Scunthorpe vs Coventry preview
Friday 4 January 2019 10:59, UK
Scunthorpe could parade a trio of new signings in Saturday's Sky Bet League One clash against Coventry at Glanford Park.
Kevin van Veen, Tony McMahon and Adam Hammill might all be in the mix as Scunthorpe target a third successive victory.
The home side, though, are still without a number of injured players, including Jordan Clarke, Ryan Colclough and Josh Morris. And there is no anticipated return yet for goalkeepers Matt Gilks and Rory Watson, who are on the comeback trail from respective knee and arm injuries.
Coventry boss Mark Robins returns to his former club, where he could be without midfielder Liam Kelly. Kelly suffered an elbow injury during the 2-0 victory at Wycombe earlier this week, when Coventry claimed a third successive league win.
If Kelly is ruled out of the Scunthorpe clash, then it could mean a recall for Michael Doyle, who missed a number of games in December. Coventry's recent run has taken them up to eighth in the table, but Scunthorpe know that a win would take them out of the relegation zone.
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Scunthorpe have won each of their last five league encounters against Coventry City, scoring nine and conceding three.
Coventry have only kept one clean sheet in their last 15 league games versus Scunthorpe, a 2-0 win in November 2010.
Scunthorpe have won both of their last two league games, this after having lost six on the bounce beforehand. They will be aiming to pick up three straight wins in League One for the first time since May last season.
Coventry have won each of their last three league games, last winning four in a row in October (a run of five).
Coventry boss Mark Robins, who took charge of 71 games across all competitions for Scunthorpe between October 2014 and January 2016, has only won one of his 10 managerial matches against the Iron in all competitions (D2 L7).
