Match Report
Sutton United went into the game 23rd in the table on 42 points; Swindon Town sat 19th on 54 — a 12-point gap. Recent form flatters Sutton United's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Per game in the league, Sutton United were scoring 1.28 and conceding 1.83, Swindon Town 1.67 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Sutton United. Sutton United had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Swindon Town, 4.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sutton United, 0 draws and 4 for Swindon Town, at 4.4 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at The Borough Sports Ground in Sutton (capacity 14,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sutton United led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.