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Swindon Town pack their bags to visit Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Robins have recorded 9 wins, and Walsall have come away with 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2001, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Swindon Town | 1 - 4 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Mar | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Dec | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 29 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Swindon Town however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Robins, and 8 goals against.
Walsall find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 5 matches. Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 9 from their 5 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Robins have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Bescot Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |