The visiting Cheltenham Town side should be favourites in this visit to Scunthorpe United, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Scunthorpe United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Scunthorpe United have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games.
Scunthorpe United lost their last game at Crawley Town (placed 13th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Northampton Town.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Scunthorpe United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four Drawn five Lost five.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Scunthorpe United as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Cambridge United are visiting.
Scunthorpe United has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Scunthorpe United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cheltenham Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
C. Thomas and A. May scored in Cheltenham Town's previous match, the home game against Morecambe that ended 2-1. A 1-1 draw at Bradford City's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Cheltenham Town in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Cheltenham Town, seven draws and three defeats.
Cheltenham Town has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Carlisle United in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cheltenham Town as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Cheltenham Town as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Cheltenham Town - Scunthorpe United 4-1, played this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Scunthorpe United, two draws and one win for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  K. van Veen 10 goals |   R. Broom 7 goals |  C. Thomas 6 goals |
Scunthorpe United missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Scunthorpe United | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 7 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 40 | 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| 48 | 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| 84% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 76% |
| 58% | 67% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 13% | 38% |
| 39% | 40% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 23% | 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 40% | 31% |
| 26% | 27% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 40% | 24% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 3.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 389 | 197 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 122 | 298 |
| 132 | 70 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 41 | 105 |
| 30% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | 42% |
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (24)
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (9) away
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6)
- Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (31)
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 55 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | Newport County | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 | Walsall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 34 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 33 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 33 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 31 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 22 |