Swindon Town supporters put their faith in manager R. Wellens to deliver victory against Newport County

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Energy Check County Ground (15728 seats)

A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 4th position and the visitors placed 7th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

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.

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Swindon Town form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Swindon Town have to build on here at The Energy Check County Ground in the League Two.

Swindon Town are returning here after visiting Cambridge United in a League Two game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Colchester United that was lost 0-3.

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 twelve games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.

A decent goal production from Swindon Town in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Swindon Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Newport County form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Newport County playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Newport County's last game was the home draw against Exeter City (1-1). Before that, Newport County travelled to Macclesfield Town and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Newport County 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, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The attacking power of Newport County when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Newport County are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Swindon Town won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Newport County has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 4

Top Goalscorers

E. Doyle
7 goals
J. Yates
5 goals
P. Amond
4 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Newport County missing players

Swindon Town Newport County
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 1 5 10
6 3 0 Won W 1 1 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 3 5
2 2 0 Lost L 0 1 1
18 9 0 Scored S 2 3 9
11 7 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 60% 80%
80% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 50%
60% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 30%
30% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 60%
20% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 30%
 
6.7 6.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4.8 4.6
4.3 4 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.2 5.5
1.4 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Newport County have scored away.
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Swindon Town
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
31-08-19 LT Swindon Town 3 - 1 Morecambe
07-09-19 LT Leyton Orient 1 - 3 Swindon Town
14-09-19 LT Swindon Town 3 - 0 Macclesfield Town
17-09-19 LT Swindon Town 0 - 3 Colchester United
21-09-19 LT Cambridge United 0 - 1 Swindon Town
28-09-19 LT Swindon Town 14:00 Newport County
05-10-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Swindon Town
08-10-19 EFL Swindon Town 18:45 Plymouth Argyle
12-10-19 LT Swindon Town 14:00 Plymouth Argyle
19-10-19 LT Crewe Alexandra 14:00 Swindon Town
Newport County
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
04-09-19 EFL Newport County 4 - 5 West Ham United U21
07-09-19 LT Newport County 1 - 0 Port Vale
14-09-19 LT Northampton Town 2 - 0 Newport County
17-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Newport County
21-09-19 LT Newport County 1 - 1 Exeter City
28-09-19 LT Swindon Town 14:00 Newport County
05-10-19 LT Newport County 14:00 Carlisle United
08-10-19 EFL Newport County 18:45 Exeter City
12-10-19 LT Cheltenham Town 14:00 Newport County
19-10-19 LT Newport County 14:00 Scunthorpe United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Exeter City 10 6 4 0 15 7 5 3 2 0 7 3 5 3 2 0 8 4 8 22
2 Crewe Alexandra 10 7 0 3 17 12 5 3 0 2 9 8 5 4 0 1 8 4 5 21
3 Cheltenham Town 10 6 2 2 19 9 5 4 1 0 15 7 5 2 1 2 4 2 10 20
4 Swindon Town 10 6 2 2 18 11 5 3 0 2 9 7 5 3 2 0 9 4 7 20
5 Forest Green Rovers 10 5 3 2 7 5 5 3 1 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 4 3 2 18
6 Bradford City 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 1 1 8 3 5 2 1 2 6 6 5 17
7 Newport County 10 4 5 1 9 6 5 3 2 0 6 3 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 17
8 Crawley Town 10 4 4 2 16 13 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 1 3 1 9 9 3 16
9 Grimsby Town 10 4 3 3 16 12 5 2 2 1 9 7 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 15
10 Colchester United 10 4 3 3 11 8 5 2 2 1 5 4 5 2 1 2 6 4 3 15
11 Cambridge United 10 4 2 4 13 10 5 1 1 3 4 6 5 3 1 1 9 4 3 14
12 Northampton Town 10 4 2 4 12 10 5 2 1 2 8 6 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 14
13 Port Vale 10 3 4 3 11 14 5 3 2 0 7 4 5 0 2 3 4 10 -3 13
14 Plymouth Argyle 10 3 3 4 14 13 5 2 2 1 8 6 5 1 1 3 6 7 1 12
15 Macclesfield Town 10 3 3 4 10 11 5 2 2 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 4 8 -1 12
16 Walsall 10 3 3 4 5 9 5 1 2 2 3 5 5 2 1 2 2 4 -4 12
17 Salford City 10 2 5 3 12 16 5 2 2 1 5 4 5 0 3 2 7 12 -4 11
18 Carlisle United 10 3 2 5 12 18 5 1 2 2 5 8 5 2 0 3 7 10 -6 11
19 Mansfield Town 10 2 4 4 12 15 5 1 2 2 6 9 5 1 2 2 6 6 -3 10
20 Oldham Athletic 10 2 4 4 12 15 5 1 2 2 6 6 5 1 2 2 6 9 -3 10
21 Leyton Orient 10 2 3 5 12 18 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 7 10 -6 9
22 Morecambe 10 1 3 6 9 19 5 0 2 3 4 8 5 1 1 3 5 11 -10 6
23 Scunthorpe United 10 1 2 7 10 18 5 1 2 2 7 7 5 0 0 5 3 11 -8 5
24 Stevenage 10 0 4 6 6 14 5 0 1 4 4 8 5 0 3 2 2 6 -8 4

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