FootyMAD's Swindon Town match preview

Last updated : 05 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town fixture

Tranmere Rvs. prepare to entertain Swindon Town at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Swindon Town have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was just last season, in October 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Wed 03 MarSwindon Town2 - 0Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2003/2004Tue 21 OctTranmere Rvs.1-0Swindon TownLGE1
2002/2003Sat 08 FebTranmere Rvs.0 - 1Swindon TownLGE1
2002/2003Sat 09 NovSwindon Town1 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2001/2002Fri 22 FebTranmere Rvs.0 - 0Swindon TownLGE1
2001/2002Sat 15 SepSwindon Town2 - 2Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2000/2001Tue 26 SepSwindon Town0 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LC

Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Robins's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Tranmere Rvs. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 29 points from the 15 games they have played so far. Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tranmere Rvs.641113913
Swindon Town632111911

FootyMad's prediction ...

Tranmere Rvs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Prenton Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Swindon Town in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Tranmere Rvs. 4 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Swindon Town 5 games since last defeat.