Scunthorpe looks like a pretty strong play off contender at the very least in League One this season but they will be looking to bounce back immediately as they suffered a loss on the weekend, tanking at home against the in-form Gillingham. Doncaster are sat in mid-table but they are on a good stretch of unbeaten form and after a positive point earned in a tough away game at third-place Shrewsbury on the weekend, they will fancy their chances of collecting something out of this game.
Football League One – Scunthorpe v Doncaster, Glanford Park, Tuesday 23th January 2018 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 2 at Ladbrokes |
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Scunthorpe United FC
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The Iron were on a six-match unbeaten streak of form (W3 D3) before they slipped to a home defeat against Gillingham on Saturday. It leaves them with a positive W7 D4 L3 record still but threw a spanner in their strong form at home. They had gone W5 D1 before that crash on the weekend at Glanford Park. That all would suggest that they have the strengths in them to bounce back of course. The Iron are on a seven-match scoring streak in the division but they only have the one clean sheet in their last eight played. So maybe a both teams to score option should have some appeal in the game. Five of the seven home victories that they have recorded this season in the division have been by a one-goal margin only.
Doncaster Form
Donny are unbeaten in seven games now (W3 D4) and they haven’t suffered a defeat in any of their last three (W1 D2). They haven’t been much of an attacking threat out on the road this season with just the twelve goals scored in their fourteen away fixtures. They have been decent enough at the back though with an average of 1.1 goals against them and just 36% of their away games have gone under 2.5 goals. 83% of their away goals that they scored on their travels this season have come in the second half of matches. Donny have only managed to pick up the one win in their last six away games though so their chances of collecting three points in this one are pretty slim it would appear. But then again their overall away form has improved drastically since the end of October and one of their two losses since then home and away was against league leaders Wigan.
Head to Head News
This will be the fourth meeting between the two clubs this season as along with their league meeting earlier in the season (which Scunthorpe won) they have met in the Football League Trophy and in the FA Cup. Scunthorpe have actually only taken the one win in their last five home games against Rovers. Both teams have scored in just one of the last five clashes so this may not be a high scoring game.
Scunthorpe v Doncaster – Betting Odds and Predictions
Doncaster are 21/10 underdogs for the game though with Scunthorpe at 7/5.
Top Betting Tip Scunthorpe v Doncaster
This has the look of a draw. It’s a quick turnaround for both after the weekend and both have been in resilient enough mood for this to end in parity. Doncaster have drawn their last three while the Iron have taken one win only in their last four. Consider the draw.