Preston vs Swindon Town: result 4-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 2, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston
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What was the result of Preston vs Swindon Town?
Preston won 4-1 on September 2, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 5′A. SodjePreston
- 10′Nicky WroePreston
- 43′Stuart BeavonPreston
- 58′R. De VitaSwindon Town
- 68′J. WelshPreston
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; Swindon Town have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2012 | Crystal Palace(home) | 4-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Bournemouth(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Shrewsbury(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Colchester(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Huddersfield(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2012 | Stoke City(away) | 4-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Crawley Town(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Hartlepool(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Brighton(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Preston score 1.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Swindon Town score 1.5 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 8/15 | 3/15 |
| Swindon Town | 1.5 | 0.7 | 11 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy