Swindon Town travel to The Memorial Stadium this Saturday to face Bristol Rovers in a League Two fixture that pits two sides looking to end inconsistent runs. The Robins sit 15th in the table with 15 points from 12 games, a position they will aim to improve upon against a Rovers side currently 16th. Their record of four wins, three draws and five losses leaves them ten points behind leaders Salford City, having scored 13 goals and conceded 16.
Their recent form shows a win, two draws and two losses from the last five, a sequence they halted with a 3-1 victory at Barnet last Tuesday. Mitch Clark opened the scoring in that game before Aaron Drinan netted a quickfire double, taking his season tally to 22 goals in 40 appearances. That result ended a six-game winless run that had seen them drop down the standings. The win at Barnet followed a 1-1 draw with Walsall, where Drinan also scored, and preceded by losses to Crewe and Rochdale and a draw with Accrington.
Summer Squad Changes
This summer saw significant turnover at the County Ground, with ten players departing at the end of their contracts and several loanees returning to parent clubs. Managerial recruitment brought in Matty Virtue and Mitch Clark from Fleetwood Town and Port Vale respectively, while Dan Butler arrived on loan from Stevenage. Stephan Negru joined permanently from Oxford United and Kaelan Majekodunmi signed from Olympic Kingsway.
Opponent's Struggles
Bristol Rovers arrive at this fixture on a four-game losing streak in the league, with their last home win coming over a year ago. Their only league victory against Swindon Town since 2017 was in January of that year, a 1-0 win with Billy Bodin scoring. The Pirates have won just one of the previous eight meetings across all competitions, a 3-0 EFL Trophy triumph in October 2022. Last season, Swindon won 3-0 at The Mem and drew 1-1 at home.
The match kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday 24 October, with referee Sebastian Stockbridge in charge.
Swindon will look to their top scorer Drinan and the recent momentum from the Barnet win to secure a positive result on the road. Their next fixture after this is a home game, details of which are on our fixtures page.
