Both these squads are in good shape, Swindon Town having a 4 point advantage on Walsall in the league table. Let's go!
- Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Walsall form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Walsall at their home stadium (Poundland Bescot Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The home team returns to Poundland Bescot Stadium after drawing with Tranmere Rovers (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Willmott got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Willmott hit three key passes.
Before that one, a nice away win at Stockport County. A FA Cup game. This is expected to be a close game, with Walsall perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Walsall as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Walsall has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.
There will be little rest for Walsall after this match as they are travelling to AFC Wimbledon for a League Two game in only three days.
The Walsall fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Walsall have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Swindon Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Swindon Town have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far.
Swindon won their last game, 5-0 versus Grimsby Town played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Swindon Town was very dominant against Grimsby Town, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Williams, Khan, Lavinier, Austin and Darcy providing the goals. A victory against Grimsby Town as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Swindon Town hit the posts three times. Defender Hutton was the best team player with a rating of 8.62. Hutton signed up for two assists, hit six key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Colchester United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Swindon Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 Swindon Town wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Swindon are hosting Stevenage in the League Two only three days away.
Swindon Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Swindon Town have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head meeting ended Swindon Town - Walsall 1-2, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Walsall won four games, one match ended in a draw and Swindon Town got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Williams 7 goals |  J. Wakeling 5 goals |  L. Jephcott 5 goals |
Walsall missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Walsall | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 14 | 33 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 65% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 46% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 35% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 12.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
| 2.9 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 43% | 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 32% |
| 10.8 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
- Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Walsall 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 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 57 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Salford City | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Barrow | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 11 | Walsall | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Newport County | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -19 | 17 |
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