Scunthorpe host Forest Green in the National League. It's been a tougher campaign for Scunthorpe than for their visitors so far this season.
Both sides have had spells of decent form and spells of struggle in recent weeks, and their head-to-head meetings over the past couple of seasons have been close enough to keep this one open.
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Form guide
Scunthorpe's league form this season has been stop-start. They've picked up home wins over Southend and Solihull Moors, but also lost at home to Harrogate Town and Boreham Wood, with away defeats at Eastleigh, Carlisle and Hornchurch mixed in too.
Scunthorpe: 20 completed matches; Forest Green: 20 completed matches.
Scunthorpe
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +12
Forest Green
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Scunthorpe | Hartlepool | 26.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Scunthorpe | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League | Scunthorpe | Boreham Wood | 16.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | Sutton Utd | Scunthorpe | 12.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| National League Cup | Scunthorpe | Nottingham Forest U21 | 08.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League | Scunthorpe | Harrogate Town | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| National League | Carlisle | Scunthorpe | 31.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| National League | Scunthorpe | Solihull Moors | 28.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| National League | Eastleigh | Scunthorpe | 22.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| National League Cup | Scunthorpe | Stoke City U21 | 18.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Sutton Utd | Forest Green | 26.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| National League | Forest Green | Boston United | 19.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| National League | Carlisle | Forest Green | 15.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Forest Green | Gateshead | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Forest Green | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| National League | Forest Green | Altrincham | 31.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | AFC Fylde | Forest Green | 28.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| National League | Forest Green | Boreham Wood | 22.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| National League | Worthing | Forest Green | 15.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | Forest Green | FC Halifax Town | 08.08.2026 | 3-2 |
Forest Green have found a bit more consistency. They've won away at Worthing and Hornchurch, added home wins over Halifax Town and Gateshead, but they've also lost to Boreham Wood, AFC Fylde, Altrincham and Boston United in that same stretch.
On recent results, Forest Green look the slightly steadier of the two teams heading into this game.
Comparative Team Statistics: Scunthorpe vs Forest Green
Head-to-head
These two have swapped results fairly evenly across recent meetings. Scunthorpe won 3-2 at home back in January, but the previous meeting at Forest Green finished 1-1. Further back in League Two, both sides have had spells of getting the better of each other, so the history doesn't lean strongly either way.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Scunthorpe | Forest Green | 24.01.2026 | 3-2 |
| National League | Forest Green | Scunthorpe | 13.09.2025 | 1-1 |
| League Two | Forest Green | Scunthorpe | 02.04.2022 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Scunthorpe | Forest Green | 16.10.2021 | 0-2 |
| League Two | Forest Green | Scunthorpe | 17.04.2021 | 3-2 |
| League Two | Scunthorpe | Forest Green | 10.10.2020 | 1-4 |
| League Two | Scunthorpe | Forest Green | 22.02.2020 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Forest Green | Scunthorpe | 07.12.2019 | 0-2 |
| FA Cup | Forest Green | Scunthorpe | 09.11.2014 | 0-2 |
Where they sit in the table
Nine games into the season, Forest Green have 13 points and sit 14th, while Scunthorpe have seven points from the same number of matches and are down in 22nd. That's a clear gap on paper, though both sides have shown they can win at home this season.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | AFC Hornchurch | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11/15 | 15 |
| 12 | Forest Green | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16/17 | 14 |
| 13 | Eastleigh | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12/14 | 14 |
| 19 | Carlisle | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18/19 | 10 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15/16 | 10 |
| 21 | Hartlepool | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8/15 | 9 |
How this one might play out
Scunthorpe's home form has actually held up better than their away form this season, with wins over Southend and Solihull Moors at their own ground. Forest Green, on the other hand, have looked more comfortable on the road than at home lately, winning at Worthing and Hornchurch while dropping points at home to Altrincham and Boston United.
Goals have rarely been in short supply for either side in recent matches, with both teams scoring in a good number of their games this season, so a fairly open contest wouldn't be a surprise.
Both teams' home and away splits suggest this could be tighter than the table gap implies.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Roberts | England | 29 | Attacker | 173 cm | 65 kg |
| R. Bennett | England | 35 | Attacker | 193 cm | 90 kg |
| D. Elliott | England | 31 | Attacker | 183 cm | 75 kg |
| M. Beck | Scotland | 32 | Attacker | 196 cm | 80 kg |
| J. Leesley | England | 32 | Attacker | 182 cm | 73 kg |
| A. Butler | England | 42 | Defender | 183 cm | 83 kg |
| T. Pugh | Wales | 26 | Midfielder | 169 cm | 61 kg |
| J. Butterfield | England | 36 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 77 kg |
| R. Ogle | Australia | 27 | Defender | 173 cm | 66 kg |
| C. Ubaezuonu | South Africa | 28 | Attacker | 181 cm | n/a |
| L. McAlinden | Republic of Ireland | 33 | Attacker | 185 cm | 74 kg |
| D. Sembie-Ferris | England | 30 | Attacker | 173 cm | 70 kg |
| Luke Anthony Williams | England | 33 | Attacker | 185 cm | 74 kg |
| M. Carver | England | 32 | Attacker | 180 cm | 75 kg |
| D. Whitehall | England | 30 | Attacker | 190 cm | n/a |
| F. Shrimpton | England | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Fishburn | England | 22 | Attacker | 188 cm | n/a |
| W. Harris | England | 26 | Attacker | 188 cm | n/a |
| C. Wilson | England | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Robertson | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Moore-Taylor | England | 32 | Defender | 177 | 83 |
| T. Knowles | England | 28 | Attacker | 183 | 70 |
| N. Haughton | England | 32 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 78 kg |
| K. McAllister | Scotland | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| R. Inniss | England | 31 | Defender | 197 | 82 |
| L. McNicholas | Republic of Ireland | 26 | Goalkeeper | 192 | n/a |
| H. Bunker | England | 23 | Midfielder | 190 | n/a |
| Abraham Kanu | England | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Harry Whitwell | England | 20 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| F. Pagel | Republic of Ireland | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| J. Clarke | England | 25 | Midfielder | 175 cm | 78 kg |
| Sean Etaluku | England | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Isaac Moore | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Kengni | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| J. Buyabu | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a | |
| J. Balagizi | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a | |
| T. Pemberton | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| L. Mendy | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| A. Dausch | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a | |
| T. Babalola | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
There's a real gap between these two in the table, but the home and away splits blur that difference. Scunthorpe have shown they can win in front of their own fans, and Forest Green have shown they can be beaten on the road, so this doesn't look like a one-sided match based on what we've seen.
With no market reference to weigh against that picture, we're passing on this one rather than forcing a pick.
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