Match Report
8 points and 2 places separated them: Swindon Town 9th with 75, Crewe Alexandra 11th with 67. Swindon Town had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Swindon Town 1.52 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Crewe Alexandra 1.39 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.29.
The head-to-head ledger counts 26 games: 12 Swindon Town wins, 9 for Crewe Alexandra, 5 draws, at 3.12 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings. Where history says 3.12 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.
The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,728. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Crewe Alexandra led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Swindon Town: Michael Olakigbe (64') · Crewe Alexandra: Matus Holicek (45'), Josh March (53')
Key stats
Possession: Swindon Town 57% · Crewe Alexandra 43% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-6