League Two: Swindon vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Swindon and Cheltenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Swindon enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cheltenham swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Swindon vs Cheltenham

Swindon Form

Swindon look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Walsall in a 0-1 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against Salford City. Their most recent outing resulted in a 2-2 draw in a hard fought encounter with Doncaster. Swindon won three of their previous six matches at County Ground in the League Two. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring 11 goals to six against.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham collected one win from their last three matches, as Bradford won by 3-0. Colchester were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Cheltenham won 1-2 against AFC Wimbledon. Cheltenham won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Swindon and Cheltenham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Swindon and Cheltenham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Swindon vs Cheltenham

Daniel Butterworth is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Cheltenham look to Matt Taylor, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Swindon vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at County Ground across all tournaments Swindon won six times, drew three and lost one times. Cheltenham claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Swindon have gone through an impressive 9 games without losing even once as the home side. Cheltenham have not lost to Swindon in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Swindon scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Cheltenham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Swindon probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Cheltenham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Swindon and Cheltenham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swindon, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Cheltenham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.