FA Cup MISSED 1–3
Sat, Oct 17 · 16:00
Boston United Home
VS
Scunthorpe Away
Boston United vs Scunthorpe — FA Cup
Tipster's pick Boston United or Draw
Confidence High
Odds 1.36 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Boston United Set to Avoid Defeat at Home

Boston United come into the FA Cup tie after four defeats in five games overall. Scunthorpe sit with one win one draw and two defeats across their last four matches. The sides appear evenly matched yet head to head results give Boston United the edge with one win and two draws in the last three encounters. Boston United average 1.4 goals scored and 3.2 conceded per game while Scunthorpe post 1.5 scored and 2.0 conceded. These trends suggest Boston United can stay compact enough to avoid a loss at home. Scunthorpe may look to exploit spaces on the counter but the visitors have yet to beat this opponent in recent meetings.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
1–3 MISSED

Our pick “Boston United or Draw” at odds 1.36 didn’t land — final score 1–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. 12'
  3. 45'
  4. Second half
  5. 70'
  6. 87'
This season
Boston United Scunthorpe
Over 2.5 goals — —
Clean sheet — —
Failed to score — —
Scored per game 0.0 0.0
Conceded per game 0.0 0.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 / 0.0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Boston United LDLLL
L vs AFC Fylde 0–1 Sep 26
D @ FC Halifax Town 1–1 Sep 29
L @ Yeovil Town 0–6 Oct 3
L vs Southend 1–2 Oct 10
L vs Southampton U21 5–6 Oct 13
Scunthorpe WLLD
W vs Hartlepool 4–1 Sep 26
L @ Barrow 0–3 Sep 29
L @ AFC Fylde 0–2 Oct 10
D vs Derby County U21 2–2 Oct 13
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Boston United
Scored 1.4 avg
0 1 0 1 5
Conceded 3.2 avg
1 1 6 2 6
Scunthorpe
Scored 1.5 avg
4 0 0 2
Conceded 2.0 avg
1 3 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Boston United
2 Draws
0 Scunthorpe
Feb 2026 Scunthorpe 3–6 Boston United Boston United
Oct 2025 Boston United 1–1 Scunthorpe Draw
Apr 2024 Scunthorpe 0–0 Boston United Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 3 meetings.