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League Two · 2026/2027 · provider tag opta

Swindon Town

13th on points, with 19. 22nd on season xG difference. 14 league matches, 16.83 xG for, 23.27 against, goal difference -2.

Season xGD
-6.44
GF minus xG
-1.83
Last 10 xGD
-4.62
xG per match
1.20

Chances and goals

Goals for xG for Goals against xG against
06121723

Cumulative league totals. A line pulling away from its pair is a gap between goals and chances, not a verdict.

Ratings that feed the price

Attack is xG for divided by the league’s home or away average. Defence is xG against divided by what the opposition usually creates in that venue. Both are shrunk towards the league with four phantom matches, so two bright afternoons cannot set the price on their own. Home attack 0.99 from 7 home matches. Home defence 1.04. Away attack 0.80 from 7 away matches. Away defence 1.17.

Next in the eight-day window: Swindon Town v Grimsby Town, Sat 14 Nov, 15:00. The model’s fair prices are home 39.1% (14/9), draw 22.8% (61/18), away 38.1% (13/8). λ 1.69, μ 1.67. That is a method. It is not a selection.

Regression flags

  • Conceding fewer than xG. Goals conceded are 6.3 below xG against across 14 matches. Keeper form and finishing against barely show up in the shot model. Chapter 20 is the longer argument.

League matches

Swindon Town league matches with xG
DateH/AOpponentScorexGxGAGF−xG
31 OctHRotherham United2-10.890.33+1.11
24 OctABristol Rovers0-01.501.51-1.50
20 OctABarnet3-11.363.77+1.64
17 OctHWalsall1-12.061.96-1.06
10 OctHCrewe Alexandra0-10.641.61-0.64
3 OctARochdale0-11.081.64-1.08
26 SeptHAccrington Stanley1-11.831.50-0.83
19 SeptASalford City0-11.121.25-1.12
12 SeptAYork City0-40.492.59-0.49
5 SeptHColchester United3-12.061.49+0.94
1 SeptHPort Vale3-12.491.03+0.51
29 AugAOldham Athletic0-30.072.73-0.07
22 AugHCheltenham Town2-11.041.10+0.96
15 AugANorthampton Town0-00.200.76-0.20

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