Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Swindon and Cheltenham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Swindon will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Cheltenham for a round 2 match in the League Two.
Swindon perhaps would have hoped for more in their opening match of the season, but eventually had to settle for a point.
Form: Swindon vs Cheltenham
Swindon Form
Swindon only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-2 and 3-2 against Chesterfield and Cardiff respectively. At least they managed a 0-0 draw with Northampton. Swindon only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at County Ground in the League Two. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.
Cheltenham Form
Cheltenham collected one win from their last three matches, as Colchester won by 1-4. Charlton were too strong as well, winning 1-3, before Cheltenham won 2-1 against Rotherham. Cheltenham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Swindon and Cheltenham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swindon and Cheltenham. 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 9 Swindon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Swindon home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Swindon have lost 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Swindon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Cheltenham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Cheltenham matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cheltenham have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Cheltenham have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Cheltenham matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Swindon vs Cheltenham
Look no further than Aaron Drinan, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Swindon in the League Two, while George Miller managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Cheltenham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at County Ground across all tournaments Swindon won three times, drew three and lost four times. Cheltenham claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Cheltenham have not lost to Swindon in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Swindon only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Swindon played. 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, Cheltenham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Cheltenham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Swindon when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Swindon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Cheltenham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.
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