This could be an interesting match as Scunthorpe United have their presumed home advantage while Crewe Alexandra are ahead 16 points in the League Two table.
It's no vacation for neither Scunthorpe United nor Crewe Alexandra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Scunthorpe United have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games. Three consecutive losses here at Glanford Park is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
In their previous game, the manager P. Hurst led his Scunthorpe United to a defeat in the EFL Trophy match away at Portsmouth. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Glanford Park. Before that, Scunthorpe United played out a League Two draw 2-2 when visiting Bradford City.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Scunthorpe United as they are travelling to their away game against Northampton Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
Scunthorpe United has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Crewe Alexandra have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far.
Crewe Alexandra are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Macclesfield Town (placed 22nd). Before that, Crewe Alexandra secured a home win against Cheltenham Town with the score 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Leyton Orient in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Crewe Alexandra's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Crewe Alexandra have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Crewe Alexandra - Scunthorpe United 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 0 - 5 (Scunthorpe United wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. van Veen 8 goals |   C. Porter 8 goals |  C. Anene 7 goals |
Scunthorpe United missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Scunthorpe United | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | 20 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 49 |
| 40 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 33 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 93% |
| 82% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 85% | 78% |
| 54% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 54% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 77% | 67% |
| 25% | 21% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 22% |
| 25% | 29% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 15% | 19% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 2.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 341 | 184 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 176 | 390 |
| 115 | 63 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 64 | 141 |
| 32% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 34% | 35% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (18)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (27)
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford City | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 26 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 25 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 22 |