Match Report
In the standings it was Exeter City 1st on 9 points, Swindon Town 2nd on 6 — separated by 3. Swindon Town had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Exeter City ran at 2.33 scored and 1 conceded, Swindon Town at 2.33 and 1.
Swindon Town had gone 5 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 9 for Exeter City, 1 for Swindon Town and 5 drawn, at 2.53 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net. Where history says 2.53 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.6.
St James Park in New Castle, capacity 52,350, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.