FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town 15 Oct 2011

Last updated : 14 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town fixture

Swindon Town travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Robins.

The last time the two teams met at Accrington Stanley was back in October 2006, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Swindon Town 2 - 0 Accrington S. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 07 Oct Accrington S. 1-1 Swindon Town League Two
1959/1960 Mon 12 Oct Accrington S. 3 - 1 Swindon Town Third Division
1959/1960 Wed 07 Oct Swindon Town 0 - 1 Accrington S. Third Division
1958/1959 Wed 18 Feb Accrington S. 0 - 0 Swindon Town Third Division
1958/1959 Sat 06 Sep Swindon Town 1 - 2 Accrington S. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Accrington Stanley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 12 matches.

Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 16 points from their 12 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 1 3 2 7 9 6
Swindon Town 6 3 1 2 12 8 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Robins out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Accrington Stanley. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Swindon Town 14 games since last away draw.

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