Swindon Town vs Exeter City match preview: Even contest expected at County Ground

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: County Ground (15728 seats)

Lots to play for in this fixture, with Swindon Town positioned 7th and Exeter City at 8th. Read our preview!

The hosts Swindon Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Crawley Town, was also a home game here at County Ground. The away team is better rested.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town have played 13 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-7-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Swindon Town.

The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Crawley Town last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfielder Gladwin was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.73 (out of ten) in that game. Gladwin scored one goal and had 48 successful passes (of 56 total).

Before that, Swindon played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Colchester United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Swindon Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Swindon Town as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Swindon Town has won four of these, drawn one and lost six.

Swindon Town are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Tranmere Rovers awaits in three days.

The Swindon Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Swindon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Exeter City form and stats

4-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Exeter City in their League Two matches away.

361 minutes! That's how long the Exeter City goalkeeper Cameron Dawson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Exeter City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hartlepool United that finished 0-0. Midfield player Collins was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Collins hit three key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 55 total).

Prior to that result Exeter City won their away game at Walsall. The scoreline was 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Exeter City in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Exeter City, five draws and five defeats.

A new game in only three days for Exeter City, the League Two home match versus Leyton Orient. Busy days.

The visiting Exeter have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 13 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Exeter City in these games.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
10 goals
Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
10 goals
Swindon TownT. Simpson
T. Simpson
9 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
27 13 3 Played P 2 13 26
11 3 2 Won W 0 4 10
10 7 1 Drew D 1 6 11
6 3 0 Lost L 1 3 5
42 17 6 Scored S 1 18 37
33 15 2 Conceded C 2 15 26
89% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 85% 81%
81% 69% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 85% 77%
52% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 54%
37% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 27%
11% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
74% 69% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 58%
22% 31% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 35%
15% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 27%
 
5.4 5.6 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.5 5.3
4.8 4.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.4 4.9
1.9 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.6 1.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.3 13.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12 13
4.5 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 4 4
35% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 35% 36%
 
10.8 11.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.2 10.6
4 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.5

  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 27 17 8 2 56 22 13 9 2 2 23 9 14 8 6 0 33 13 34 59
2 Tranmere Rovers 28 15 6 7 29 19 15 11 0 4 20 10 13 4 6 3 9 9 10 51
3 Newport County 28 13 8 7 46 35 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 6 5 4 20 21 11 47
4 Sutton United 27 14 5 8 43 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 47
5 Northampton Town 27 13 6 8 33 25 14 8 2 4 18 10 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 45
6 Mansfield Town 27 13 6 8 37 31 16 10 3 3 27 17 11 3 3 5 10 14 6 45
7 Swindon Town 27 11 10 6 42 33 13 3 7 3 17 15 14 8 3 3 25 18 9 43
8 Exeter City 26 10 11 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 41
9 Port Vale 26 11 7 8 38 28 14 6 4 4 19 13 12 5 3 4 19 15 10 40
10 Salford City 29 11 7 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 14 5 1 8 16 17 4 40
11 Bradford City 28 8 13 7 35 33 14 4 8 2 21 17 14 4 5 5 14 16 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 25 10 6 9 34 36 13 7 1 5 20 18 12 3 5 4 14 18 -2 36
13 Crawley Town 27 10 6 11 32 37 12 4 3 5 15 18 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 36
14 Harrogate Town 26 9 7 10 38 38 13 4 5 4 21 18 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 34
15 Leyton Orient 26 7 12 7 38 25 13 6 4 3 24 8 13 1 8 4 14 17 13 33
16 Hartlepool United 27 8 7 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 14 1 3 10 8 25 -12 31
17 Stevenage 29 7 10 12 28 43 15 6 6 3 21 18 14 1 4 9 7 25 -15 31
18 Rochdale 26 6 12 8 31 33 12 3 6 3 14 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -2 30
19 Walsall 27 7 8 12 30 37 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 3 3 7 10 16 -7 29
20 Barrow 28 7 8 13 28 35 14 3 5 6 15 19 14 4 3 7 13 16 -7 29
21 Colchester United 27 6 9 12 24 37 13 3 5 5 12 16 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 27
22 Carlisle United 28 6 9 13 20 37 14 3 7 4 9 12 14 3 2 9 11 25 -17 27
23 Oldham Athletic 26 4 7 15 22 42 13 2 3 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 19
24 Scunthorpe United 28 3 10 15 21 49 13 2 4 7 10 20 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 19

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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 Forest Green Rovers 27 17 8 2 56 22 13 9 2 2 23 9 14 8 6 0 33 13 34 59
2 Tranmere Rovers 28 15 6 7 29 19 15 11 0 4 20 10 13 4 6 3 9 9 10 51
3 Newport County 28 13 8 7 46 35 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 6 5 4 20 21 11 47
4 Sutton United 27 14 5 8 43 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 47
5 Northampton Town 27 13 6 8 33 25 14 8 2 4 18 10 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 45
6 Mansfield Town 27 13 6 8 37 31 16 10 3 3 27 17 11 3 3 5 10 14 6 45
7 Swindon Town 27 11 10 6 42 33 13 3 7 3 17 15 14 8 3 3 25 18 9 43
8 Exeter City 26 10 11 5 37 26 13 6 5 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 41
9 Port Vale 26 11 7 8 38 28 14 6 4 4 19 13 12 5 3 4 19 15 10 40
10 Salford City 29 11 7 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 14 5 1 8 16 17 4 40
11 Bradford City 28 8 13 7 35 33 14 4 8 2 21 17 14 4 5 5 14 16 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 25 10 6 9 34 36 13 7 1 5 20 18 12 3 5 4 14 18 -2 36
13 Crawley Town 27 10 6 11 32 37 12 4 3 5 15 18 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 36
14 Harrogate Town 26 9 7 10 38 38 13 4 5 4 21 18 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 34
15 Leyton Orient 26 7 12 7 38 25 13 6 4 3 24 8 13 1 8 4 14 17 13 33
16 Hartlepool United 27 8 7 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 14 1 3 10 8 25 -12 31
17 Stevenage 29 7 10 12 28 43 15 6 6 3 21 18 14 1 4 9 7 25 -15 31
18 Rochdale 26 6 12 8 31 33 12 3 6 3 14 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -2 30
19 Walsall 27 7 8 12 30 37 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 3 3 7 10 16 -7 29
20 Barrow 28 7 8 13 28 35 14 3 5 6 15 19 14 4 3 7 13 16 -7 29
21 Colchester United 27 6 9 12 24 37 13 3 5 5 12 16 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 27
22 Carlisle United 28 6 9 13 20 37 14 3 7 4 9 12 14 3 2 9 11 25 -17 27
23 Oldham Athletic 26 4 7 15 22 42 13 2 3 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 19
24 Scunthorpe United 28 3 10 15 21 49 13 2 4 7 10 20 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 19

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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.