A glance at the League Two standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Read our Swindon Town - Walsall guide!
- Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Swindon Town nor Walsall 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 collected 19 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-7-4.
Swindon Town are confident in defense, having played 198 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Swindon, who won 3-0 against Carlisle United (placed 23rd). McKirdy, who usually features in attack, was the champion performer for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.85 (out of 10). McKirdy scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon Town handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, four draws and three defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Swindon Town, as the League Two home game vs Salford City is only four days away.
The Swindon Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches. On the other hand, Swindon have conceded 17 goals.
Walsall form and stats
Walsall have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-3-8 (15 played).
236 minutes! That's how long the Walsall goalkeeper Carl Rushworth and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two trips in a row for Walsall, whose manager McDonald could celebrate last time after the win against Forest Green Rovers. Midfielder Osadebe was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Osadebe served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Tranmere Rovers.Walsall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, five draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Walsall are hosting Hartlepool United in the League Two only four days away.
The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Swindon four wins, three draws and Walsall three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. McKirdy 12 goals |   G. Miller 9 goals | J. Payne 8 goals |
Swindon Town missing players
Walsall missing players
| Swindon Town | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 49 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 38 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 84% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 47% | 61% |
| 58% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 42% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 48% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 47% | 32% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 35% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 29% |
| 11.3 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 |
- Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (37) 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 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 36 | 66 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 56 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | Sutton United | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 51 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| 8 | Newport County | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 45 |
| 10 | Salford City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -1 | 38 |
| 16 | Walsall | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 34 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -20 | 33 |
| 20 | Barrow | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -16 | 31 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 29 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -22 | 28 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -32 | 22 |
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