United head to Mansfield Town on Tuesday night to play the third of three away games in the space of a week (7pm kick-off).
SCENE-SETTER...
United are without a win in their last three away matches and will be seeking to bounce back from the 3-2 loss at promotion-chasing Forest Green Rovers at the weekend. After going 2-1 up and leading until the 72nd minute, there was big disappointment with the nature of the loss at the innocent New Lawn.
Scunthorpe's last win came on March 23rd when they defeated Bradford City 2-0, while the most recent on the road as the 1-0 success at Cambridge United at the start of March.
TEAM NEWS...
Jordan Clarke looks set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury picked up at the weekend, which forced him to withdraw after 20 minutes.
Harrison McGahey returned to the starting XI at Forest Green Rovers but is likely to miss out with a quad issue.
Jacob Bedeau will miss the next two games due to concussion, while Jai Rowe will have a knee injury assessed ahead of the match.
Goalkeeper Mark Howard remains out with a thigh injury, but Ryan Loft could be set for a return after a groin problem, as could Manny Onariase after a hamstring issue.
Left-back Junior Brown is out with a hamstring injury that forced him off against Bradford City and attacker Jordan Hallam is out with the hamstring problem which he suffered against Oldham Athletic in March, while Olufela Olomola's season looks to be over after he suffered a medial ligament injury.
Striker Aaron Jarvis (hamstring) is set to miss the rest of the season, while midfielder George Hornshaw and goalkeeper Adam Kelsey are both expected to be out for the remainder of the campaign too following ankle surgery.
THE OPPOSITION...
Nigel Clough's side are unbeaten in three games and won 1-0 at Stevenage last time out, though a goal from Ryan Sweeney.
They're seeking a first home victory since March 9th when they defeated Cheltenham Town 3-1.
Top scorer for them this term is Jordan Bowery, with 10 goals to his name, and he also leads their assists table with seven.
Defender Fared Rawson leads their appearances charts with 41, while former Iron man James Perch has made 28 in the league.
They're 18th in the division and victory could lift them to 17th, while a Scunthorpe win see them leapfrog the Stags and move up to 18th.
PAST MEETINGS...
The two sides have met twice already this season, with Mansfield Town victorious at the Sands Venue Stadium on both occasions in the league and the Papa John's Trophy.
| SEASON - DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020-21 - Sat 26 Dec | LG 2 | Iron 2-3 Mansfield | Rawson (og), McAtee |
| 2020-21 - Tue 10 Nov | EFL T GS | Iron 1-2 Mansfield | Olomola |
| 2019-20 - Sat 7 Sep | LG 2 | Mansfield 2-0 Iron | |
| 2018-19 - Tue 8 Nov | EFL T GS | Mansfield 3-2 Iron | Ben El-Mhanni, Dales |
| 2013-14 - Sat 11 Jan | LG 2 | Mansfield 0-2 Iron | Hayes 2 |
| 2013-14 - Sat Aug 3 | LG 2 | Iron 2-0 Mansfield | Sparrow, Winnall |
| 2004-05 - Mon Jan 3 | LG 2 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 2004-05 - Sat Sep 25 | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Mansfield | Baraclough |
| 2003-04 - Tue Jan 27 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Mansfield | |
| 2003-04 - Tue Aug 26 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 5-0 Iron | |
| 2001-02 - Sat Mar 2 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Quailey |
| 2001-02 - Sat Sep 22 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Mansfield | |
| 2000-01 - Sat May 5 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 2000-01 - Sat Nov 25 | DIV 3 | Iron 6-0 Mansfield | Torpey, Larusson, Ipoua 4 |
| 1998-99 - Sat Feb 27 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Forrester |
| 1998-99 - Sat Sep 19 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-2 Mansfield | Forrester, Eyre 2 |
| 1997-98 - Sat Jan 17 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1997-98 - Sat Aug 30 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Mansfield | Garcia |
| 1996-97 - Sat Feb 8 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-2 Mansfield | |
| 1996-97 - Sat Nov 2 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 2-0 Iron | |
| 1995-96 - Sat Dec 9 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Mansfield | McFarlane |
| 1995-96 - Sat Sep 23 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | McFarlane |
| 1994-95 - Tue Feb 21 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1994-95 - Sat Nov 19 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-4 Mansfield | Bullimore, Juryeff, Nicholson |
| 1993-94 - Sat Feb 19 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-3 Mansfield | Carmichael |
| 1993-94 - Sat Aug 28 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 0-1 Iron | Toman |
| 1991-92 - Sat Feb 8 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-3 Iron | Alexander, Hamilton, White |
| 1991-92 - Sat Oct 26 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-4 Mansfield | Daws |
| 1985-86 - Tue Mar 25 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | Travis |
| 1985-86 - Sat Sep 21 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-3 Mansfield | |
| 1984-85 - Sat May 4 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Mansfield | Cammack 2 |
| 1984-85 - Wed Apr 24 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 0-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1984-85 - Wed Sep 5 | LGC R1 L2 | Mansfield 1-2 Iron | Brolly, Cowling |
| 1984-85 - Tue Aug 28 | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1982-83 - Tue Mar 1 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Mansfield | Cammack 2 |
| 1982-83 - Mon Oct 18 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 0-2 Iron | Hunter, Cowling |
| 1981-82 - Tue Apr 13 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | Cowling |
| 1981-82 - Tue Feb 2 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Mansfield | Dall |
| 1981-82 - Mon Sep 14 | LGC R1 L2 | Mansfield 2-0 Iron | |
| 1981-82 - Tue Sep 1 | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 0-0 Mansfield | |
| 1980-81 - Mon Apr 20 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Mansfield | O'Berg, Cammack |
| 1980-81 - Fri Dec 26 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Tue Aug 24 | LGC R1 R | Iron 2-1 Mansfield | O'Connor, Wadsworth |
| 1976-77 - Tue Aug 17 | LGC R1 L2 | Iron 2-0 Mansfield | Keeley, Wiggington |
| 1976-77 - Sat Aug 14 | LGC R1 L1 | Mansfield 2-0 Iron | |
| 1975-76 - Tue Aug 26 | LGC R1 L2 | Mansfield 4-0 Iron | |
| 1975-76 - Wed Aug 20 | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 0-2 Mansfield | |
| 1974-75 - Mon Apr 21 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 7-0 Iron | |
| 1974-75 - Sat Aug 24 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1973-74 - Sat Apr 20 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 2-2 Iron | Roberts, Andrews |
| 1973-74 - Tue Dec 18 | FAC R2 R | Iron 1-0 Mansfield | Warnock |
| 1973-74 - Sat Dec 15 | FAC R2 | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | Houghton |
| 1973-74 - Sat Dec 8 | DIV 4 | Iron 5-3 Mansfield | Houghton 2, Horsfall 2, Davidson |
| 1970-71 - Sat Dec 12 | FAC R2 | Iron 3-0 Mansfield | Rusling 2, Kirk |
| 1967-68 - Sat Dec 23 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 3-0 Iron | |
| 1967-68 - Sat Aug 25 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-3 Mansfield | Sloan, Barton, Burrows |
| 1966-67 - Sat Jan 7 | FAC R2 | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Foxon |
| 1966-67 - Tue Dec 27 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 3-1 Iron | Lindsey |
| 1966-67 - Fri Dec 23 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Mansfield | Sloan, Barton |
| 1965-66 - Mon Mar 7 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 2-2 Iron | Bedford, Smith |
| 1965-66 - Wed Aug 25 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1964-65 - Fri Feb 12 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1964-65 - Sat Oct 3 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 3-2 Iron | Lawther 2 |
| 1957-58 - Sat Jan 18 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 3-5 Iron | Davis 2, Waldock, Haigh, Marriott |
| 1957-58 - Sat Sep 14 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-3 Mansfield | Haigh, Brownsword, Chamberlain og |
| 1956-57 - Sat Feb 9 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | Davies |
| 1956-57 - Sat Sep 29 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1955-56 - Wed Aug 31 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-0 Mansfield | Gregory 2, Plummer og |
| 1955-56 - Mon Aug 22 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 3-2 Iron | Haigh, Gregory |
| 1954-55 - Sat Feb 12 | DIV 3N | Iron 2-0 Mansfield | Jones, Gregory |
| 1954-55 - Sat Sep 25 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | McGill |
| 1953-54 - Sat Mar 13 | DIV 3N | Iron 2-2 Mansfield | Gregory, Haigh |
| 1953-54 - Sat Oct 24 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Brownsword |
| 1952-53 - Sat Apr 11 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1952-53 - Thu Sep 25 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1951-52 - Sat Mar 22 | DIV 3N | Iron 4-1 Mansfield | Mosby, Cumner, Ottewell, Rudd |
| 1951-52 - Sat Nov 3 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 4-1 Iron | Mosby |
| 1950-51 - Sat Dec 23 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-0 Mansfield | |
| 1950-51 - Sat Aug 26 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 1-1 Iron | Whitfield |
| SCUNTHORPE WINS | DRAWS | MANSFIELD WINS | |
| CUP | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LEAGUE | 17 | 17 | 30 |
| LEAGUE CUP | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| FA CUP | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 22 | 19 | 38 |
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