23rd- against 9th position might not feel all that juicy. But look: Here's the facts that makes Scunthorpe United - Southend United (even) more entertaining!
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Southend United have the most clean sheets (18) in National League
Scunthorpe have had a bad season and will be relegated from National League. Southend United are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Southend United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a National League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Oldham Athletic. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
The overall National League statistics playing at home this season for Scunthorpe United are 7-3-12 (wins-draws-losses). It's trouble wherever Scunthorpe are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
In their previous game, the manager Smith led his Scunthorpe United to a defeat away at Aldershot Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sands Venue Stadium.
Ahead of that match, Scunthorpe United lost 0-2 at home to Oldham Athletic.Scunthorpe United has scored 32 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. Scunthorpe have conceded 40 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Southend United form and stats
7 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Southend United playing as the away team in the National League this season.
Two away games in a row for Southend United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Oldham Athletic. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Dagenham & Redbridge.Lacking goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have had two or less goals.
As opposed to that, Southend United have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Southend United - Scunthorpe United 3-0. Scunthorpe United-Southend United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Scunthorpe four wins, Southend United five wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bridge 12 goals | C. Powell 8 goals |  C. Wilson 5 goals |
Scunthorpe United missing players
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| Scunthorpe United | Southend United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 47 | 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | 52 |
| 82 | 40 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 43 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 93% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 68% | 68% |
| 50% | 55% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 41% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 18% | 27% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 2% |
| 55% | 59% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| 11% | 9% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | 41% |
| 39% | 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 41% | 30% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 34% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 27% | 27% |
| 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8 | 7.9 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Southend United have the most clean sheets (18) in National League
| 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 | 44 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 112 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 71 | 107 |
| 2 | Notts County | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 111 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 28 | 72 | 103 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 50 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 81 |
| 4 | Woking | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 76 |
| 5 | Barnet | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 74 | 64 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 10 | 73 |
| 6 | Boreham Wood | 43 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 69 |
| 7 | Bromley | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 65 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 67 |
| 8 | Eastleigh | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | -1 | 65 |
| 9 | Southend United | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 63 |
| 10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 72 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -13 | 59 |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 43 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 57 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -4 | 57 |
| 13 | Halifax Town | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 56 |
| 14 | Wealdstone | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 56 |
| 15 | Altrincham | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 79 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 50 | -14 | 54 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 53 |
| 17 | Dorking Wanderers | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 88 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 47 | -25 | 53 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -12 | 51 |
| 19 | York City | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 60 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 30 | -8 | 49 |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 61 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 36 | -15 | 49 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -22 | 46 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -21 | 40 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 82 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 42 | -35 | 34 |
| 24 | Maidstone United | 44 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 56 | -52 | 25 |
