Swindon Town vs Crystal Palace U21: result 1-2 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup South - 5Kick-off on September 15, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The County Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire
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What was the result of Swindon Town vs Crystal Palace U21?
Crystal Palace U21 won 1-2 on September 15, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 23′A. HackfordSwindon Town
- 45′C. KporhaCrystal Palace U21
- 55′S. WilliamsCrystal Palace U21
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Swindon Town win at 57%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Swindon Town vs Crystal Palace U21
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Swindon Town
5-3-2- 29A. Hackford
- 15J. Hungbo
- 14D. Butterworth
- 7T. Nichols
- 20B. Middlemas
- 34B. Kirkman
- 16S. Inwood
- 6J. Ball
- 18J. Debayo
- 38Lucas Griffiths-Brown
- 12Lewis Moore Ward
Crystal Palace U21
3-4-2-1- 47Adler Nascimento
- 40J. Gibbard
- 64Amari Sealey
- 54D. Benamar
- 43S. Williams
- 62Euan Danaher
- 38C. Kporha
- 48T. Whyte
- 57S. Somade
- 45Mohamed Taha Majni
- 41H. Lee
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swindon Town have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Crystal Palace U21 have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | York(away) | 0-4 | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Colchester(home) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Port Vale(home) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Cheltenham(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Paris Saint-Germain U21(home) | 2-1 | Premier League International Cup |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Aston Villa U21(away) | 2-0 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Arsenal U21(away) | 1-1 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| May 4, 2026 | Manchester United U21(home) | 0-2 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| Apr 26, 2026 | Liverpool U21(away) | 2-2 | Premier League 2 Division One |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Swindon Town wins, 0 draws, 1 Crystal Palace U21 win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2022 | Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace U21 | EFL Trophy |
Last archived meeting: Swindon Town vs Crystal Palace U21 on Aug 30, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Swindon Town score 1.5 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace U21 score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 9/15 | 13/15 |
| Crystal Palace U21 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Swindon Town sit 1st in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Crystal Palace U21 sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon TownGroup 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21Group 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy