Swindon Town have performed better than Port Vale so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
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.
Swindon Town form and stats
Swindon Town have performed here at County Ground this season with 9 wins from 14 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.
Swindon Town lost their last game at Newport County (placed 11th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that, Swindon Town had a home game versus Crewe Alexandra which ended with a victory 3-1.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Swindon Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from five games).
Swindon Town are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Colchester United awaits in three days.
The Swindon Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. Swindon Town have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Port Vale form and stats
Port Vale have only collected 14 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-5-6 (14 played).
Port Vale are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League Two against Leyton Orient (placed 19th). Prior to that match, the Port Vale manager J. Askey faced defeat when travelling to Morecambe and losing 1-2.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Port Vale playing away, we found one game. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 0 home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Exeter City in just three days.
Port Vale are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Port Vale have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Port Vale - Swindon Town 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Swindon Town wins - draws - Port Vale wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Yates 12 goals |  K. Anderson 6 goals |  J. Taylor 5 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Swindon Town | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 49 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 86% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 68% |
| 57% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 50% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 29% |
| 18% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 322 | 155 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 152 | 330 |
| 111 | 51 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 52 | 128 |
| 44% | 47% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 27% |
- Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (23)
- Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
- 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 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford City | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 26 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 25 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 22 |