| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Scunthorpe United and Plymouth Argyle at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th March 2010 in the Championship. |
History of the Scunthorpe United v Plymouth Argyle fixture
Plymouth Arg. pack their bags to visit Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 8 of the 12 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in March 2008, the Iron carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP | | 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP | | 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP | | 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 | | 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 | | 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 | | 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 38 points from their 36 games thus far. Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 34 points from their 36 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: |
| Scunthorpe U. |
Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
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| Plymouth Arg. |
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
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