Scunthorpe United vs Barrow Match Analysis and Prediction

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Scunthorpe United welcome Barrow to Glanford Park on Tuesday, with both teams looking for a much-needed victory that will aid their escape from the relegation places.

The hosts are currently sitting at the foot of the division, 10 points adrift of safety, while Barrow remain at risk of being dragged into the bottom two.

Having won only four matches in League Two this season, Scunthorpe United have seen their survival hopes continuously fade away over the course of the season.

Their first 10 league matches after the turn of the year was a particularly poor run, as they suffered nine defeats and only picked up only one home win over Walsall.

The Iron have failed to add another achievement to their wins column since that run, and they now come into Tuesday’s clash having lost two and drawn two of their last four home games, most recently losing 3-1 to Colchester United at home.

That has seen them collect 24 points from 36 games, with a far inferior goal difference to the sides around them, and while they may now feel the task is too huge to overcome, a victory on Tuesday would at least see them move within seven points of Barrow.

Meanwhile, Barrow will be keen to stretch their gap over the bottom two, having slightly improved their position in recent weeks.

Mark Cooper’s side sat in an uncertain position at the halfway stage of the campaign, but they have enjoyed a relative upturn in form since the beginning of February.

While Barrow have only won one game in that run, they have played out five draws, making it eight points from the last eight matches.

They travel on Tuesday off the back of consecutive draw, as they were held by Walsall, before playing out a goalless draw at Rochdale last time out.

Scunthorpe United vs Barrow head to head

The two teams have previously met on only four occasions in the League Cup and League Two, where Barrow have won twice while Scunthorpe have won once, and they have drawn in one. Scunthorpe have scored three goals and conceded four. They recorded a 1-1 draw in their last meeting.

Scunthorpe United 2-1 Barrow 15/12/20

Barrow 1-0 Scunthorpe United 16/01/21

Barrow 1-0 Scunthorpe United 10/08/21

Barrow 1-1 Scunthorpe United 19/10/21

Scunthorpe United latest home form

Scunthorpe have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having won just one of their eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Walsall 1-0 on February 8 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded six in the process.

Scunthorpe United 0-1 Oldham Athletic 05/02/22

Scunthorpe United 1-0 Walsall 08/02/22

Scunthorpe United 1-2 Rochdale 19/02/22

Scunthorpe United 0-0 Northampton Town 22/02/22

Scunthorpe United 1-3 Colchester United 12/03/22

Scunthorpe United latest away form

The Iron have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their six most recent matches. Their last away victory came on December 26 when they defeated Oldham Athletic 3-1. In their last five, they have scored only one goal and conceded 10.

Exeter City 2-0 Scunthorpe United 15/01/22

Port Vale 1-0 Scunthorpe United 29/01/22

Swindon Town 3-0 Scunthorpe United 12/02/22

Sutton United 4-1 Scunthorpe United 26/02/22

Crawley Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United 05/03/22

Barrow latest home form

Barrow have recently been on a relatively good form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 25 when they lost 2-0 to Salford City. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and four.

Barrow 0-2 Salford City 25/01/22

Barrow 1-1 Tranmere Rovers 05/02/22

Barrow 0-0 Stevenage 12/02/22

Barrow 0-0 Harrogate Town 26/02/22

Barrow 1-1 Walsall 05/03/22

Barrow latest away form

The Bluebirds have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost three of their five most recent matches. Their last away victory came on February 1 when they defeated Northampton Town 1-0. In their last five, they have scored three goals and conceded six.

Newport County 2-1 Barrow 29/01/22

Northampton Town 0-1 Barrow 01/02/22

Hartlepool United 3-1 Barrow 08/02/22

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Barrow 01/03/22

Rochdale 0-0 Barrow 12/03/22

Scunthorpe United news

Scunthorpe will be without defender Luke Matheson, who will serve a suspension after he was sent off in Saturday’s game against Colchester.

Manny Onariase could feature from the outset on the right-hand side of a back four, with Jai Rowe and George Taft set to partner up in the defence.

Barrow news

Barrow are likely to make minimal changes following the weekend’s performance, with Niall Canavan playing at the centre of the defensive line.

Lone striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway should again be supported by the trio of George Williams, Robbie Gotts and John Rooney, with Tom White and Ollie Banks featuring in midfield.

Prediction and Odds

Scunthorpe will enter the contest winless in their six most recent matches, and will be looking for a much-needed victory to keep their hope of moving away from the relegation zone alive.

Meanwhile, Barrow seem to be slowly moving away from the bottom two and will want to pick up at least a point here.

Odds: 1 2.35 X 2.05 2 2.20