The Iron will be looking to stretch their unbeaten record to seven matches in Sky Bet League One when they travel to Oakwell to face high-flying Barnsley on Saturday afternoon (3pm kick-off).
Scunthorpe are currently in fine form, and they will be searching for their sixth win in seven this weekend, while also trying to make it back-to-back victories following on from the 1-0 success against Fleetwood last time out.
Ashley Eastham put the ball through his own net 15 minutes from time to hand the Iron all three points, after a low Levi Sutton cross from the right side caused all sorts of problems for the Fleetwood defence.
Meanwhile, Barnsley were in midweek action and played out a 2-2 draw with Oxford United on Tuesday evening after coming back from two nil down to salvage a point.
Mamadou Thiam and Kieffer Moore notched late in the second half to rescue the away side. That result saw the Tykes’ maintain their own unbeaten run, stretching it to nine games, as they currently sit third in the Sky Bet League One table.
TEAM NEWS...
United boss Stuart McCall said left-back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson will be out up to two months with cartilage damage sustained in last week's victory over Fleetwood Town.
However, Lee Novak should be fit although he broke a hand in the victory last weekend. He returned to training on Thursday.
Josh Morris faces a few weeks out with a fractured fibula and strained ankle ligaments. Elsewhere, Jordan Clarke is out for four months (knee), while Ryan Colclough (knee) is out for the remainder of the season.
Lewis Butroid has been struggling with a back spasm, but Tom Pearce could enter the squad after signing on loan from Leeds United for the rest of the season.
PAST MEETINGS…
The Iron have a decent record against Barnsley in league meetings of late, having not lost against them since 2011 when both teams contested in the Championship.
However, two of the last three fixtures have ended in draws - the last of which, back in August, where a 2-2 was played out between the two sides at Glanford Park. A Josh Morris penalty and a Cameron Burgess header had put Scunthorpe ahead, but Barnsley hit back in the second period to earn a draw, as Kieffer Moore and Dimitri Cavare made sure the points were shared that Saturday afternoon.
The last meeting at Oakwell also ended in a draw, a 0-0 back in March 2016.
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2018-19 - Sat Aug 25 | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Barnsley | Morris pen, Burgess |
| 2015-16 - Fri Mar 25 | LG 1 | Barnsley 0-0 Iron | |
| 2015-16 - Sat Oct 31 | LG 1 | Iron 2-0 Barnsley | Hopper, McSheffrey |
| 2015-16 - Tue Sep 1 | FLT R1 | Iron 1-2 Barnsley | Goode |
| 2015-16 - Tue Aug 11 | LGC R1 | Iron 1-1 Barnsley (7-6 to Barnsley on pens) |
Madden |
| 2014-15 - Tue Feb 24 | LG 1 | Iron 0-1 Barnsley | |
| 2014-15 - Sat Nov 29 | LG 1 | Barnsley 1-2 Iron | Madden 2 |
| 2013-14 - Tue Aug 6 | LGC R1 | Barnsley 0-0 Iron (5-4 to Barnsley on pens) |
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| 2010-11 - Tue Mar 8 | CHAMP | Barnsley 2-1 Iron | Collins |
| 2010-11 - Tue Sep 28 | CHAMP | Iron 0-0 Barnsley | |
| 2009-10 - Tue Feb 16 | CHAMP | Iron 2-1 Barnsley | Hooper, Hayes |
| 2009-10 - Sat Jan 2 | FAC R3 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | Hayes |
| 2009-10 - Wed Dec 9 | CHAMP | Barnsley 1-1 Iron | Hayes |
| 2007-08 - Tue Jan 1 | CHAMP | Iron 2-2 Barnsley | Morris, Youga |
| 2007-08 - Sat Sep 15 | CHAMP | Barnsley 2-0 Iron | |
| 2005-06 - Sat Dec 10 | LG 1 | Barnsley 5-2 Iron | Beagrie pen, MacKenzie |
| 2005-06 - Tue Aug 9 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Barnsley | Crosby pen, Taylor |
| 2003-04 - Tue Jan 13 | FAC R3 R | Iron 2-0 Barnsley | Torpey, McCombe |
| 2003-04 - Sat Jan 3 | FAC R3 | Barnsley 0-0 Iron | |
| 1980-81 - Tue Aug 12 | LGC R1 L2 | Barnsley 2-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1980-81 - Sat Aug 9 | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 0-1 Barnsley | |
| 1978-79 - Tue Mar 13 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 4-1 Iron | Grimes |
| 1978-79 - Sat Sep 9 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Barnsley | |
| 1977-78 - Tue Mar 7 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | Keeley |
| 1977-78 - Tue Sep 13 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 3-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Tue Feb 8 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-2 Barnsley | Pilling |
| 1976-77 - Sat Nov 6 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 5-1 Iron | Pilling |
| 1975-76 - Tue Apr 20 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | O'Connor |
| 1975-76 - Sat Jan 3 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 1-0 Iron | |
| 1974-75 - Tue Oct 1 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | Warnock |
| 1974-75 - Tue Sep 3 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 2-2 Iron | Collier, Roberts |
| 1973-74 - Tue Jan 1 | DIV 4 | Barnsley 5-0 Iron | |
| 1973-74 - Sat Sep 1 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Barnsley | Houghton, Barker, Keeley |
| 1964-65 - Fri Feb 5 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-3 Barnsley | Hutton, Thomas |
| 1964-65 - Fri Sep 25 | DIV 3 | Barnsley 2-0 Iron | |
| 1963-64 - Tue Jan 7 | FAC R3 R | Barnsley 3-2 Iron | Brownsword 2 pens |
| 1963-64 - Sat Jan 4 | FAC R3 | Iron 2-2 Barnsley | Wilson, Lawther |
| 1958-59 - Sat Mar 21 | DIV 2 | Barnsley 0-1 Iron | Harburn |
| 1958-59 - Sat Nov 1 | DIV 2 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | Waldock |
| 1954-55 - Wed Sep 15 | DIV 3N | Barnsley 1-0 Iron | |
| 1954-55 - Thu Sep 9 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | Gregory |
| 1953-54 - Mon Apr 19 | DIV 3N | Barnsley 0-1 Iron | Haigh |
| 1953-54 - Fri Apr 16 | DIV 3N | Iron 6-0 Barnsley | Gregory 2, Haigh, Brown, Jones, Thomas (og) |
| SCUNTHORPE WINS | DRAWS | BARNSLEY WINS | |
| League | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| EFL Trophy | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| League Cup | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 18 |
ONE TO WATCH…
English striker Kieffer Moore is in fine form for Barnsley this season and is currently their top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions – eight more than any other player in the squad.
In Sky Bet League One alone, the hitman has 15 goals and two assists, which sees him sit joint second in the race for the golden boot alongside Ian Henderson of Rochdale, as the pair lie just one goal behind John Marquis of Doncaster.
The 26-year-old started his career in the youth academy at Torquay United, before leaving to find first team football with non-league Truro City in the National League South. His goalscoring record then brought the attention of Yeovil Town, after he netted 20 in his first full season in non-league.
After signing a deal with Yeovil in 2013, the striker stayed for two years, making 50 appearances for the club, before he was released. A brief spell in Norway then followed, along with a season at Forest Green Rovers in 2016.
A year later, Moore was signing for Ipswich Town, but got loaned to Rotherham United during his time at Portman Road. After a season with the Tractor Boys’, the forward joined Barnsley, and has attracted attention at Oakwell ever since.
ELSEHWERE IN LEAGUE ONE…
Accrington Stanley vs Blackpool
Burton Albion vs Oxford United
Coventry City vs Gillingham
Fleetwood Town vs Charlton Athletic
Peterborough United vs Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth vs Doncaster Rovers
Shrewsbury Town vs Luton Town
Southend United vs Bristol Rovers
Sunderland vs AFC Wimbledon
Walsall vs Rochdale
Wycombe Wanderers vs Bradford City