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Maybe it's Mabete: Swindon Town need a spark in promotion push... who better than the man averaging more points per game than anyone else?

Swindon have only conceded four league goals this season with Mabete on the pitch. That accounts for a 9.76 per cent share of the total number the Robins have conceded in League Two this term (41). Mabete has been on the pitch for 29.43 per cent of the matches.

05.03.26, 23:35 Updated 06.03.26, 00:19 6 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

What on earth is happening with Filozofe Mabete?

As the League Two run-in gathers momentum, the central defender is more and more conspicuous by his regular absences from Swindon Town’s starting XI – despite every indication that his presence has been beneficial to the team this term.

So, what exactly is going on?

Of all Swindon players with more than 500 minutes to their names this season, Mabete leads the points-per-game stakes by several furlongs.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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