Ace Football previews the League Two game between Swindon and Grimsby who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Swindon enjoy home advantage, when visitors Grimsby swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Swindon are placed 13th with 19 points after 14 matches. Grimsby occupy a position as sixth in the league on 20 points.
Form: Swindon vs Grimsby
Swindon Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Swindon recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 0-0 draw with Bristol Rovers. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Rotherham, before they lost 2-1 against Milton Keynes Dons. Swindon claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 2-2 with Rochdale, before downing first Gillingham by 1-4, then York in a 5-2 win. Grimsby managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring ten time and letting in 11.
Betting stats for Swindon and Grimsby
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 Grimsby played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Swindon home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
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Full-time result
Swindon claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Grimsby won one, drew six and lost three of their last 10 games away. Grimsby conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Swindon have not lost to Grimsby in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Swindon scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Grimsby scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Swindon managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Grimsby kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Swindon have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Grimsby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swindon, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Grimsby, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Grimsby conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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