History of the Scunthorpe United v Portsmouth fixture
Portsmouth travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Pompey have recorded 2 wins, and Scunthorpe United have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe United was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1980, the Iron carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Fourth Division match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2010/2011 | Tue 01 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | Championship |
2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | F.A. Cup |
1979/1980 | Sat 26 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | Fourth Division |
1979/1980 | Sat 25 Aug | Portsmouth | 6 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | Fourth Division |
1978/1979 | Tue 03 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | Fourth Division |
1978/1979 | Tue 12 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | Fourth Division |
1963/1964 | Sat 01 Feb | Portsmouth | 3 - 4 | Scunthorpe U. | Second Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Iron have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Scunthorpe United are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 41 points from their 45 games thus far.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 57 points from their 45 matches.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Scunthorpe United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Pompey out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Scunthorpe United. Away win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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Scunthorpe United | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Portsmouth | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here