Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Scunthorpe United 5th with 82, Southend United 6th with 81. Scunthorpe United had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 5th in the table.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Scunthorpe United, 2 draws and 6 for Southend United, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 69% of the meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2 goals per game across the last five against 2.88 historically.
Goal scorers
Scunthorpe United: Callum Roberts (5')
Key stats
Possession: Scunthorpe United 39% · Southend United 61% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-4


