League Two: Newport vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Newport and Swindon who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Newport are number 22 in the table on five points after ten matches. Swindon rank as number 2 with 21 points after ten matches played.

Team form: Newport vs Swindon

Newport Form

A draw was the best Newport could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Tranmere, before getting trounced 1-3 against Gillingham. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Chesterfield ran out 4-1 winners. Newport did not win any of their last six League Two matches at the Rodney Parade. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Swindon Form

The results have been up and down for Swindon, who beat Harrogate Town by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against Salford City, before claiming a victory in a 2-0 game against Bromley. Swindon managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Newport and Swindon

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Newport and Swindon. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Newport vs Swindon

With two goals in six matches Nathaniel Opoku has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Swindon and their defence. The visitors hope Aaron Drinan adds another to his current tally of seven goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Newport vs Swindon

Full-time result

Newport are without a win in their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, but they drew two of these. They suffered eight defeats as well. Swindon won five of their previous 10 away games, while drawing one and losing four.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Newport only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Swindon got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Newport games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Newport managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Swindon kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Newport and Swindon when playing at Rodney Parade.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newport, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Swindon, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Amazingly, Newport failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.