Scunthorpe vs Crewe Predictions

• Crewe have won 4 of their last 7 league meetings with Scunthorpe.
• 4 of the pairs’ last 7 encounters have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals.
• Both teams scored and Over 2.5 goals were produced in 5 of Scunthorpe’s and 4 of Crewe’s last 6 matches.
• Crewe have won 6 times on the road while Scunthorpe have lost 5 times in their own backyard this season.

Neither of these two teams have kept many clean sheets of late

Scunthorpe played out a 2-2 draw away at Bradford last weekend and were then knocked out of the EFL Trophy in midweek by Portsmouth, while Crewe picked up 3pts at home to Cheltenham and then drew on Tuesday night away at Macclesfield in League Two. The visitors have had the better of the recent encounters between these two clubs, with Crewe picking up four wins from their last seven matches against Scunthorpe and four of those matches saw both teams score and produced over 2.5 goals.

Both teams have been scoring and conceding goals on a regular basis of late which bodes well for our prediction, with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals being produced in five of Scunthorpe’s and four of Crewe’s last six matches in all competitions. The hosts have already lost five times at home this season while Crewe have secured six wins on the road so far and have looked almost as strong away from home as they have in their own backyard.

Scunthorpe average 1.21 points per home game, which is below the league average of 1.48, and have lost 36% of matches they have hosted in League Two this season. Crewe average 1.62 points per away game, well above the league average of 1.19 points, and have a win ratio of 46% on the road. The hosts’ home games produce an average of 2.79 total goals while the visitors’ away games average 3.15 goals, so you can see why we have backed over 2.5 goals to be scored this weekend.

The visitors are the form favourites and have acquitted themselves well on the road

Both teams have scored in 57% of Scunthorpe’s home games and 77% of Crewe’s away games, adding further weight to our prediction of both teams scoring on Saturday. 64% of the hosts’ home matches and 62% of the visitors’ away trips have seen over 2.5 goals scored, and we are expecting at least three goals to be scored and for both teams to find the back of the net this weekend.

Scunthorpe have conceded as many 1-goal margin defeats this season (6) as defeats with a margin of 2 goals or more, while 6 of Crewwe’s victories have been via a margin of 1-goal. Exactly 3-goals have been scored in 29% of Scunthorpe’s home games this season, as well as in 23% of Crewe’s away games, and we have backed a final scoreline of 2-1 on Saturday.

We’re confident that both teams will score and that over 2.5 goals will be produced on Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Crewe. The visitors head into the game as the form favourites and with a good recent record of wins against their hosts. Scunthorpe have lost more games at home than they have won and this weekend they face one of the current top three sides in League Two, and we expect another defeat for the Iron this weekend.