Swindon Town vs Northampton Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Northampton Town will be returning to action after a number of coronavirus related postponement, when they travel to the County Groundto face Swindon Town on New Year’s Day.

Swindon Town are heading into this match sitting seventh in League Two, while Northampton are currently second.

The Robins will be looking to put a stop to their current poor run of form on Saturday as they aim to end a four-game winless league run.

They picked up a goalless draw at home against Stevenage on Wednesday, which saw them collect just their second point in their last four league games.

Those recent poor results have seen them drop down League Two table, but they can be comforted by the fact that they enter the weekend still in the playoff places.

Swindon have played well away from home this season, having won just twice at the County Ground in League Two this season, but they have shown improvement recently as they enter Saturday’s match unbeaten in their last three league home matches.

Northampton will be playing for the first time since December 11 after a number of coronavirus cases in their squad saw the postponement of their last three games.

Jon Brady will be optimistic that his team can start from where they left after winning their previous four matches, and they enter Saturday’s match unbeaten in their last five outings.

In their most recent fixture, they picked up a 2-1 away victory over Harrogate Town through goals from Fraser Horsfall and Jon Guthrie.

That victory extended their current positive run of form that has seen them place themselves firmly into the League Two promotion space, and after avoiding defeat in their last three matches on the road, they will be confident of picking up at least a point in Saturday’s encounter.

Swindon Town vs Northampton Town head to head

The two English teams have previously met on 21 occasions in all competitions, with Swindon taking 9 victories while Northampton have 5, and they have drawn in 7. Swindon have scored 27 goals and conceded 23. In their last five meetings, they have both won two and drawn in one.

SwindonTown 0-1 Northampton Town 20/08/19

Northampton Town 0-1 Swindon Town 11/02/20

Northampton Town 2-1 Swindon Town 20/10/20

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town 27/02/21

Northampton Town 1-1 Swindon Town 18/09/21

Swindon Town latest home form

Swindon have recently been on good form at home, as they have lost just one of their five most recent matches, with that loss coming 2-1 to Colchester United in the EFL Trophy. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one in the process.

Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County 09/11/21

Swindon Town 3-1 Hartlepool United 23/11/21

Swindon Town 1-1 Harrogate Town 27/11/21

Swindon Town 1-2 Colchester United 30/11/21

Swindon Town 0-0 Stevenage 29/12/21

Swindon Town latest away form

Swindon have most recently shown some downturn of form away from home, as they have lost in their last two matches on the road. However, they have won four matches prior to that, including a 2-1 victory over Walsall and a 3-0 win over Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup.

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Swindon Town 06/11/21

Newport County 1-2 Swindon Town 20/11/21

Walsall 1-2 Swindon Town 04/12/21

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town 07/12/21

Barrow 2-0 Swindon Town 11/12/21

Northampton Town latest home form

Northampton have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have not lost in their three most recent matches, and they have lost just once in their last five home matches. In their last five, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in the process.

Northampton Town 3-0 Carlisle United 30/10/21

Northampton Town 1-2 Brighton U21 02/11/21

Northampton Town 2-2 Cambridge United 06/11/21

Northampton Town 2-1 Oldham Athletic 23/11/21

Northampton Town 1-0 Leyton Orient 27/11/21

Northampton Town latest away form

Northampton have recently lost 3-1 away to Cambridge United in the FA Cup. However, they have recently been on good form on the road, having not lost in their three most recent. In their last five away matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two in the process.

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Northampton Town 13/11/21

Cambridge United 3-1 Northampton Town 16/11/21

Bradford City 1-1 Northampton Town 20/11/21

Exeter 1-2 Northampton Town 07/12/21

Harrogate Town 1-2 Northampton Town 11/12/21

Swindon Town news

Dion Conroy will still be out for Swindon, as he will serve his final match of his two-game suspension, with Mathieu Baudry also being absent due to injury.

With Garner making a few changes in the lineup, Tyreece Simpson and Jonny Williams are potential options to come into the side.

Northampton Town news

Despite a long break for the team, Northampton are likely to name an unchanged lineup from the side that played against Harrogate, having no recent injury issues.

That will mean that Nicke Kabamba will retain his place in the squad for the Saturday’s match, after starting in Northampton’s most recent fixture.

Prediction and Odds

Northampton have recently impressed in their perfomance in their five most recent matches, and will head into this game with much-needed confidence.

Meanwhile, Swindon will want to improve on their perfomance, having done poor in their most recent matches, and we could predict a draw or a home win here.

Odds: 1 2.35 X 2.55 2 2.80