Swindon Town vs Barrow

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Yates 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Swindon Town 9 · Barrow 24

Referee Stats

Oliver Yates

12 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-14).
Swindon Town controlled possession (58%).
Swindon Town had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27

Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 44

Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70

PPG

0.74

1.65

1.17

1.91

61%

O2.5

78%

65%

BTTS

70%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th

Barrow rank24th

Swindon Town points75

Barrow points36

Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11

11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barrow last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-14

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Swindon Town score at home87%

Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%

Barrow score away74%

Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%

Swindon Town win after scoring first75%

Barrow score first39%

Barrow win after scoring first44%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Barrow 10%

Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37

Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37

Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

Barrow goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

400

283

Passes Accurate

317

196

Passes %

79%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Rose

Normal Goal

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Palmer

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Wright

31'

31' T. Nichols

38'

38' S. Smith

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Wilson-Brown

1st substitution · For: Joel McGregor

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ B. Powell

1st substitution · For: B. Jackson

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Isaac Andrew Fletcher

2nd substitution · For: J. Malcolm

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Barkhuizen

3rd substitution · For: B. Whitfield

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Earing

4th substitution · For: R. Harper

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Nichols

2nd substitution · For: F. Holman

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Ball

3rd substitution · For: D. Oldaker

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Drinan

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kirkman

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Smith

5th substitution · For: C. Mahoney

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Drinan

Normal Goal

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Tafazolli

4th substitution · For: Filozofe Mabete

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Olakigbe

5th substitution · For: J. Snowdon

Swindon Town vs Barrow 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swindon Town beat Barrow 3-1 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Yates. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: Barrow took an early lead at 10' when D. Rose scored, making the score 0-1. Swindon Town leveled the score at 20' when O. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to W. Wright, making the score 1-1. T. Nichols received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 31'. S. Smith received a yellow card for Barrow at 38'.

Second half: Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Wilson-Brown replacing Joel McGregor. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 54', with B. Powell replacing B. Jackson. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 55', with Isaac Andrew Fletcher replacing J. Malcolm. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 65', with T. Barkhuizen replacing B. Whitfield. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 66', with J. Earing replacing R. Harper. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 75', with T. Nichols replacing F. Holman. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Ball replacing D. Oldaker. Swindon Town took the lead at 77' when A. Drinan scored, with the assist credited to B. Kirkman, making the score 2-1. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 80', with S. Smith replacing C. Mahoney. Swindon Town extended the lead at 87' when A. Drinan scored, making the score 3-1. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 90', with R. Tafazolli replacing Filozofe Mabete. Swindon Town made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Olakigbe replacing J. Snowdon.

Swindon Town used 5 substitutions while Barrow used 5 substitutions. Swindon Town got 1 yellow card, while Barrow got 1 yellow card.