League Two preview: Can Swindon Town edge out victory against Leyton Orient?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: County Ground (15728 seats)

Sneaking up on the top sides is at stake when these two mid-table sides meet. Both will be targeting to strenghten their league table position, Swindon Town in 10th and Leyton Orient in 14th spot.

Insights:
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Swindon nor Leyton Orient 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

When playing at home in the League Two, Swindon Town have managed 7 wins, 7 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 20 games.

Swindon Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Harrogate Town's place. The match ended 4-1 with Davison (2) and Barry (2) scoring. Swindon Town goalkeeper Wollacott did an outstanding job against Harrogate Town with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The striker Barry was declared "man of the match" for Swindon with the rating of 8.32/10. Barry scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the home loss against Newport County with the scoreline 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon Town handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, four draws and one defeat.

A decent goal production from Swindon in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Swindon Town have conceded 21 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Leyton Orient have only collected 20 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-11-7 (21 played).

Leyton Orient go into this game after a win, the home game against Scunthorpe United that ended 3-0. Leyton delivered their win in the match against Scunthorpe United already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! A victory against Scunthorpe United as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Leyton Orient hit the posts three times. Defender Thompson was the best team player with a rating of 8.43. Thompson hit two key passes and won 18 of 23 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sutton United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Leyton are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and six defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Leyton Orient are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 21 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Leyton Orient have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Leyton Orient - Swindon Town 4-1. Swindon Town-Leyton Orient H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Swindon two wins, Leyton Orient five wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
15 goals
Leyton OrientH. Smith
H. Smith
13 goals
Leyton OrientA. Drinan
A. Drinan
12 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swindon Town Leyton Orient
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 5 21 42
18 7 2 Won W 1 3 12
11 7 2 Drew D 3 11 16
12 6 2 Lost L 1 7 14
66 30 11 Scored S 4 22 56
50 21 7 Conceded C 3 24 41
90% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 90% 88%
80% 70% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 71%
61% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 36%
34% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 26%
12% 10% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 10%
66% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 52% 40%
27% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 19% 31%
17% 20% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 40%
 
5 5.2 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4 4
4.6 4.5 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 4.8
1.7 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.4
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.7 14 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.8 10.5
4.7 4.8 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.2 3.4
34% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 32% 39%
 
11 11.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 10.1 9.4
4.1 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in League Two

  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 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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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 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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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.