FootyMAD Swindon Town match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Swindon Town v Notts. County fixture

Notts County face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 22 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Swindon annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 22 MarSwindon5 - 0Notts CountyLD2
2002/2003Tue 29 OctNotts County1 - 1SwindonLD2
2001/2002Tue 22 JanSwindon1 - 0Notts CountyLD2
2001/2002Fri 21 DecNotts County3 - 1SwindonLD2
2000/2001Mon 16 AprSwindon1 - 2Notts CountyLD2
2000/2001Sat 28 OctNotts County3 - 2SwindonLD2
1995/1996Sat 06 AprSwindon1 - 0Notts CountyLD2

Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Notts County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Magpies have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Swindon's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Notts County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Swindon63126710
Notts County6213567

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Swindon 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Notts County Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.