Scunthorpe vs Forest Green

Scunthorpe

3 - 2

Forest Green

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Attis Arena 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Scunthorpe 7 · Forest Green 6

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Scunthorpe (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-6-5

Goals For / Against

38 / 28

Avg: 1.65 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Forest Green (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 30

Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.83

PPG

1.33

1.65

1.38

1.22

1.25

55%

O2.5

48%

59%

BTTS

65%

45%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Scunthorpe rank7th

Forest Green rank6th

Scunthorpe points79

Forest Green points81

Scunthorpe: #7 · 79 pts · GD +15

27 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Scunthorpe last 5 home

L W D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals5-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Forest Green last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Scunthorpe trend breakdown

Over 2.555%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.545%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 14%

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Scunthorpe score at home82%

Scunthorpe clean sheet at home27%

Forest Green score away78%

Forest Green clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Scunthorpe score first45%

Scunthorpe win after scoring first80%

Forest Green score first43%

Forest Green win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Scunthorpe 60% · Forest Green 36%

Avg first goal minute: Scunthorpe 29.2' · Forest Green 23.0'

Vs league average

Scunthorpe score at home1.65 vs 1.59

Scunthorpe concede at home1.22 vs 1.34

Forest Green score away1.38 vs 1.34

Forest Green concede away1.25 vs 1.59

Scunthorpe score 4% above league average, while Forest Green score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Scunthorpe are 9% below league average at home, and Forest Green are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Scunthorpe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 6

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

Forest Green goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 7

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Rees

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mendy

17'

17' C. Roberts

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Whitehall

Penalty

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Z. Westbrooke

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Ewing

55'

55' C. Nwoko

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Buyabu

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mendy

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Hurst

1st substitution · For: C. Smith

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Mingi

1st substitution · For: T. Knowles

69'

69' J. Buyabu

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Whitehall

2nd substitution · For: A. Beestin

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ O. Ewing

3rd substitution · For: C. Ubaezuonu

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

C. Ubaezuonu

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Babalola

2nd substitution · For: C. Doidge

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Morrison

3rd substitution · For: J. Clarke

84'

84' K. McAllister

90+1'

90+1' J. Rowley

Scunthorpe vs Forest Green 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Scunthorpe beat Forest Green 3-2 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in National League. It was played at Attis Arena.

First half: Forest Green took an early lead at 5' when R. Rees scored, with the assist credited to L. Mendy, making the score 0-1. C. Roberts received a yellow card for Scunthorpe at 17'. Scunthorpe leveled the score at 38' when D. Whitehall scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: Scunthorpe took the lead at 50' when Z. Westbrooke scored, with the assist credited to O. Ewing, making the score 2-1. C. Nwoko received a yellow card for Forest Green at 55'. Forest Green leveled the score at 57' when J. Buyabu scored, with the assist credited to L. Mendy, making the score 2-2. Scunthorpe made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. Hurst replacing C. Smith. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Mingi replacing T. Knowles. J. Buyabu received a yellow card for Forest Green at 69'. Scunthorpe made their 2nd substitution at 73', with D. Whitehall replacing A. Beestin. Scunthorpe made their 3rd substitution at 74', with O. Ewing replacing C. Ubaezuonu. Scunthorpe took the lead at 75' when C. Ubaezuonu scored, making the score 3-2. Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 76', with T. Babalola replacing C. Doidge. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Morrison replacing J. Clarke. K. McAllister received a yellow card for Forest Green at 84'. J. Rowley received a yellow card for Scunthorpe at 90+1'.

Scunthorpe used 3 substitutions while Forest Green used 3 substitutions. Scunthorpe got 2 yellow cards, while Forest Green got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Scunthorpe vs Forest Green Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Scunthorpe vs Forest Green 3 - 2 13 Sep 2025 Forest Green vs Scunthorpe 1 - 1