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Matt Edwards
Matchday

Numbers point to Swindon Town's struggle for identity, creativity and verve after miserable homecoming

Creatively, the difficulties are obvious. Swindon have managed 10 shots across two league matches; no one else in the division has had fewer. Of those, two have been on target; also the lowest of 24. Their shot on target percentage of 20 is the equal worst.

19.08.24, 15:06 Updated 05.06.25, 20:04 7 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Ten days, three games, nine goals. That’s all it’s taken for the glances over the shoulder to start.

The pool of data is shallow, but there are a handful of troubling early indicators of a Swindon Town side struggling to find its identity.

Head coach Mark Kennedy’s good work at Lincoln City was largely built around a compact and disciplined unit who could retrieve the ball and catch opponents on the counter.

It seemed, given the nature of the recruitment over the summer, that a similar setup was the aim at Swindon.

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