Scunthorpe United vs Tamworth: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Scunthorpe United: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Tamworth: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Scunthorpe United scores 1.70 and concedes 1.15 goals per match. Tamworth scores 1.24 and concedes 1.52. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Scunthorpe United 75%, Tamworth 71%. Over 2.5: Scunthorpe United 50%, Tamworth 57%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Scunthorpe United has higher xG: 1.63 vs 1.50. Scunthorpe United: 12.7 shots per match, Tamworth: 11.4.

Match halves

Scunthorpe United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.85. Tamworth: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Scunthorpe United: 31-45+ (7 goals). Tamworth: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.81 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.7Goals scored / match1.24
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
1.15Goals conceded / match1.52
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
47%Average possession39%
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
4.75Shots on target / match4.33
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.65Shots per match11.38
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Scunthorpe United
WWLDL
Season result split
50% W35% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-7-3
1.85 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-5
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Scunthorpe United is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

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

Tamworth scoring profile: very strong

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

34Goals scored (season)26
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
23Goals conceded (season)32
Scunthorpe UnitedTamworth
2.85Average goals in match2.76
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

75%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 20 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Scunthorpe United · 1.05 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 19% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Scunthorpe United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.40
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.81.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.81.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
54%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Scunthorpe United 1 - 0 - 0 Tamworth. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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.