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Scunthorpe United vs Forest Green Rovers: match statistics

Scunthorpe United vs Forest Green Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Scunthorpe United plays Forest Green Rovers in National League (England). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Sands Venue Stadium.

Recent form

Scunthorpe United has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Forest Green Rovers has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Scunthorpe United scores 1.36 goals per game and allows 1.73. Forest Green Rovers scores 1.55 and allows 1.64. Games in this league average 3.07 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Scunthorpe United's games and 64% of Forest Green Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 55% and 64%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Forest Green Rovers has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.49 per game. Scunthorpe United takes 10.6 shots per game, while Forest Green Rovers takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Scunthorpe United leads at halftime in 18% of its games and scores 0.91 goals per game after halftime. Forest Green Rovers leads at halftime in 27% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Scunthorpe United's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). For Forest Green Rovers, it is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 3.07 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.36Goals scored / game1.55
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.73Goals allowed / game1.64
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
50%Average possession48%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
4.91Shots on target / game5
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.55Shots per game12.73
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
4.91Shots on target5
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
12.9%Shot conversion12.1%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
50%Possession48%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.49xG for1.64
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.54xG against1.35
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

Shooting quality

Scunthorpe United: BalancedForest Green Rovers: Balanced
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)47%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Scunthorpe United
WLLWL
Season result split
27% W9% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-7
0.91 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Forest Green Rovers
WDLDD
Season result split
36% W27% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-4
1.36 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Forest Green Rovers is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.36 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.55 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.73 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.64 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 64% of games (7 of 11 games), while Forest Green Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 18% (2 of 11 games).

Forest Green Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Forest Green Rovers scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 games), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 games).

15Goals scored (season)17
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
19Goals conceded (season)18
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
3.09Average goals per game3.18
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
7Goals scored (last 5)10
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal82%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
45%2 goals36%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
18%3 goals27%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
9%4 goals9%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal82%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
45%2 goals55%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
27%3 goals27%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
9%4 goals0%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

64%
Forest Green Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 11 games
64%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time27%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
9%BTTS in both halves0%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
36%Scored in both halves18%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
40%BTTS - last 580%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Forest Green Rovers is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.27 pts / game - Forest Green Rovers

Scunthorpe United - half-time state
18% leading45% draw36% trailing
Forest Green Rovers - half-time state
27% leading45% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.27
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.73Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.18
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
45%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
64%No goal before half-time45%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per game (2nd half)1.09
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.91Goals scored (2nd half)1
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.91Average goals (2nd half)2
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
36%Clean sheet after half-time45%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers
36%No goal after half-time55%
Scunthorpe UnitedForest Green Rovers

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

27% W36% D36% L
11
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Forest Green Rovers - second-half results

27% W27% D45% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Scunthorpe United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game0.82.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Forest Green Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal0%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
5
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Forest Green Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
0
31-45
5
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.14
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Forest Green Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Scunthorpe UnitedLigaForest Green Rovers
Average goals per game• 3.093.07▲ 3.18
Both teams scored▼ 55%64%• 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 55%60%▲ 64%
Clean sheets▼ 9%18%• 18%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%72%▲ 82%
Goal after half-time▲ 91%87%▼ 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.07
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
18%
Clean sheets
1.66
Home goals / game
1.41
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Scunthorpe United's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Forest Green Rovers. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Scunthorpe United FC
3 : 2
Forest Green Rovers FC
Forest Green Rovers FC
1 : 1
Scunthorpe United FC