Scunthorpe United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 28 August 2021

Result

Scunthorpe United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Saturday 28 August 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Scunthorpe United · Tranmere Rovers · League Two predictions

Scunthorpe United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Scunthorpe United beat Tranmere Rovers 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 28 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Myles Hippolyte of Scunthorpe United in the 4th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Scunthorpe United received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Scunthorpe United were 18th on 3 points from 4 and Tranmere Rovers 15th on 5 points from 4. Scunthorpe United went on to finish that season 24th with 26 points, and Tranmere Rovers 9th with 75.

Scunthorpe United lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Peter Clarke of Tranmere Rovers (7.8), ahead of Joe Murphy (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Scunthorpe United wins, 1 draw and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Going into the match Scunthorpe United's last five read D-D-D-L and Tranmere Rovers's L-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Penalty goal · Myles HippolyteScunthorpe United · 1-0
  • 5'Yellow card · Myles HippolyteScunthorpe United
  • 17'Yellow card · Tom PughScunthorpe United
  • 58'Yellow card · Chris MerrieTranmere Rovers
  • 77'Yellow card · N. Knight-PercivalTranmere Rovers

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Scunthorpe United 0, draws 1, Tranmere Rovers 1.

Team news

Scunthorpe United line-up (3-5-1-1)

Rory Watson, Harry Davis, Manny Onariase, George Taft, Jai Rowe, Alfie Beestin, Tom Pugh, Myles Hippolyte, Lewis Thompson, Devarn Green, Aaron Jarvis

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Murphy, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Peter Clarke, Nathaniel Knight-Percival, C. MacDonald, Ryan Watson, Jay Spearing, Callum McManaman, Liam Feeney, Paul Glatzel, Elliott Nevitt