Match summary
Before kickoff, Forest Green Rovers were 5th in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.
Scunthorpe United vs Forest Green RoversResult, Lineups & H2H
- Whitehall38'(P)
- Westbrooke50'
- Ubaezuonu75'
- Rees5'
- Buyabu57'
Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe United vs Forest Green Rovers in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Scunthorpe United4W 1D 0L
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
13Pointsof 159
12Goals scored7
5Goals conceded4
1Clean sheets1
10Scored in a row5
8Unbeaten in a row5
0Without a win2
3Conceded in a row2
Head to head8 meetings · Nov 2014 – Sep 2025
- Scunthorpe United wins
- 3
- Draws
- 1
- Forest Green Rovers wins
- 4
2.5goals per meeting
38%both teams scored
25%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsScunthorpe United 0W 1D 4L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 330 earlier results
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
#6Position#5
50Points25 v 28 games55
+18Goal difference+20
1.84Scored per gameleague avg 1.411.64
1.12Conceded per game0.93
#1Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
- Yellow Card · Scunthorpe United · Joe Rowley90+1'
- 84'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Kyle McAllister
- 82'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Jayden Clarke · InOut: Elijah Morrison
- 76'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Christian Doidge · InOut: Temi Babalola
- Goal · Scunthorpe United · Carlton Ubaezuonu3-275'
- Substitution · Scunthorpe United · Alfie Beestin · InOut: Danny Whitehall73'
- Substitution · Scunthorpe United · Carlton Ubaezuonu · InOut: Oliver Ewing73'
- 69'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Jili Buyabu
- 66'Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Tom Knowles · In
- Substitution · Scunthorpe United · Jean Belehouan · InOut: Ross Barrows65'
- Substitution · Scunthorpe United · Connor Smith · In65'
- 57'Goal · Forest Green Rovers · Jili Buyabu2-2
- 55'Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Chibuzo Nwoko
- Goal · Scunthorpe United · Zain Westbrooke2-150'
- Penalty · Scunthorpe United · Danny Whitehall1-1 · Penalty38'
- Yellow Card · Scunthorpe United · Callum Roberts17'
- 5'Goal · Forest Green Rovers · Ricardo Rees0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
49%Ball Possession51%
16Shots Total8
3Shots On Target6
7Corners2
8Fouls12
2Yellow Cards3
3Offsides3
4Saves0
378Passes320
5Shots Off Target0
107Attacks107
78Dangerous Attacks50
6Shots Inside Box7
10Shots Outside Box1
3Goals2
1Free Kicks1
8Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions3
0Hit Woodwork1
6Tackles0
1Assists2
271Accurate Passes223
16Total Crosses21
4Accurate Crosses3
16Interceptions13
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: Andy Butler
Starting XI
-
RM
Rory Mahady-
RB
Ross Barrows-
WE
Will Evans-
BH
Branden Horton-
TD
Tyler Denton-
CR
Callum Roberts-
JR
Joe Rowley-
OE
Oliver Ewing-
DW
Danny WhitehallSubstitutes
-
JB
Jean Belehouan-
DH
Declan Howe-
AB
Alfie Beestin-
LJ
Louis Jones-
CU
Carlton Ubaezuonu-
JS
Joe StarbuckManager: Robbie Savage
Starting XI
-
HI
H. Isted-
LM
Laurent Mendy-
AK
Abraham Kanu-
EM
Elijah Morrison-
JM
Jay Mingi-
HB
Harvey Bunker-
CN
Chibuzo Nwoko-
JB
Jili Buyabu-
TB
Temi Babalola-
RR
Ricardo ReesSubstitutes
-
NH
Nick Haughton-
FP
Fiachra Pagel-
JC
Jayden ClarkePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Branden Horton DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45 | - | 2/15 |
Will Evans DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27 | - | 8/14 |
Danny Whitehall FW | - | 73' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 5 | - | 9/19 |
Callum Roberts MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 40 | - | 8/21 |
Joe Rowley MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48 | 2 | 7/18 |
Oliver Ewing MF | - | 74' | 0 | 1 | - | 25 | 2 | 8/17 |
| - | 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 20 | - | 6/14 | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 46 | - | 4/14 | |
Tyler Denton DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 48 | 1 | 3/12 |
Rory Mahady GK | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | - | - |
Ross Barrows DF | - | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | 2/7 |
Jean Belehouan DF | - | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | - | 3/6 |
Alfie Beestin MF | - | 22' | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | - | 5/12 |
Carlton Ubaezuonu FW | - | 16' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 7 | - | 3/11 |
Joe Starbuck DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | - | 3/9 |
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