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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday,
The previous match played between the two at Glanford Park Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2007, as the Iron edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 27 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 20 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | ASSM |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 01 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 20 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 26 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Scunthorpe U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 11 from their 11 matches played. Sheff. Utd.'s total of 17 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Blades has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Scunthorpe U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |