SCUNTHORPE UNITED v SOUTHEND UNITED
Saturday 10th September 2016 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Football – England – League One Betting Tips
Scunthorpe United suffered their first defeat in League One for some time last weekend when they lost 3-1 away at Port Vale but they have a great chance of bouncing back and claiming all three points when they take on Southend United at their Glanford Park ground.
Scunthorpe had previously put together a 10-game unbeaten run in League One in which they had won nine of these games, so despite experiencing a loss last time out, I fancy The Iron will still remain confident of taking a maximum haul at home on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts have actually played just twice at home so far this season (from a total of five matches), and they sit in fifth place thanks to back-to-back home wins over Bristol Rovers and Gillingham with convincing 3-1 and 5-0 wins respectively.
Visitors Southend United have managed just one league win so far in this new League One season which was gained in a 3-0 win away at out-of-sorts Sheffield United, but this is a rare success indeed, as The Shrimps have registered just one win from their last 13 matches overall.
Southend have an indifferent away record to date with stats of 1-1-1 4/3 having also lost to Port Vale and drawn with Bolton Wanderers, but they face an in-form and high scoring Scunthorpe United here today.
Southend have won just once in their last eight on the road, and if they don’t manage to keep Scunthorpe strikers van Veen and Hopper (3 goals apiece) quiet, then they could be facing another defeat today.
Pick: Scunthorpe United to win @ 1.67 Ladbrokes
