Match preview League Two: Scunthorpe United - Salford City at The Park Avenue Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Park Avenue Stadium (9088 seats)

Season ticket holders at The Park Avenue Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Scunthorpe United languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Salford City will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Scunthorpe United and Salford City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

Scunthorpe United have collected 24 points from their League Two home games so far after 6-6-7.

Scunthorpe United haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. G. Miller scored that one.

The Scunthorpe United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Grimsby Town here at The Park Avenue Stadium in a League Two match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Swindon Town (0-2).

Scunthorpe United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 19 games. Scunthorpe United have conceded 25 in these home matches.

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Salford City form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Salford City have produced an overall stat of 8-5-5 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Salford City, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Salford City goalkeeper Kyle Letheren is eager to challenge this, with his 229 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Ashley Hunter (2) scored in Salford City's previous match, the home game against Bradford City that ended 2-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Macclesfield Town at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Salford City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 18 away games so far. As opposed to that, Salford City have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Scunthorpe United and Salford City have met before this season: Salford City - Scunthorpe United 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Scunthorpe UnitedK. van Veen
K. van Veen
10 goals
Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
8 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedA. Gilliead
A. Gilliead
6 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Scunthorpe United Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 7 Played P 6 18 37
10 6 1 Won W 4 8 13
10 6 2 Drew D 2 5 11
17 7 4 Lost L 0 5 13
44 24 5 Scored S 13 29 49
56 25 11 Conceded C 6 22 46
97% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
81% 79% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 78%
51% 53% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 46%
35% 32% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 27%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 11%
49% 47% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 54%
24% 26% 14% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 27%
30% 32% 43% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 24%
 
5.4 5.7 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.8 4
4.3 4.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.9 5.7
1.9 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
7 4 3 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
455 242 69 Total Shots T S 71 191 461
151 81 22 Shots on Target S O 28 70 156
29% 30% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 41% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (36)
  • 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.