| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth W | 15 | L5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0/15 | 2-11 |
| Swindon Town W | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12/15 | 20-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth W | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | LW | 6 | +1 |
| Swindon Town W | 8 | 3 | 3 | -3 | WLL | 6 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-23
Level on 3 points, Portsmouth W (7th) and Swindon Town W (8th) met as equals in the table. Against a league average of 1.85 goals per team per game, Portsmouth W ran at 2 scored and 0.5 conceded, Swindon Town W at 1.67 and 2.67.
Defeat had followed defeat for Portsmouth W — five in succession. Swindon Town W came in having won three on the spin. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Portsmouth W, 12/15 for Swindon Town W.
Fratton Park, capacity 20,688, hosted the game.
