Match summary
Before kickoff, Walsall were 11th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games.
Swindon Town's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Aaron Drinan).
Swindon Town vs WalsallResult, Lineups & H2H
- Holman81'
- Drinan90+2'
- Jellis66'
The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium
Swindon Town vs Walsall in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Swindon Town2W 2D 1L
Swindon TownWalsall
8Pointsof 159
6Goals scored8
4Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets2
15+Scored in a row3
4Unbeaten in a row5
2Without a win2
2Conceded in a row3
Head to head26 meetings · Sep 2009 – Aug 2025
- Swindon Town wins
- 10
- Draws
- 8
- Walsall wins
- 8
2.69goals per meeting
58%both teams scored
54%3+ goals
31%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSwindon Town 2W 0D 3L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoWalsall2-1Swindon Town
- League TwoWalsall0-1Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town0-4Walsall
- League TwoWalsall2-1Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town2-0Walsall
Show all 26 meetings
- League TwoWalsall0-0Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town1-2Walsall
- Carabao CupWalsall2-0Swindon Town
- League TwoWalsall0-3Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town5-0Walsall
- FA CupWalsall1-2Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town2-1Walsall
- League OneWalsall1-0Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town0-2Walsall
- League OneWalsall1-1Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town2-1Walsall
- League OneSwindon Town3-3Walsall
- League OneWalsall1-4Swindon Town
- League OneWalsall1-1Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town1-3Walsall
- League OneSwindon Town2-2Walsall
- League OneWalsall0-2Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town0-0Walsall
- League OneWalsall1-2Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town1-1Walsall
- League OneWalsall1-1Swindon Town
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 486 earlier results
Swindon TownWalsall
#6Position#11
71Points41 v 41 games62
+18Goal difference+7
1.59Scored per gameleague avg 1.271.24
1.15Conceded per game1.07
#8Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Swindon TownWalsall
- Goal · Swindon Town · Aaron Drinan2-190+2'
- 88'Yellow Card · Walsall · Aden Flint
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Tom Nichols · InOut: Aidan Borland85'
- Goal · Swindon Town · Fletcher Holman1-181'
- Yellow Card · Swindon Town · Ollie Clarke80'
- 79'Substitution · Walsall · V. Harper · InOut: Connor Barrett
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Ollie Clarke · InOut: Darren Oldaker74'
- 69'Substitution · Walsall · Aaron Pressley · InOut: Aaron Loupalo-Bi
- 66'Goal · Walsall · Jamie Jellis0-1
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Fletcher Holman · InOut: Billy Bodin66'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Ollie Palmer · InOut: James Ball65'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Michael Olakigbe · InOut: Junior Hoilett65'
- 63'Substitution · Walsall · Jamie Jellis · InOut: Alfie Chang
Match Statistics
Match stats
Swindon TownWalsall
55%Ball Possession45%
7Shots Total12
2Shots On Target2
4Corners8
10Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
5Offsides1
1Saves0
394Passes303
4Shots Off Target6
101Attacks101
38Dangerous Attacks57
5Shots Inside Box10
2Shots Outside Box2
2Goals1
10Free Kicks10
1Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions3
25Tackles13
2Assists1
277Accurate Passes189
3Injuries1
13Total Crosses29
3Accurate Crosses6
4Interceptions9
65Duels Won48
1Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-3-3
Manager: Ian Holloway
Starting XI
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JM
Joel McGregor6.6
-
JB
Jake Thomas Batty7.3
-
JB
James Ball6.3
-
AB
Aidan Borland6.9
Substitutes
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FM
Filozofe Mabete-
TN
Tom Nichols6.5
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LW
Lewis Ward-
FH
Fletcher Holman8.2
Manager: Darren Byfield
Starting XI
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MR
Myles Roberts5.9
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CB
Connor Barrett6.2
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AC
Alfie Chang6.6
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AL
Aaron Loupalo-Bi6.7
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DK
Daniel Kanu6.1
Substitutes
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HB
Harrison Burke-
SH
Sam Hornby-
CC
Courtney Clarke-
VH
V. Harper5.9
-
AP
Aaron Pressley6.5
-
JJ
Jamie Jellis7.5
-
JO
Jid OkekePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fletcher Holman FW | 8.2 | 24' | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 8(100%) | - | 2/3 |
Jake Thomas Batty DF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(65%) | 3 | 9/10 |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 42(74%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 24(58%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 60(82%) | 2 | 7/10 | |
Aidan Borland MF | 6.9 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 25(92%) | 5 | 6/8 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 59(66%) | 1 | 9/12 | |
| 6.9 | 74' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(74%) | 3 | 5/8 | |
| 6.7 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(57%) | 2 | 7/14 | |
| 6.6 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17(56%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
Joel McGregor DF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 32(58%) | 7 | 9/16 |
| 6.6 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.5 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(38%) | - | 3/4 | |
Tom Nichols FW | 6.5 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 1/3 |
James Ball MF | 6.3 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(52%) | - | 1/6 |
| 6.1 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | - | 0/5 |
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