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Cheltenham T. face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 4 games played, Robins have recorded 1 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 4 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 5 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 8 conceded.
Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Scunthorpe U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Cheltenham T.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cheltenham T. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Scunthorpe U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cheltenham T. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |