Match Report
The table gap was wide: 51 points between Swindon Town (7th, 77 pts) and Scunthorpe United (24th, 26 pts). Swindon Town ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Swindon Town 1.67 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Scunthorpe United 0.63 and 1.96, with the league averaging 1.23.
Swindon Town had gone 5 games without a win.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Swindon Town, 1 draw and 5 for Scunthorpe United, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%.
The match was played at County Ground in Swindon (capacity 15,728). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.