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Swindon Town play host to Hereford United at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Swindon Town was just over four years ago, in December 2001, as the Robins squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Swindon Town | 3-2 | Hereford Utd. | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 22 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 24 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 4 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 17 Apr | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Sep | Swindon Town | 0 - 3 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Wed 15 Feb | Hereford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 01 Nov | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Hereford Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bulls have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 31 points from 16 games. Hereford Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 23 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hereford Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |