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West Brom. play host to Scunthorpe United at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the The Baggies have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in February 1984, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 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
West Bromwich Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Iron have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 24 games giving them a return of 44 points. Scunthorpe U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 24 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the The Baggies being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |