FM Preview: Notts. County v Scunthorpe United 16 Mar 2013

Last updated : 15 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Notts. County v Scunthorpe United fixture

Notts. County prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Magpies.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in November 2011, as the Magpies squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 17 Nov Scunthorpe U. 2 - 2 Notts. County League One
2012/2013 Tue 04 Sep Scunthorpe U. 1 - 2 Notts. County (Associate Members)
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Scunthorpe U. 0 - 0 Notts. County League One
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Notts. County 3-2 Scunthorpe U. League One
2008/2009 Tue 02 Sep Scunthorpe U. 2 - 1 Notts. County (Associate Members)
2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan Notts. County 2 - 0 Scunthorpe U. League Two
2004/2005 Tue 28 Dec Scunthorpe U. 0 - 0 Notts. County League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Notts. County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Scunthorpe United is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Iron have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Notts. County's 51 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Scunthorpe United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 37 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Notts. County 6 2 3 1 7 4 9
Scunthorpe United 6 2 0 4 6 9 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Scunthorpe United is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Magpies in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Notts. County Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Scunthorpe United Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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