The visiting Newport County side should be favourites at Scunthorpe United, as the visitors hold a 19 point edge from their 25 league matches this season.
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (44) in League Two
- Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Scunthorpe United's struggle is real here at Sands Venue Stadium with only 10 points collected from 11 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5. Scunthorpe United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Hill and the players.
Stress levels are on the rise for Scunthorpe United's attacking players as they have now played 283 minutes without scoring in a league game. Loft was their last goal scorer.
Scunthorpe United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Exeter City (0-2). O'Malley, defender, was given a rating of 7.74/10 in that game, top of the team. O'Malley hit one key pass and won 15 of 17 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tranmere Rovers.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Scunthorpe, as the League Two home game vs Bristol Rovers is only three days away.
Scunthorpe United aren't scoring a lot here at Sands Venue Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Scunthorpe United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Newport County form and stats
The visitors are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Newport County are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the League Two against Harrogate Town (placed 14th). As mentioned above, Newport County was the only team on the pitch versus Harrogate Town in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Telford, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.52. Telford scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A loss against Salford City was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Leyton Orient.
Newport find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Newport County have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the records show this recent game: Newport County - Scunthorpe United 3-0. Data for the prior seven meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for Scunthorpe United, three draws and four wins for Newport County. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Telford 18 goals |  C. Baker-Richardson 7 goals |  M. Hippolyte 4 goals |
Scunthorpe United missing players
Newport County missing players
| Scunthorpe United | Newport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 44 | 16 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 80% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 84% |
| 40% | 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 69% | 72% |
| 28% | 18% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 56% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 60% |
| 12% | 9% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 24% |
| 40% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 15% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.4 | 13.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 28% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 31% |
| 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 13.6 | 12 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Newport County have scored more than double the goals of Scunthorpe United.
- Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in League Two
- Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two
- Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Scunthorpe United have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (44) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Sutton United | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Newport County | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 13 | Salford City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Barrow | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -25 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
