Exeter City vs Swindon Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two teams battling for the League Two playoff places will be locking horns at the St James Park when Exeter welcome Swindon Town on Tuesday.

The visitors leapfrogged the hosts into top seven at the weekend with a victory, with Exeter’s unbeaten sreak ending in another big tie at the top of the table.

Entering the weekend in fifth, Exeter dropped three places as a result of their 2-1 loss at Mansfield Town, who were one of the sides to leapfrog them in the table.

The Grecians were unfortunate to come away from the One Call Stadium without a single point, with Matt Taylor’s side creating a number of good chances during a highly entertaining game.

After previously winning six and drawing one of the previous seven matches, Exeter have now picked up just a single point from their last two matches.

Taylor will be hoping his side can return to winning ways against some of the division’s high-performing opposition, who they may face in a potential playoff campaign at the end.

Their opponents Swindon returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win at Bradford City on Saturday, which saw Jack Payne score the winner from the penalty spot in the sixth minute of the second-half injury time.

With a victory at St James Park lifting the Robins into the automatic promotion places, there is a lot on the line between two of the sides in the mix of a battle for the League Two playoff places.

Despite home form having hindered Swindon’s promotion hopes for much of the season, their form on the road has been exceptional.

The importance of the match is unlikely to daunt them much, as Swindon now go in search for a revenge against the side that defeated them 2-1 back at the County Ground in February.

Exeter City vs Swindon Town head to head

The two sides have previously met on 17 occasions across all competitions, where Exeter have taken 7 victories while Swindon have won 5, and they have drawn in 5. Swindon have scored 18 goals and conceded 25. In their last five meetings, Swindon have once, Exeter in three with one draw.

Swindon Town 0-2 Exeter City 01/01/19

Exeter City 1-1 Swindon Town 17/08/19

Swindon Town 2-1 Exeter City 01/02/20

Swindon Town 3-4 Exeter City 06/10/20

Swindon Town 1-2 Exeter City 05/02/22

Exeter City latest home form

Exeter have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 7 when they lost 3-2 to Portsmouth. In their last five home matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Exeter City 2-3 Portsmouth 07/01/22

Exeter City 2-0 Scunthorpe United 15/01/22

Exeter City 0-0 Hartlepool United 29/01/22

Exeter City 1-0 Leyton Orient 08/02/22

Exeter City 4-3 Harrogate Town 15/02/22

Exeter City latest away form

Exeter lost their last away match 2-1 to Mansfield Town. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in each of their five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Walsall 0-2 Exeter City 22/01/22

Swindon Town 1-2 Exeter City 05/02/22

Bradford City 0-1 Exeter City 12/02/22

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Exeter City 26/02/22

Mansfield Town 2-1 Exeter City 04/03/22

Swindon Town latest home form

Swindon have recently been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just two of their six most recent matches. However, they lost their last league home game 2-1 to Salford City. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded 5 in the process.

Swindon Town 1-1 Crawley Town 01/02/22

Swindon Town 1-2 Exeter City 05/02/22

Swindon Town 3-0 Scunthorpe United 12/02/22

Swindon Town 5-0 Walsall 22/02/22

Swindon Town 1-2 Salford 26/02/22

Swindon Town latest away form

Swindon have recently been on a good form on the road, as they have lost just one of their five most recent away matches. They managed to defeat Bradford City 2-1 in their last away match. In their last five away matches, they have scored 9 goals and conceded 6.

Port Vale 1-3 Swindon Town 15/01/22

Colchester United 1-1 Swindon Town 29/01/22

Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Swindon Town 08/02/22

Carlisle United 0-3 Swindon Town 19/02/22

Bradford City 1-2 Swindon Town 05/03/22

Exeter City news

Brown and Chieck Diabate are likely to miss out again, after the duo were ruled out of the defeat at Mansfield on Friday.

Offrande Zanzala, Sam Nombe and Alex Hartridge all returned to the bench following recent injuries, but they are unlikely to start as they continue to build up their fitness.

Swindon Town news

Payne will be pushing for a start after his match-winning penalty off the bench at the weekend, but he may feature among the sustitutes from the start once more.

Louie Barry will again miss out due to an ankle injury, alongside Ben Gladwin who continue to struggle with a hamstring problem.