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West Brom. travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. The Baggies won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Scunthorpe U. and West Brom. at was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1971, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1983/1984 | Wed 01 Feb | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Mon 11 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 02 Jan | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Iron, with 5 goals against.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Scunthorpe U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. West Brom.'s total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Baggies, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| West Brom. | 5 games since last defeat. |