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Leeds play host to Scunthorpe United at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Whites are clearly on top, with a 57% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Elland Road was well over fifteen years ago, back in September 1992, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 27 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 22 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 08 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 24 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | LGEC |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 16 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 4 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Whites in those games, with 4 conceded.
Scunthorpe have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Iron's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Leeds lie just outside the play-off positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 51 points from their 32 games so far. Scunthorpe's total of 53 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the play-off places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are starting to turn Elland Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. |