Ace Football previews the League Two round 28 match between Newport and Swindon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Newport and Swindon are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Friday at Rodney Parade, with much riding on the outcome in this League Two battle.
Sitting bottom of the table, Newport have claimed 26 points after 24 rounds, while Swindon have amassed 28 points. This places the latter as number 18 in the League Two at the moment.
Team form: Newport vs Swindon
Newport Form
In their last three matches, Newport lost 2-0 against Walsall, 1-2 against AFC Wimbledon and 3-2 against Port Vale. Newport managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Swindon Form
Swindon collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-0 against Notts Co.. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Crewe, before winning 2-0 against Barrow. Swindon didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 11 and scored four goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Newport and Swindon
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newport and Swindon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Newport home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newport have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Swindon away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Swindon away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Swindon away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Rodney Parade across all tournaments Newport won four times, drew two and lost four times. Swindon claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Newport lost 4 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Newport scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Swindon got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Newport managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Swindon were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Newport and Swindon when playing at Rodney Parade.
Total goals
Newport saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Swindon’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
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