Ace Football previews the League Two round 21 match between Swindon and Grimsby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Grimsby go up against Swindon on Saturday for a League Two meeting at County Ground.
Swindon are placed 22th with 16 points after 20 matches. Grimsby occupy a position as seventh in the league on 31 points.
Team form: Swindon vs Grimsby
Swindon Form
Swindon are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Colchester by a 4-0 score, before winning 3-1 against Fleetwood. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Bradford. Swindon just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the County Ground. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.
Grimsby Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Grimsby. They first took out Accrington by 5-2 before downing Morecambe by 0-3. The winning streak came to an end against Crewe, who ran out 0-2 winners. Grimsby picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the League Two, while scoring eight and conceding one goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.
Betting stats and facts for Swindon and Grimsby
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swindon and Grimsby. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Swindon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Swindon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swindon matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Grimsby have won 5 of the last 6 away matches in the League Two and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Swindon vs Grimsby
Harry Smith has five strikes in six League Two matches for Swindon, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Grimsby. The visitors are looking to Justin Obikwu, who has provided his team with three League Two goals.
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Full-time result
Swindon claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Grimsby won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away. Grimsby remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Swindon have not lost to Grimsby in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Swindon scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Grimsby got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Swindon played. Swindon managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Grimsby were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Swindon have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Grimsby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Swindon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Grimsby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Swindon failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.
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