This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hereford United and Scunthorpe United at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th September 2008 in the League One.
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Hereford Utd. are ready to welcome Scunthorpe United to Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, Bulls have recorded 10 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Edgar Street was within the last three years, in December 2005, with Hereford Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Dec | Hereford Utd. | 2-0 | Scunthorpe U. | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 5 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Oct | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Dec | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hereford United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Bulls in those games, with 4 conceded.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Iron's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Hereford Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 4 points. Scunthorpe U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 12 points from 6 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hereford Utd. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Scunthorpe U. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hereford Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | 12 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |
