Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Scunthorpe United played against Tamworth in National League (England). The game was played on December 6, 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Scunthorpe United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Tamworth has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Scunthorpe United scores 1.70 goals per game and allows 1.15. Tamworth scores 1.24 and allows 1.52. Games in this league average 2.81 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Scunthorpe United's games and 71% of Tamworth's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 57%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Scunthorpe United has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.50 per game. Scunthorpe United takes 12.7 shots per game, while Tamworth takes 11.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Scunthorpe United leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.85 goals per game after halftime. Tamworth leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Scunthorpe United's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). For Tamworth, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 2.81 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

63Possession (%)37
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
22Shots7
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
9Shots on target1
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
2.53xG0.96
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
5Corners3
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
73Dangerous attacks62
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
5Fouls10
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
0Cards0
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.7Goals scored / game1.24
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.15Goals allowed / game1.52
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
47%Average possession39%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
4.75Shots on target / game4.33
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.65Shots per game11.38
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
4.75Shots on target4.33
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
13.4%Shot conversion10.9%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
47%Possession39%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.63xG for1.5
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.49xG against1.68
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Shooting quality

Scunthorpe United: Counter-attackingTamworth: Balanced
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
Accuracy (shots on target)38%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.29

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Scunthorpe United is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Scunthorpe United · 0.6 pts / game - Tamworth

Scunthorpe United
WWLDL
Season result split
50% W35% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-7-3
1.85 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Tamworth
LLWLL
Season result split
38% W19% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-9
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-5
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 2.45BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow 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.

Scunthorpe United is 37% better for: goals scored per game.

1.7 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.24 goals / game - Tamworth

Scunthorpe United is 32% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.15 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.52 goals / game - Tamworth

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 90% of games (18 of 20 meczów), while Tamworth keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 21 meczów).

Tamworth scoring profile: very strong

Tamworth scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 meczów), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 15% (3 of 20 meczów).

34Goals scored (season)26
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
23Goals conceded (season)32
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
2.85Average goals per game2.76
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
9Goals conceded (last 5)10
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal86%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
50%2 goals33%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
25%3 goals5%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
5%4 goals0%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal86%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
15%2 goals43%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
10%3 goals14%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
5%4 goals10%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

* 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.

75%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 20 meczów
54%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time29%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
10%BTTS in both halves5%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
30%Scored in both halves19%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
60%BTTS - last 580%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

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.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Scunthorpe United is 76% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.85 pts / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.05 pts / game - Tamworth

Scunthorpe United - half-time state
50% leading35% draw15% trailing
Tamworth - half-time state
19% leading48% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.85Points per game (1st half)1.05
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
0.85Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.3Average goals (1st half)1.24
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
60%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
40%No goal before half-time57%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per game (2nd half)1.19
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.55Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
40%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
40%No goal after half-time38%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

25% W55% D20% L
37
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Tamworth - second-half results

24% W48% D29% L
22
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 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 game2.000.40
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Tamworth - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.20.8
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
7
3
31-45
7
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Tamworth
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
4
5
16-30
5
7
31-45
2
9
46-60
5
4
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
73%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 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.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Tamworth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Scunthorpe UnitedLigaTamworth
Average goals per game 2.852.81 2.76
Both teams scored 75%54% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%53% 57%
Clean sheets 15%25% 14%
Goal before half-time 75%69% 67%
Goal after half-time 75%81% 81%

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

2.81
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalJoseph Starbuck
  2. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalTyrell Sellars-FlemingAssist: Zain Sam Westbrooke
  3. TamworthSubstitutionOn: Tom TonksOff: Ben Milnes
  4. Scunthorpe UnitedSubstitutionOn: Callum RobertsOff: Joe Rowley
  5. TamworthSubstitutionOn: Matt CurleyOff: Callum Cockerill-Mollett
  6. TamworthSubstitutionOn: Beck-Ray EnoruOff: Tyler Roberts
  7. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalCarlton UbaezuonuAssist: Zain Sam Westbrooke
  8. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalCarlton Ubaezuonu

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Scunthorpe United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Tamworth. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Tamworth FC
1 : 2
Scunthorpe United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth?

The National League match finished Scunthorpe United 3:1 Tamworth. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth?

Scunthorpe United score 1.70 goals per game on average and Tamworth 1.24. The National League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Scunthorpe United's matches and 71% of Tamworth's.

What form are Scunthorpe United and Tamworth in?

Over the last 5 games Scunthorpe United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Tamworth 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.