Adver Sport get the lowdown on Swindon Town’s first opponents of the 2019-20 League Two season – Scunthorpe United.
MANAGER: Paul Hurst 2018-19
TOP SCORER: Lee Novak (13)
PRE-SEASON RECORD: WWLLWW
LAST MATCH: 2-0 Win v Lincoln (H) – Jul 27
LAST TOWN MATCH: 2-1 Scunthorpe Win – Apr 2017
MATCH ODDS: Town 5/2; Draw 11/4; Scunthorpe 11/10
LIKELY LINE-UP
ONE TO WATCH: Regan Slater
REVENGE isn’t in Swindon Town boss Richie Wellens’ character.
But he wouldn’t mind taming Scunthorpe United’s Regan Slater this weekend - the man who struck a brace for Carlisle United last year in Town’s hopeless 4-0 defeat, Wellens’ first game in charge.
The teenager still has the backing from parent club Sheffield United, and for good reason.
Slater has spent the majority of the summer training with the Blades ahead of the Premier League campaign, and was selected as one of 22 players to travel out to Algarve for the club’s pre-season tour.
He was only confirmed by Scunthorpe as an addition earlier this week, and it could very much prove to be a timely one.
KEY BATTLE: Mathieu Baudry v Lee Novak
LEE Novak certainly knows how to find the back of the net - and at League Two level he has the capabilities to fire Scunthorpe United back into League One at the first time of asking.
Experienced, composed and still backed by ambition, Novak struck 13 times in 47 appearances for Scunthorpe last season - and agreed to extend his Glanford Park stay in March for another year.
Another experienced character - but on the other team - will be Swindon Town new boy Mathieu Baudry. Named vice-captain on Wednesday, Baudry will be a prolific figure in Richie Wellens’ team this season.
The pair’s clash could well be the game’s most important.
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