Swindon Town manager R. Wellens looking for three points in Cambridge United showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Thu 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: County Ground (15728 seats)

Swindon Town perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Cambridge United can look both up and down from their 11th position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town, who have the most scored goals (39) in League Two, are steadily winning League Two games and points here at County Ground. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Swindon Town has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at County Ground. We remember; it was Plymouth Argyle.

Swindon Town manager R. Wellens and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Forest Green Rovers (placed 6th) in the League Two. Ahead of that match, Swindon Town won a home game hosting Oldham Athletic (2-0).

A case of two points dropped for Swindon Town in the Forest Green Rovers match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon Town handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D4-L7.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Swindon Town as they are travelling to their away game against Port Vale in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

The Swindon Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Cambridge United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Cambridge United has drawn their two previous away games.

Cambridge United failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Leyton Orient (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Before that, Cambridge United travelled to Cheltenham Town and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Cambridge United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

A new game in only three days for Cambridge United, the League Two home match versus Morecambe. Busy days.

Cambridge United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Cambridge United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Swindon Town and Cambridge United have met before this season: Cambridge United - Swindon Town 0-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Swindon Town, 1 draw and 1 win for Cambridge United. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownE. Doyle
E. Doyle
21 goals
Swindon TownJ. Yates
J. Yates
10 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
7 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Swindon Town Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 5 11 22
13 7 1 Won W 2 3 7
4 1 1 Drew D 2 4 7
5 3 1 Lost L 1 4 8
39 16 4 Scored S 6 12 27
24 11 3 Conceded C 6 11 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 82%
82% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 59%
59% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 36% 45%
36% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 27%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 9% 14%
50% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 45% 45%
36% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 32%
14% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 45% 41%
 
5.1 5.2 3.7 Corners For (avg) C F 2.6 4 4.7
4.7 4.2 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.4 5.6 5.5
1.4 1.3 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
261 132 30 Total Shots T S 37 112 255
87 39 12 Shots on Target S O 14 33 93
45% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 36% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Swindon Town has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals (39)
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Swindon Town is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 22 13 4 5 39 24 11 7 1 3 16 11 11 6 3 2 23 13 15 43
2 Exeter City 22 11 7 4 31 25 11 6 4 1 19 11 11 5 3 3 12 14 6 40
3 Crewe Alexandra 21 11 5 5 38 24 11 5 3 3 19 12 10 6 2 2 19 12 14 38
4 Cheltenham Town 21 9 9 3 33 17 10 5 4 1 22 12 11 4 5 2 11 5 16 36
5 Bradford City 21 10 6 5 28 19 11 7 2 2 17 8 10 3 4 3 11 11 9 36
6 Forest Green Rovers 22 10 6 6 26 18 11 4 4 3 10 10 11 6 2 3 16 8 8 36
7 Northampton Town 22 10 5 7 32 23 11 7 1 3 19 8 11 3 4 4 13 15 9 35
8 Colchester United 21 9 7 5 29 19 10 6 2 2 15 7 11 3 5 3 14 12 10 34
9 Plymouth Argyle 20 9 5 6 30 22 10 6 3 1 21 9 10 3 2 5 9 13 8 32
10 Port Vale 22 7 9 6 26 27 11 5 5 1 14 9 11 2 4 5 12 18 -1 30
11 Cambridge United 22 7 7 8 27 23 11 4 3 4 15 12 11 3 4 4 12 11 4 28
12 Scunthorpe United 22 7 7 8 30 28 11 4 5 2 18 12 11 3 2 6 12 16 2 28
13 Newport County 20 7 7 6 19 18 11 5 4 2 12 9 9 2 3 4 7 9 1 28
14 Salford City 22 6 8 8 24 31 11 3 4 4 9 13 11 3 4 4 15 18 -7 26
15 Leyton Orient 22 6 7 9 30 37 11 2 4 5 14 19 11 4 3 4 16 18 -7 25
16 Macclesfield Town 20 5 9 6 19 22 9 3 5 1 10 6 11 2 4 5 9 16 -3 24
17 Walsall 22 6 6 10 19 30 11 2 4 5 8 14 11 4 2 5 11 16 -11 24
18 Mansfield Town 22 5 8 9 28 31 11 2 3 6 16 20 11 3 5 3 12 11 -3 23
19 Crawley Town 22 5 8 9 26 33 11 4 3 4 12 14 11 1 5 5 14 19 -7 23
20 Oldham Athletic 21 5 8 8 22 30 11 3 5 3 14 12 10 2 3 5 8 18 -8 23
21 Grimsby Town 20 5 6 9 20 26 10 2 3 5 9 16 10 3 3 4 11 10 -6 21
22 Carlisle United 22 5 6 11 20 35 11 3 4 4 10 15 11 2 2 7 10 20 -15 21
23 Morecambe 22 4 6 12 19 40 11 2 4 5 11 16 11 2 2 7 8 24 -21 18
24 Stevenage 21 2 10 9 14 27 10 2 3 5 9 15 11 0 7 4 5 12 -13 16

Read more about League Two

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.