FM Preview: Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United 08 Sep 2012

Last updated : 07 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United fixture

Sheffield United face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, The Blades have recorded 2 wins, and Scunthorpe United have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glanford Park was less than a year ago, in September 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 29 Feb Sheff. Utd. 2 - 1 Scunthorpe U. League One
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Scunthorpe U. 1 - 1 Sheff. Utd. League One
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Scunthorpe U. 3 - 2 Sheff. Utd. Championship
2010/2011 Tue 14 Sep Sheff. Utd. 0 - 4 Scunthorpe U. Championship
2009/2010 Sun 28 Mar Sheff. Utd. 0 - 1 Scunthorpe U. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Scunthorpe U. 3 - 1 Sheff. Utd. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Sheff. Utd. 0 - 0 Scunthorpe U. Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Scunthorpe United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Iron have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Sheffield United's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Scunthorpe United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points.

Sheffield United's total of 8 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Scunthorpe United 6 0 0 6 3 15 0
Sheffield United 6 2 4 0 10 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Blades of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Glanford Park with Sheffield United coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Scunthorpe United Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Sheffield United Previous 5 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
11 games since last defeat.

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