The Iron are in Checkatrade Trophy group stage action when they visit Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday night (7.30pm kick-off).
Buoyed by two league wins in succession, United arrive at the Keepmoat Stadium in confident mood, although manager Graham Alexander might freshen up his starting XI ahead of the match.
Both Scunthorpe and Rovers have already qualified for the next stage of the competition after their previous two group stage results. An Iron victory will see them top the group, which also consists of Grimsby Town and Sunderland Under-21s.
TEAM NEWS…
Alexander says he will freshen up the team ahead of the match, and give game time to those players who haven’t played so much in recent weeks.
There could be a debut for midfielder Clayton Lewis, who signed from Auckland City earlier this month and has been getting up to speed with his team-mates during training.
Simon Church could also make his first start in claret and blue after making two substitute appearances since joining 11 days ago.
Neal Bishop is a doubt after limping off in the away clash against Oldham at the weekend, while Andrew Crofts is cup-tied after playing for Charlton in the competition earlier this season.
Conor Townsend (hamstring) will continue to miss out, though Alexander has tipped him for a return to training this week. Jonathan Margetts (knee) and Luke Williams (hamstring) will continue to miss out.
PAST MEETINGS…
The Iron were 1-0 winners away at Doncaster Rovers in the league back in September, with Lee Novak scoring an early winner.
Both sides had further chances, and Murray Wallace hit the crossbar in the closing stages.
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | SCORERS |
| 2017-18 - Sun Sep 17 | LG 1 | Doncaster 0-1 Iron | Novak |
| 2015-16 - Tue Mar 8 | LG 1 | Iron 2-0 Doncaster | Hopper, Mirfin |
| 2015-16 - Sat Dec 26 | LG 1 | Doncaster 0-1 Iron | Madden |
| 2014-15 - Sun May 3 | LG 1 | Doncaster 5-2 Iron | Butler (og), Adelakun |
| 2014-15 - Sat Oct 4 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Doncaster | Fallon |
| 2012-13 - Sat Mar 23 | LG 1 | Iron 2-3 Doncaster | Duffy, Hawley |
| 2012-13 - Sat Nov 24 | LG 1 | Doncaster 4-0 Iron | |
| 2010-11 - Sat Jan 1 | CHAMP | Doncaster 3-0 Iron | |
| 2010-11 - Sat Oct 16 | CHAMP | Iron 1-3 Doncaster | Woolford |
| 2009-10 - Sat Apr 24 | CHAMP | Doncaster 4-3 Iron | Hooper (2), Hayes |
| 2009-10 - Sat Sep 26 | CHAMP | Iron 2-2 Doncaster | Byrne, McCann |
| 2006-07 - Sat Jan 20 | LG 1 | Doncaster 2-2 Iron | Keogh, Talbot |
| 2006-07 - Sat Sep 30 | LG 1 | Iron 2-0 Doncaster | Sharp, Keogh |
| 2005-06 - Sat Jan 21 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Doncaster | Goodwin |
| 2005-06 - Sat Sep 17 | LG 1 | Doncaster 3-1 Iron | Sharp |
| 2003-04 - Sat Feb 7 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Doncaster | Torpey, Butler |
| 2003-04 - Fri Dec 26 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 1-0 Iron | |
| 2001-02 - Sat Nov 17 | FAC R1 | Doncaster 2-3 Iron | Hodges, Carruthers, Garcia |
| 1997-98 - Fri Jan 30 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 1-2 Iron | D'Auria, Housham |
| 1997-98 - Sat Sep 13 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Doncaster | Eyre |
| 1996-97 - Sat Feb 1 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 1-1 Iron | Baker |
| 1996-97 - Sat Nov 9 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Doncaster | Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Tue Apr 23 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Doncaster | Turnbull, Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Sat Mar 16 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 2-0 Iron | |
| 1994-95 - Sat Apr 15 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-5 Doncaster | |
| 1994-95 - Tue Dec 27 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 1-1 Iron | Carmichael |
| 1993-94 - Sat Apr 16 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-3 Doncaster | Goodacre |
| 1993-94 - Mon Nov 1 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 3-1 Iron | Trebble |
| 1992-93 - Sat Mar 13 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 0-1 Iron | Elliott |
| 1992-93 - Sat Nov 7 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Doncaster | |
| 1991-92 - Fri Dec 20 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-2 Iron | Humphries, Alexander |
| 1991-92 - Sat Aug 24 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-2 Doncaster | Helliwell, Alexander, Daws |
| 1990-91 - Sat Mar 8 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 2-3 Iron | Flounders (2), Daws |
| 1990-91 - Sat Dec 15 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Doncaster | Flounders |
| 1989-90 - Sat May 5 | DIV 4 | Iron 4-1 Doncaster | Flounders (3), Daws |
| 1989-90 - Sat Nov 4 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-2 Iron | Daws, Flounders |
| 1988-89 - Sat Apr 1 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Doncaster | Taylor, Hodkinson |
| 1988-89 - Sat Dec 17 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 2-2 Iron | Hodkinson, Flounders |
| 1983-84 - Tue Sep 13 | FLC R1 L2 | Doncaster 3-0 Iron | |
| 1983-84 - Tue Aug 30 | FLC R1 L1 | Iron 1-1 Doncaster | Cammack |
| 1980-81 - Fri Mar 27 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-0 Iron | |
| 1980-81 - Tue Oct 28 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Doncaster | Cammack |
| 1979-80 - Sat Feb 16 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 5-0 Iron | |
| 1979-80 - Fri Sep 28 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1978-79 - Sat Nov 11 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1978-79 - Fri Sep 1 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 0-0 Iron | |
| 1977-78 - Mon Mar 27 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1977-78 - Mon Dec 26 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-1 Iron | Wigg |
| 1976-77 - Mon Apr 11 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 3-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Mon Dec 27 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Doncaster | Green |
| 1975-76 - Mon Apr 19 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 0-1 Iron | Green |
| 1975-76 - Sat Dec 27 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Doncaster | Davidson, Woodward |
| 1974-75 - Sat Jan 4 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1974-75 - Tue Sep 17 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-1 Iron | Roberts |
| 1973-74 - Sat Mar 2 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-0 Iron | |
| 1973-74 - Wed Dec 26 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Doncaster | Pilling, Barker |
| 1971-72 - Sat Dec 18 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 0-2 Iron | Fletcher, Kerr |
| 1971-72 - Sat Sep 4 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1968-69 - Fri Mar 14 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-2 Doncaster | |
| 1968-69 - Fri Aug 23 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 4-3 Iron | Heath (2), Kerr |
| 1967-68 - Wed Aug 23 | FLC R1 | Doncaster 1-2 Iron | Barton, Foley |
| 1966-67 - Fri May 5 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 3-0 Iron | |
| 1966-67 - Fri Dec 9 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Doncaster | Smith Burkinshaw |
Our full record against Doncaster is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 40 |
| Away | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 58 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 98 |
TONIGHT’S OTHER FIXTURES…
Southern Section Group C
Bristol Rovers v West Ham United Under-21s (7.45pm)
Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers (7.45pm)
Southern Section Group E
Forest Green Rovers v Swansea City Under-21s (7.45pm)
Southern Section Group F
AFC Wimbledon v Luton Town (7.45pm)
Northern Section Group G
Mansfield Town v Everton Under-21s (7.45pm)