Match Report
46 points for Scunthorpe United (23rd), 55 for Accrington Stanley (13th): a 9-point gap. On the form table Accrington Stanley stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Per game in the league, Scunthorpe United were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.8, Accrington Stanley 1.11 and 1.46, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Accrington Stanley for 5 matches. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Scunthorpe United, 2/15 for Accrington Stanley.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Scunthorpe United, 1 by Accrington Stanley, 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Sands Venue Stadium in Scunthorpe, with room for 9,183 spectators. On the scoreboard, Scunthorpe United led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.