SCUNTHORPE UNITED v CHESTERFIELD
Monday 17th April 2017 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Football – England – League One Betting Tips
Scunthorpe United registered back-to-back wins over Bolton Wanderers and MK Dons recently to maintain their quest for a play-off place, and The Iron sit in fifth place ahead of the visit from struggling Chesterfield this afternoon.
Another three points today for Scunthorpe could see them applying further pressure on second placed Bolton Wanderers who lost to lowly Oldham Athletic on Saturday, and with a good home record of 12-6-3 40/20 under their belts at Glanford Park, this could be a distinct possibility here.
The home side also possess some useful attacking options up front with the likes of Madden (11 goals), van Veen (9 goals) and Hopper (5 goals) who have provided the bulk of the firepower for Graham Alexander’s side.
Onto Chesterfield now, and The Spireites have had to endure a long and difficult campaign in League One this season as they sit second from bottom and nine points adrift of Bury and safety ahead of their trip to Scunthorpe this afternoon.
It now looks a tall order for Chesterfield to escape relegation down to League Two as they look to contain a confident Scunthorpe United, as well as possessing a poor away record of 2-5-14 14/33 with only Port Vale and Oldham Athletic scoring fewer away goals than them in the division.
In addition, Chesterfield’s record away at top half opposition has also been ordinary with stats of 1-3-6 8/16, as goals have been hard to come by for the visitors on the road this term. With having failed to score on 10 occasions from their 21 away matches to date, Chesterfield are expected to struggle again today.
Pick: Scunthorpe United AH-1 @ 1.59 Bet Victor
