This could be an intriguing fixture as Swindon Town have their supposed home advantage, while Carlisle United lead them by 12 points in the League Two standings.
- Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Carlisle United have the most scored goals (56) in League Two
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.
Swindon Town form and stats
The League Two statistics playing at home this season for Swindon Town are 7-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Swindon shared the glory with Leyton Orient in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Wakeling was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Leyton Orient after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? McEachran (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. McEachran hit two key passes.
Before that, Swindon Town had a home game versus Harrogate Town which ended with a victory 3-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Swindon Town as they are travelling to their away game against Walsall in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
The Swindon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Swindon Town have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Carlisle United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The fans enjoyed Carlisle United's previous game versus Grimsby Town (placed 17th), a 2-0 win played at home. Gibson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Gibson scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Crawley Town with the score of 5-2.Carlisle are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 28 times in 16 away games so far. Carlisle United have conceded 18 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have battled before this season: Carlisle United - Swindon Town 1-1. Swindon Town-Carlisle United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Swindon three wins, Carlisle United four wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
|     K. Dennis   17 goals  |     J. Williams   8 goals  |     J. Wakeling   7 goals  | 
Swindon Town missing players
Carlisle United missing players
| Swindon Town | Carlisle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total | 
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 34 | 
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 | 
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 | 
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 | 
| 44 | 25 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 28 | 56 | 
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 34 | 
| 91% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% | 
| 73% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 71% | 
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 47% | 
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% | 
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 18% | 
| 52% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 62% | 50% | 
| 30% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 31% | 41% | 
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 19% | 21% | 
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 
| 2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 12.4 | 14.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 
| 35% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 39% | 
| 11.1 | 9.6 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 
- Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carlisle United have the most scored goals (56) in League Two
- Carlisle United have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in League Two
- Carlisle United have the the best goal difference (+10) away in League Two
- Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 72 | 
| 2 | Carlisle United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 
| 3 | Stevenage | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 60 | 
| 4 | Northampton Town | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 
| 5 | Bradford City | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 
| 6 | Salford City | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 56 | 
| 7 | Stockport County | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 
| 9 | Sutton United | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -2 | 51 | 
| 10 | Barrow | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 51 | 
| 11 | Swindon Town | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 49 | 
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 47 | 
| 14 | Walsall | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 42 | 
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 39 | 
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -6 | 38 | 
| 18 | Newport County | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 37 | 
| 19 | Colchester United | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 35 | 
| 20 | Gillingham | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 34 | 
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -13 | 32 | 
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -26 | 29 | 
| 23 | Crawley Town | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 26 | 
| 24 | Rochdale | 35 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -23 | 25 | 
 
 