- Home form: Scunthorpe United have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their 6 National League 2026-2027 home matches this season.
- Away form: Worthing FC have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their 7 National League 2026-2027 away matches this season.
- Recent form: Worthing FC have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 National League 2026-2027 matches.
Scunthorpe’s shape to be shaped by the Rebels
The Iron arrive in poor form for Saturday's fixture against a Worthing side that should pose an awkward away challenge to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park. Scunthorpe United have won just 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 fixtures, going into this contest on the back of a 4-game losing streak that includes a 2-1 away defeat to Boston United in the National League and a 4-2 defeat away to Port Vale in the FA Cup.
23rd in the National League 2026-2027 table with ten points from 15 games, The Iron are fighting to claw themselves away from the bottom four and Andy Butler's side could use a much better striker than the one they have currently at their disposal. 2 goals in 9 league appearances sees Alfie Beestin top the charts for Scunthorpe, but his form hasn't helped a team in free-fall.
Andy Butler has been in charge of Scunthorpe United since 3 May 2024 and Jacob Butterfield and Ross Barrows have built a flexible team around the 3-5-2 and 4-1-4-1 formations that Butler has introduced to the club. The ability to shift shape and play at multiple different tempos has been the recipe for some impressive results in previous seasons, but this current Scunthorpe side look to have the potential to be one of the worst ever to compete at this level.
Worthing look to be on the rise
League position
Worthing FC sit in 6th in the National League 2026-2027 with 28 points from 16 matches and they're very much in the play-off mix.
Tactics and key players
Adam Hinshelwood, as Worthing FC's head coach since 9 October 2025, has immediately introduced a possession-based, attacking style of soccer to the National League 2026-2027.
- 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 have been the most common formations used by Worthing this term and Razzaq Coleman De-Graft has been the finishing touch to their buildup play, with 5 goals scored in 11 league games.
- Cory Adjetey-Brew has been the more potent threat in recent weeks, with 4 of the last 10 National League goals scored by Worthing coming in his last 5 appearances.
Match outlook
A draw or both teams to score looks to be the best way to get a result from Saturday's game, but the bookies make it pretty close in this one. The away team deserve the favourite's label on the day, however, as Worthing have a better record in the league, better form and better attacking players than Scunthorpe at this moment in time.
Worthing's build up play should test Scunthorpe's shape, while the hosts will look to counter-attack down the wings and try to turn this game into a scrappy match. Scunthorpe have scored 1.83 and conceded 1.67 goals per game at home this term, with Worthing scoring 2.14 and conceding 1.57 on average on their travels.
