Scunthorpe v Forest Green result

Full-time · Scunthorpe 1–4 Forest Green

League Two · Sat, 10 Oct 2020 15:00 BST

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Scunthorpe 1–4 Forest Green — Forest Green won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Forest Green won 4–1 at Scunthorpe in League Two on Saturday 10 October. Forest Green are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Forest Green led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Scunthorpe: A. Jarvis (9’, assisted by F. Vincent); Forest Green: J. Matt (24’; 32’, assisted by Nicholas Cadden; 83’, assisted by Ebrima Adams) and M. Stevens (90’, assisted by S. Wagstaff).

Discipline

R. Joyce showed three yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Scunthorpe: L. Spence (61’) and Jacob Bedeau (79’); Forest Green: Carl Winchester (90’).

What it changes

Forest Green’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 5, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Matt (Forest Green) 15.8, F. Vincent (Scunthorpe) 7.4 and Ebrima Adams (Forest Green) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Scunthorpe next host Wealdstone on 6 September 2025.

Forest Green next travel to Barrow on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Scunthorpe: Scunthorpe v Woking, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Forest Green: Barrow v Forest Green, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Scunthorpe 1–4 Forest Green · League Two
Referee: R. Joyce
Head-to-head (last 2): Scunthorpe 2 · draws 0 · Forest Green 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Scunthorpe 1W 1D 3L · Forest Green 1W 3D 1L

Scunthorpe 1–4 Forest Green (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.38 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 5.75

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 3 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1

Cards

against 0.75 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4.29 yellows

Referee · R. Joyce

2.14 home / 2.14 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Scunthorpe for / against	Line	Forest Green for / against
Goals scored	0.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	19.5 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	1.75 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 12.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: R. Joyce — 4.29 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.14 fouls over 7 matches (2.14 to the home side, 2.14 to the away side).

Home 2.14Away 2.14

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Beestin n 4	7.8	5.8 2/0	0 0/0	—
R. Colclough n 8	33.1	2.4 3/2	3.1 6/2	—
D. Green n 6	24.7	2.4 4/0	0.6 1/0	—
R. Loft n 8	60.3	1.9 5/2	1.1 5/1	—
M. O'Malley n 3	70	1.7 3/1	0.9 2/0	S. Wagstaff

Scunthorpe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Beestin n 4	7.8	5.8 2/0	5.8 2/0
Abobaker Eisa n 8	65.6	2.6 6/5	0.7 3/1
R. Colclough n 8	33.1	2.4 4/1	0.7 1/1
D. Green n 6	24.7	1.8 2/1	0 0/0
J. Taylor n 8	83.8	1.7 7/4	0.9 5/2

Scunthorpe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hallam n 3	52.3	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
D. Green n 6	24.7	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
R. Loft n 8	60.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
J. Taylor n 8	83.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Hippolyte n 4	80.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Scunthorpe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Beestin n 4	7.8	8.7 2/1
F. Vincent n 5	75.2	3.1 5/4
M. O'Malley n 3	70	3 2/1
R. Colclough n 8	33.1	2.4 4/3
L. Spence n 5	90	2.2 5/3

Scunthorpe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Watson n 8	90	1.9 5/1

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Wagstaff n 8	54.8	2.9 6/5	1.2 4/1	M. O'Malley
S. McCoulsky n 6	10.8	2.8 2/0	1.4 1/0	—
E. Adams n 8	90	2.4 7/5	3.6 8/7	—
J. Matt n 8	78.1	2.2 7/5	1.6 5/4	—
K. Wilson n 8	84.4	1.2 6/3	1.7 5/4	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	32.5	3.1 5/2	1.4 4/0
A. Collins n 8	73.4	2.8 7/5	1.4 3/2
S. McCoulsky n 6	10.8	2.8 1/1	0 0/0
J. Matt n 8	78.1	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/1
N. Cadden n 5	90	1.8 4/3	0.6 3/0

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	73.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Carl Winchester n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Liam Kitching n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
M. Stevens n 8	32.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Richardson n 8	55	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	90	2.5 8/4
K. Wilson n 8	84.4	2.4 8/6
Carl Winchester n 8	90	1.8 7/4
S. Wagstaff n 8	54.8	1.8 5/2
D. Sweeney n 7	84.1	1.7 7/3

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. McGee n 8	90	2.6 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Scunthorpe		Forest Green
43%	Possession	57%
6	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	10
2	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
15	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
410	Passes	532
77%	Pass accuracy	82%

Scunthorpe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Watson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
G. Hornshaw	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
T. Cordner	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Bedeau	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. O'Malley	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.5
Abobaker Eisa	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.2
J. Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
L. Spence	86	0	0	1	1	0	3	Y	6.9
A. Jarvis	67	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
F. Vincent	62	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
J. McAtee sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
R. Loft sub	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Beestin sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Moore-Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
S. Wagstaff	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	Y	7.3
D. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
N. Cadden	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
E. Adams	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
J. Matt	87	3	0	5	5	0	0	0	9.7
A. Collins	74	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Whitehouse sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Stevens sub	9	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Scunthorpe v Forest Green — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ScunthorpeLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Forest GreenLWDDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Scunthorpe 2 · 0 draws · Forest Green 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-02-22 Scunthorpe 1–0 Forest Green
2019-12-07 Forest Green 0–2 Scunthorpe

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Scunthorpe#22 pos48 pts46 pl-23 GD

Forest Green#6 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Scunthorpe scored0.89

Forest Green scored1.28

Scunthorpe conceded1.39

Forest Green conceded1.11

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What is the head-to-head record between Scunthorpe and Forest Green?: In their last 2 meetings, Scunthorpe won 2, Forest Green won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Scunthorpe and Forest Green?: Recent form — Scunthorpe 1W 1D 3L; Forest Green 1W 3D 1L.

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