FootyMAD's Scunthorpe United match preview

Last updated : 18 January 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Scunthorpe United v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Wolves have come away with all the points on both occasions.

The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1988, with Wolves inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Iron in a Fourth Division match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
1987/1988Sat 30 JanScunthorpe U.0 - 1WolvesLGE2
1987/1988Mon 31 AugWolves4 - 1Scunthorpe U.LGE2
1986/1987Sat 28 MarWolves1 - 0Scunthorpe U.LGE2
1986/1987Sun 05 OctScunthorpe U.0 - 2WolvesLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Scunthorpe United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Iron have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Wolves's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Wolves have conceded 4 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 27 games thus far. Wolves's 37 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Scunthorpe U.61143104
Wolves6132486

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Wolves out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Scunthorpe U.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Scunthorpe U. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Wolves Not won in previous 7 away matches.