FootyMAD Scunthorpe United match preview

Last updated : 29 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Scunthorpe United v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Robins have won one, and drawn the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2002, with Cheltenham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Iron in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 30 MarScunthorpe1 - 2CheltenhamLD3
2001/2002Sat 27 OctCheltenham3 - 3ScunthorpeLD3
2000/2001Tue 27 FebCheltenham1 - 0ScunthorpeLD3
2000/2001Sat 23 DecScunthorpe1 - 1CheltenhamLD3

Recent respective form guides

Scunthorpe United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Cheltenham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Scunthorpe's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cheltenham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 10 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Scunthorpe62318109
Cheltenham632111911

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Scunthorpe Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Cheltenham Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.