The visiting Port Vale side should be favourites in this visit to Scunthorpe United, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 18 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Scunthorpe United form and stats
3-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Scunthorpe United so far this season.
Scunthorpe United are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal.
Happy days for Scunthorpe United in their previous game, a League Two match away at Leyton Orient (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Sunderland.
This is expected to be a close game, with Scunthorpe United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Scunthorpe United as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Scunthorpe United has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Scunthorpe United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Glanford Park with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Scunthorpe United have conceded 9 goals.
Port Vale form and stats
There's been little loot from Port Vale's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the League Two. Port Vale only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Port Vale has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The supporters enjoyed Port Vale's previous game versus Carlisle United (placed 20th), a League Two 2-1 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Port Vale, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Port Vale are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Port Vale have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Scunthorpe United-Port Vale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Scunthorpe United 4 wins, Port Vale 1 win, 5 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
L. Novak
4 goals
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K. van Veen
4 goals
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R. McArdle
3 goals
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Scunthorpe United missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Scunthorpe United | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 25 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 23 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 72% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 11% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 22% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Port Vale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Port Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Newport County | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Salford City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 21 | Walsall | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 13 |