National League match preview: Scunthorpe United believed to be the weaker party when Notts County pays a visit

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 03.December
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sands Venue Stadium (9088 seats)

Scunthorpe United have found it difficult to get points this season. Will the team get some points when Notts County visit Sands Venue Stadium?

Insights:
  • Scunthorpe United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Notts County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in National League

This promises to be an engaging match with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

When playing at home in the National League, Scunthorpe United have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Scunthorpe United with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Barnet game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Scunthorpe lost their last game at Wealdstone (placed 10th) after a 1-3 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dagenham & Redbridge (1-2).

An interesting fact: 11 of the latest 14 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Scunthorpe United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sands Venue Stadium with 16 goals in 10 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Scunthorpe United with 21 goals conceded in these matches. When Scunthorpe United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Aldershot Town, Gateshead, Yeovil Town, Torquay United, Oldham Athletic, York City and Maidstone United), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Notts County form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the National League. In general it has been a productive period now for County as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

The Notts County goalkeeper Sam Slocombe is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 205 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Notts County's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Yeovil Town (placed 19th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Eastleigh.

County are a potent attacking force on the road with their 29 goals in 10 league games. Notts County have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Scunthorpe won one, Notts County were winners in five and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Notts CountyM. Langstaff
M. Langstaff
19 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedJ. Nuttall
J. Nuttall
9 goals
Notts CountyC. Scott
C. Scott
8 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Notts County missing players

Scunthorpe United Notts County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
3 3 0 Won W 1 6 13
6 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
12 5 2 Lost L 0 1 1
26 16 4 Scored S 4 29 49
43 21 7 Conceded C 2 13 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
57% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 65%
43% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 80% 55%
19% 30% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 20%
67% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 55%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 45%
33% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 5%
 
4.3 4.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 6.6 7.2
6 5.3 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.1 4
2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.2 10.1 7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 13 14.8
3.5 4.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 7.1 7.2
35% 37% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 41% 34%
 
13.2 12.4 18 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.8 7
5.9 5.3 9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.5 2.9
Key stats in National League this season:
  • All of Notts County's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Scunthorpe United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Notts County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Notts County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Notts County have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Notts County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in National League
  • Notts County have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in National League
  • Notts County have the most points (21) away in National League
  • Notts County have the most scored goals (29) away in National League
  • Notts County have the the best goal difference (+16) away in National League
  • Notts County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Scunthorpe United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest clean sheets (0) in National League
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in National League
  • Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Scunthorpe United is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wrexham 20 14 4 2 52 18 10 10 0 0 37 9 10 4 4 2 15 9 34 46
2 Notts County 20 13 6 1 49 17 10 7 3 0 20 4 10 6 3 1 29 13 32 45
3 Chesterfield 19 12 4 3 40 23 10 8 0 2 21 11 9 4 4 1 19 12 17 40
4 Woking 20 11 4 5 34 19 10 6 2 2 19 10 10 5 2 3 15 9 15 37
5 Southend United 21 9 6 6 28 18 10 5 3 2 13 6 11 4 3 4 15 12 10 33
6 Barnet 20 10 3 7 38 38 10 6 1 3 15 15 10 4 2 4 23 23 0 33
7 Solihull Moors 20 8 6 6 33 23 10 4 4 2 18 11 10 4 2 4 15 12 10 30
8 Bromley 20 8 5 7 28 26 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 3 2 5 15 18 2 29
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 19 8 5 6 34 35 10 6 3 1 24 17 9 2 2 5 10 18 -1 29
10 Wealdstone 20 8 5 7 23 28 10 3 4 3 11 14 10 5 1 4 12 14 -5 29
11 Boreham Wood 19 7 7 5 23 19 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 5 3 2 13 8 4 28
12 Eastleigh 21 8 4 9 25 27 10 7 2 1 16 8 11 1 2 8 9 19 -2 28
13 Maidenhead United 21 8 3 10 21 26 10 5 2 3 11 9 11 3 1 7 10 17 -5 27
14 Dorking Wanderers 20 7 4 9 36 45 11 5 2 4 20 22 9 2 2 5 16 23 -9 25
15 Halifax Town 20 7 4 9 17 26 9 5 1 3 9 10 11 2 3 6 8 16 -9 25
16 Altrincham 21 6 7 8 28 38 11 5 3 3 16 13 10 1 4 5 12 25 -10 25
17 York City 21 6 6 9 23 23 10 3 3 4 10 12 11 3 3 5 13 11 0 24
18 Aldershot Town 20 7 2 11 28 33 10 4 1 5 16 15 10 3 1 6 12 18 -5 23
19 Yeovil Town 21 4 10 7 17 21 11 4 4 3 11 10 10 0 6 4 6 11 -4 22
20 Maidstone United 21 5 6 10 25 44 11 3 5 3 12 15 10 2 1 7 13 29 -19 21
21 Gateshead 20 3 8 9 25 34 10 2 5 3 15 15 10 1 3 6 10 19 -9 17
22 Oldham Athletic 18 4 5 9 17 27 9 4 1 4 14 15 9 0 4 5 3 12 -10 17
23 Scunthorpe United 21 3 6 12 26 43 10 3 2 5 16 21 11 0 4 7 10 22 -17 15
24 Torquay United 21 3 6 12 24 43 11 1 5 5 20 26 10 2 1 7 4 17 -19 15

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.