Walsall vs Swindon

League Two 2 Aug 2025, 14:00
Walsall
Walsall
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Swindon
Swindon
🏟 Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands) 👤 Oliver Mackey Round 1

Match report

Walsall edged past Swindon 2-1 in the League Two on 2 August 2025.

Swindon dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 16 shots to Walsall's 5.

B. Comley was sent off in the 21th minute.

The match was played at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands), with Oliver Mackey in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 5 - 16 On target 4 - 5 Corners 1 - 5 Fouls 13 - 18 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Will Wright
Swindon · 1 goal
8 Evan Weir 1 goal
8 Connor Barrett 1 goal
8 Myles Roberts 4 saves
8 Harry Smith captained the side
First half vs second half
Swindon came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 3–11
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–3
Ball Possession 27–73 —
Corners 0–2 1–3
Attacks 39–73 25–65
Match statistics
1 Corners 5
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
64 Attacks 138
2 Attacks 4
28 Dangerous Attacks 79
4 On Target 5
1 Off Target 11
5 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 5
1 Shots Off Goal 8
0 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 12
1 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 18
1 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
27% Ball Possession 73%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 2
198 Passes Total 545
116 Passes Accurate 447
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Walsall · 3-1-4-2
1 M. Roberts
33 R. Browne 4 A. Flint 30 E. Weir
14 B. Comley
2 C. Barrett 22 J. Jellis 8 C. Lakin 3 M. Hancock
19 A. Pressley 7 J. Stuttle
Swindon · 4-3-2-1
1 C. Ripley
19 J. Snowdon 5 W. Wright 16 T. Wilson-Brown 26 F. Munroe
18 G. Kilkenny 8 O. Clarke 44 D. Oldaker
23 A. Drinan 7 T. Nichols
10 H. Smith
Walsall
Coach
M. Sadler
Substitutes
  • 28 Lewis Warrington
  • 17 Courtney Clarke
  • 37 Albert Adomah
  • 6 Priestley Farquharson
  • 32 Jake Hollman
  • 12 Sam Hornby
  • 9 Jamille Matt
Swindon
Coach
I. Holloway
Substitutes
  • 17 Botan Ameen
  • 9 Paul Glatzel
  • 11 Jake Tabor
  • 6 James Ball
  • 12 Lewis Ward
  • 34 Billy Kirkman
  • 3 Filozofe Mabete
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ L. Warrington ↓ J. Stuttle Walsall
  • 40' ↑ Botan Ameen ↓ G. Kilkenny Swindon
  • 46' ↑ P. Glatzel ↓ A. Drinan Swindon
  • 56' ↑ J. Tabor ↓ T. Nichols Swindon
  • 66' ↑ J. Ball ↓ T. Wilson-Brown Swindon
  • 67' ↑ C. Clarke ↓ J. Jellis Walsall
  • 68' ↑ A. Adomah ↓ A. Pressley Walsall
  • 84' ↑ J. Hollman ↓ C. Lakin Walsall
  • 84' ↑ P. Farquharson ↓ M. Hancock Walsall
Cards
  • 21' B. Comley Walsall
  • 46' L. Warrington Walsall
  • 52' H. Smith Swindon
  • 66' A. Pressley Walsall
Head-to-head
Walsall 3 1 draws 6 Swindon
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2023-09-16 Swindon Town vs Walsall 2 - 0
2022-08-09 Walsall vs Swindon Town 2 - 0
Recent form
Walsall D D L D W
Swindon D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Walsall vs Swindon?
Walsall won 2-1 against Swindon on 2 August 2025.
Who won Walsall vs Swindon?
Walsall won the match 2-1.
Where was Walsall vs Swindon played?
The match was played at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Walsall vs Swindon?
Swindon had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.