STATISTICAL PREVIEW: Boreham Wood (H)

Introduction

Scunthorpe welcome Boreham Wood to The Attis Arena on Wednesday night.

The Iron are coming off the back of an impressive 2-0 win away at Sutton on Saturday, thanks to goals on either side of half-time from Kyle Hurst and Tyrell Sellars-Fleming.

Boreham Wood sit top of the National League and are coming off the back of a 1 - 1 draw away at Eastleigh.

This draw ended a five-game winning run in the National League for Luke Garrard’s side.

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Match Preview

Scunthorpe’s 2-0 win away at Sutton stopped a two-game losing run for Andy Butler’s side.

It was a result built on two well-taken goals from Kyle Hurst and Tyrell Sellars-Fleming either side of half-time.

Boreham Wood have been the team to beat and sit top of the National League unbeaten this season.

Their 1- 1 draw last time out against Eastleigh stopped a five-game winning run in the National League for Luke Garrard’s side.

The Iron currently sit 18th at the time of writing, and while Wednesday’s game will be a tough one, it presents an opportunity for Andy Butler’s side to create some breathing space between themselves and the bottom four.

Scunthorpe United Form Guide

Scunthorpe were worthy winners in their last outing away at Sutton, having 1.23 xG to Sutton’s 0.83.

The Iron also had the better of the shooting metrics, having 11 shots to Sutton’s eight and four shots on target to Sutton’s three.

Kyle Hurst's stunning 39th-minute goal was from a chance worth just 0.11 xG, while substitute Tyrell Sellars-Fleming scored seven minutes after coming on from an effort worth 0.27 xG.

Declan Howe's early strike in the 4th minute worth 0.39 xG was the highest individual chance of the afternoon for Scunthorpe.

This result looks to get Scunthorpe back on track after back-to-back league defeats to Carlisle and Harrogate.

Boreham Wood Form Guide

Boreham Wood have been the best side in the National League so far this season, and edged the xG in their 1-1 draw at Eastleigh on Saturday (1.85 to 1.73).

They dominated possession, having 75% of the ball but only managed a single shot on target.

Charlie O'Connell headed Boreham Wood into the lead in the 67th minute for a chance worth 0.24 xG.

Temi Eweka then found an equaliser for Eastleigh in the final ten minutes for a chance worth 0.63 xG.

Farhaam Ali Wahid had the best individual chance of the game for Boreham Wood, a shot worth 0.51xG in the 63rd minute as part of a match total of 0.69, but only 1 of Boreham Wood's 12 shots found the target. 

This result leaves Boreham Wood unbeaten in the National League this season, with five wins and two draws from their seven games.

Tactical Insight

The key for Scunthorpe will most likely be to sit deep, frustrate Boreham Wood, and hit them on the break.

Eastleigh showed in their clash with Boreham Wood on Saturday that willingly giving up the majority of possession may be the key, as they restricted the league leaders to one shot on target despite having only 25% possession.

Boreham Wood striker Matt Rush is the league's top scorer with nine goals from seven games, but didn’t even manage a shot against Eastleigh.

Conclusion

To get a result, Andy Butler’s side may need to replicate their Sutton performance to get one over on Boreham Wood.

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