League Two: Northampton vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Northampton and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

League Two title favourites Northampton begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Swindon at Sixfields Stadium.

Team form: Northampton vs Swindon

Northampton Form

In their last three matches, Northampton lost 0-1 against Barnsley, 2-3 against Plymouth and 1-0 against Leicester. Northampton won four of their previous six League Two games at the Sixfields Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored nine goals.

Swindon Form

Swindon endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-0 by Grimsby, before Chesterfield ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Cardiff, who came out 3-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Swindon won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Northampton and Swindon

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Northampton and Swindon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Northampton vs Swindon

Look no further than Sam Hoskins, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Northampton in the League Two, while Aaron Drinan managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Swindon in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Northampton didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Sixfields Stadium across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw two along the way. They endured eight defeats in this run. Swindon won three of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing two and losing five. Swindon conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Swindon have not lost to Northampton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Northampton scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Swindon only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Northampton played. Swindon will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Northampton managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Northampton have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Swindon.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Northampton, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Swindon. They performed an average of 1.1 goals in these. Swindon conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.