 34 36 1 61
16 Cheltenham Town 46 15 12 19 57 68 23 10 7 6 34 29 23 5 5 13 23 39 -11 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 8 22 45 56 23 11 4 8 26 21 23 5 4 14 19 35 -11 56
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 23 8 5 10 33 31 23 6 7 10 21 39 -16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 23 10 5 8 34 31 23 5 3 15 17 37 -17 53
20 Port Vale 46 12 13 21 39 55 23 7 3 13 24 36 23 5 10 8 15 19 -16 49
21 Cambridge United 46 12 11 23 40 66 23 7 7 9 21 26 23 5 4 14 19 40 -26 47
22 Macclesfield Town 46 10 14 22 48 74 23 5 11 7 26 35 23 5 3 15 22 39 -26 44
23 Notts County 46 9 14 23 48 84 23 5 9 9 23 34 23 4 5 14 25 50 -36 41
24 Yeovil Town 46 9 13 24 41 66 23 4 9 10 20 34 23 5 4 14 21 32 -25 40

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