FM Preview: Swindon Town v Bournemouth 01 Jan 2011

Last updated : 31 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Swindon Town v Bournemouth fixture

Swindon Town are ready to welcome Bournemouth to County Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 12 of the 54 games.

The previous match played between the two at County Ground was more than three years back, in September 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 29 DecBournemouth2 - 2Swindon TownLGE1
2007/2008Sat 22 SepSwindon Town4-1BournemouthLGE1
2005/2006Sat 21 JanSwindon Town4 - 2BournemouthLGE1
2005/2006Sat 17 SepBournemouth2 - 1Swindon TownLGE1
2004/2005Sat 05 MarSwindon Town0 - 3BournemouthLGE1
2004/2005Sat 18 DecBournemouth2 - 1Swindon TownLGE1
2003/2004Sat 03 JanSwindon Town2 - 1BournemouthLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Robins's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

The away form of Bournemouth is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Cherries have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swindon Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches. Bournemouth's total of 30 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Swindon Town61329106
Bournemouth6213887

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Swindon Town's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Bournemouth. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Swindon Town Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bournemouth Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.