Continuing our pre-match web feature, we look at all the essential statistics ahead of Saturday’s away league encounter against Milton Keynes Dons.
THE IRON AND MK DONS IN NUMBERS…
15 - The number of meetings between the two sides in competitive history, all of which have been league encounters
2-0 - The Iron’s biggest triumph over MK Dons in February 2006 and December 2008
0-3 - MK Dons’ biggest win against Scunthorpe, coming in April 2012 and October 2012
27 - The number of goals scored between the two sides in the 15 meetings. Scunthorpe have scored 12 of those
BOTH SIDES IN 2017-18 IN NUMBERS…
1.64 - The average number of points per game the Iron have collected away from home this season - compared with the 1.56 points per game they have collected on average this season
1.18 - The average number of points per game Milton Keynes Dons have collected at home - compared with the 0.95 on average in total
6 - The Dons have won six of their 22 home games this season, losing eight
25 - The points gap between the two sides going into the fixture
5 - MK Dons go into the fixture having lost their last five matches, conceding at least two goals in the process
2 - Scunthorpe have kept two consecutive clean sheets in 1-0 victories against Charlton Athletic (A) and Walsall (H)
7 - The Iron are undefeated in their last seven away matches, but have drawn five of those
82% - The Iron have scored in 82% of their away matches
73% - Milton Keynes have conceded at least one goal in 73% of their home matches this season
22 - Scunthorpe have only failed to score once in their last 22 league games
27% - MK Dons have failed to score in 27% of their home matches this season, losing-to-nil in 14% of their 22 home games
36-26 - The Iron have picked up 36 points on their travels this season, compared with the 26 the Dons have attained on home soil
FIRST MEETING…
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - League One
MK Dons 1-0 Iron
IRON: Musselwhite, Crosby, Butler, Williams, Baraclough, Stanton, Hinds (Taylor, 57’), Sparrow, Corden (Parton, 84’), Keogh, Sharp.
LAST MEETING…
Saturday, December 16, 2017 - League One
Iron 2-2 MK Dons
Adelakun 27’, van Veen 43’
IRON: Gilks, Wallace, van Veen (Crofts, 46’ (Butroid, 85’)), Morris, Bishop, Hopper, Adelakun, Holmes (Townsend, 46’), Goode, Burgess, Sutton.