Swindon Town are positioned 5th, while Gillingham are lagging 1 points behind in the table. Will they trim the gap?
- Swindon Town have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (13) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Swindon Town nor Gillingham 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.
Swindon Town form and stats
Swindon Town have been outstanding at home so far in the League Two with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Ever since the Crewe Alexandra game Swindon Town has been unbeatable here at The County Ground producing five straight wins.
Swindon travelled for their previous game, a trip to Salford City that ended 2-2. Shade (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.12/10. Shade served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 7 of 9 times and had 28 successful passes (of 31 total).
Ahead of that match, Swindon Town won a home game hosting Newport County (2-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon Town handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The manager Flynn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Milton Keynes Dons in only four days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Swindon is on fire here. A stunning 19 from 6 league matches.
Gillingham form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Gillingham, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far. A depressing four defeats in a row for Gillingham in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Crawley Town.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Notts County with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Defender Malone was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Malone scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.
Prior to that match, the Gillingham manager Millen faced defeat when travelling to Walsall and losing 1-4.Gillingham are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
After this away game Gillingham return home for a League Two game against Newport County. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Gillingham when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Gillingham have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Gillingham have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when playing Swindon.Top Goalscorers
  J. Young 9 goals | D. Kemp 8 goals |  C. Austin 4 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Swindon Town | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 31 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 24% |
| 14 | 12.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
- All of Swindon Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (13) in League Two
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Swindon Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Swindon Town have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Swindon Town have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
- Swindon Town have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in League Two
- Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stockport County | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Notts County | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Walsall | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Barrow | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Salford City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 19 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 15 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 14 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 7 |
