The Iron make their second trip south in a week, as they head to the MEMS Priestfield Stadium to face Gillingham.
Saturday’s fixtures see United enter into their final ten matches of the Sky Bet League One campaign, with everything still firmly up for grabs.
Adrian Pennock’s side come into the game on the back of a 2-1 away victory last time out against Bury, with Bradley Dack and Cody McDonald earning the Gills all three points.
Scunthorpe boss Graham Alexander revealed Josh Morris has had an x-ray after sustaining a gash to his ankle in the midweek encounter with Charlton Athletic.
Alexander also added that Morris, along with Conor Townsend (thigh strain) and Sam Mantom (groin), are all doubts for Saturday’s trip to Kent.
United ran riot in the two teams’ last meeting, as they romped to a 5-0 home win back in August.
Kevin van Veen's long-range shot on four minutes set the tone, and proved too hot to handle for Gills 'keeper Stuart Nelson, who agonisingly fumbled the ball into his own net.
Josh Morris won and converted a penalty to double the advantage before Jordan Clarke was unmarked just prior to the interval, with the full-back duly making it three.
Morris doubled his tally after the break as he fired home from 25 yards, with Tom Hopper stealing in following terrific work from Hakeeb Adelakun to make it five.
| SEASON / DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2016-17 - Sat Aug 20
2015-16 - Sat Mar 5 | LG 1
LG 1 | Iron 5-0 Gills
Iron 0-0 Gills | van Veen, Morris 2, Clarke, Hopper
|
| 2015-16 - Tue 20 Oct
| LG 1
| Gills 2-1 Iron
| Laird
|
| 2014-15 - Sat 25 Apr
| LG 1
| Iron 2-1 Gills
| Adelakun, McSheffrey
|
| 2014-15 - Sat 11 Oct
| LG 1
| Gills 0-3 Iron
| Madden, Bishop, McSheffrey
|
| 2012-13 - Sat 3 Nov
| FAC R1
| Gills 4-0 Iron
| |
| 2006-07 - Sat 24 Feb
| LG 1
| Iron 3-1 Gills
| Hinds, Mulligan, Morris
|
| 2006-07 - Fri 1 Sep
| LG 1
| Gills 0-2 Iron
| Hinds, Sparrow
|
| 2005-06 - Sat 25 Feb
| LG 1
| Gills 1-3 Iron
| Sparrow, Hinds, Keogh
|
| 2005-06 - Sat 13 Aug
| LG 1
| Iron 1-1 Gills
| Hinds
|
| 1999-00 - Sat 18 Mar
| DIV 2
| Gills 3-1 Iron
| Harsley
|
| 1999-00 - Tue 23 Nov
| DIV 2
| Iron 1-4 Gills
| Ipoua
|
| 1995-96 - Tue 27 Feb
| DIV 3
| Gills 0-0 Iron
| |
| 1995-96 - Sat 9 Sep
| DIV 3
| Iron 1-1 Gills
| Hope
|
| 1994-95 - Sat 18 Mar
| DIV 3
| Gills 2-2 Iron
| Young, Turnbull
|
| 1994-95 - Tue 30 Aug
| DIV 3
| Iron 3-0 Gills
| Thornber, Henderson, Smith
|
| 1993-94 - Sat 19 Mar
| DIV 3
| Iron 1-1 Gills
| Juryeff
|
| 1993-94 - Sat 25 Sep
| DIV 3
| Gills 1-0 Iron
| |
| 1992-93 - Mon 12 Apr
| DIV 3
| Gills 1-1 Iron
| Thompstone
|
| 1992-93 - Mon 28 Dec
| DIV 3
| Iron 2-2 Gills
| Daws 2
|
| 1991-92 - Thu 26 Dec
| DIV 4
| Iron 2-0 Gills
| White, Martin
|
| 1991-92 - Sat 17 Aug
| DIV 4
| Gills 4-0 Iron
| |
| 1990-91 - Tue 19 Mar
| DIV 4
| Gills 1-1 Iron
| Flounders
|
| 1990-91 - Sat 13 Oct
| DIV 4
| Iron 1-0 Gills
| Hall
|
| 1989-90 - Tue 13 Feb
| DIV 4
| Iron 0-0 Gills
| |
| 1989-90 - Sat 2 Sep
| DIV 4
| Gills 0-3 Iron
| Taylor, Flounders 2
|
| 1983-84 - Sat 12 May
| DIV 3
| Gills 1-1 Iron
| Cowling
|
| 1983-84 - Sat 17 Dec
| DIV 3
| Iron 2-0 Gills
| Cammack, Cowling
|
| 1973-74 - Tue 23 Oct
| DIV 4
| Iron 1-1 Gills
| Simpkin
|
| 1973-74 - Wed 12 Sep
| DIV 4
| Gills 7-2 Iron
| Houghton, Welbourne
|
| 1971-72 - Sat 22 Apr
| DIV 4
| Iron 3-3 Gills
| Kirk, Kerr, McDonald
|
| 1971-72 - Sat 4 Dec
| DIV 4
| Gills 0-1 Iron
| Fletcher
|
| 1967-68 - Mon 15 Apr
| DIV 3
| Gills 3-1 Iron
| Kerr
|
| 1967-68 - Fri 26 Jan
| DIV 3
| Iron 2-1 Gills
| Blyth 2
|
| 1966-67 - Sat 17 Dec
| DIV 3
| Gills 0-1 Iron
| Ash
|
| 1966-67 - Sat 20 Aug
| DIV 3
| Iron 1-2 Gills
| Thomas
|
| 1965-66 - Sat 19 Mar
| DIV 3
| Gills 0-1 Iron
| Sloan
|
| 1965-66 - Sat 25 Sep
| DIV 3
| Iron 0-1 Gills
| |
| 1964-65 - Tue 3 Nov
| DIV 3
| Iron 2-3 Gills
| Scott, Lawther
|
| 1964-65 - Wed 26 Aug
| DIV 3
| Gills 0-0 Iron
|
Our full record against Gillingham is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 19
| 8 | 7
| 4
| 33 | 22
|
| Away | 20
| 7
| 6
| 7
| 24
| 30
|
| TOTAL | 39
| 15
| 13
| 11
| 57
| 52
|
Former Iron man Josh Wright has certainly been amongst the goals for Gillingham this season.
Although level with McDonald on nine strikes overall, Wright is the Gills’ top marksman in the league - netting eight times.
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