Swindon Town fights Exeter City in League Two battle

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The County Ground (15728 seats)

The Swindon Town & Exeter City managers R. Wellens and M. Taylor are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

It's no vacation for neither Swindon Town nor Exeter City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Swindon Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The County Ground as Swindon Town have scored 27 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Swindon Town after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager R. Wellens led his Swindon Town to a defeat in the League Two match away at Colchester United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The County Ground. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Port Vale in a game that was won 3-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Swindon Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.

Swindon Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The County Ground with 27 goals in 15 league matches. Swindon Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at The County Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.

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Exeter City form and stats

7-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two, in their League Two matches away.

Two away games in a row for Exeter City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Port Vale in the League Two. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Colchester United.

We have checked recent matches where Exeter City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were W1-D1-L1.

Exeter City have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Exeter City have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Exeter City - Swindon Town 1-1. Swindon Town-Exeter City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Swindon Town 2 wins, Exeter City 5 wins, 3 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityR. Bowman
R. Bowman
10 goals
Exeter CityN. Law
N. Law
7 goals
Swindon TownK. Anderson
K. Anderson
6 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swindon Town Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 3 15 29
17 10 1 Won W 0 7 15
5 2 2 Drew D 2 4 9
8 3 2 Lost L 1 4 5
53 27 5 Scored S 3 17 39
34 13 7 Conceded C 5 19 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
87% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 59%
60% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 38%
37% 27% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 38%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
50% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 41%
33% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 52%
17% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 17%
 
5.1 4.9 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 6.7 6.5 6.6
4.3 4.1 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.1 4.9
1.7 1.5 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.1 1.4
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 2 3 3
 
355 175 46 Total Shots T S 44 188 383
125 59 10 Shots on Target S O 11 60 116
42% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City has the most clean sheets (15)
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (31)
  • Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

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 Swindon Town 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

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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.