Eastleigh vs Scunthorpe United

22 August 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Alan Young

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Harry Sidwell 37’
Aaron Blair 55’
Josh Lundstram 73’

Alfie Beestin 51’
James Gale 71’

Match summary

Eastleigh won 3-2 at home to Scunthorpe United. Eastleigh led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Harry Sidwell put Eastleigh ahead in the 37th minute. In the second half, Alfie Beestin equalised in the 51st minute, Aaron Blair put Eastleigh back in front in the 55th minute, James Gale equalised in the 71st minute, and Josh Lundstram won it in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Eastleigh created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Scunthorpe United's 1.11 from 14.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%

13 Shots 14

5 Shots on target 5

6 Corners 4

81 Attacks 98

40 Dangerous attacks 43

210 Passes 424

67.1% Pass accuracy 80.0%

1 Tackles 0

7 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Eastleigh Scunthorpe United

Kick-off

12’

Callum HoweShot on target

15’

Branden Horton

20’

Reagan OgleCallum Howe

Harry SidwellRight foot shot

1-0

37’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

51’

Alfie BeestinLeft foot shot

1-1

Temi EwekaShot on target

54’

Josh LundstramShot on target

54’

Aaron BlairRight foot shot

2-1

55’

57’

Declan HoweShot on target

61’

James GaleJoe Rowley

61’

Hugh ParkerLuke Brennan

61’

Danny WhitehallDeclan Howe

Ibrahim BakareNicholas Akoto

67’

71’

James GaleLeft foot shot

2-2

Josh LundstramLeft foot shot

3-2

73’

77’

Kyle HurstJoseph Starbuck

Dion RankineMax Dickov

84’

Will RandallJosh Lundstram

88’

89’

Jacob ButterfieldShot on target

Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Eastleigh 1.92 xGScunthorpe United 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Scunthorpe United attacking Eastleigh attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players


Nick Townsend	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nicholas Akoto Taken off	67′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Temi Eweka	90′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Tommy Dobson-Ventura	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Dickov Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Reece Johnson	90′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Harry Sidwell	90′	1	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Jordan Cousins	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Lundstram Taken off	88′	1	–	3	0.71	–	–	–
Aaron Blair	90′	1	–	3	0.33	–	–	–
Oliver Hawkins	90′	–	–	3	0.53	–	–	–
Ibrahim Bakare Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dion Rankine Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will Randall Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players16 players


Louis Jones	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joseph Starbuck Taken off	77′	–	–	1	0.24	–	–	–
Will Evans	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Branden Horton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Howe Taken off	20′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jacob Butterfield	90′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Joe Rowley Taken off	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Brennan Taken off	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alfie Beestin	90′	1	–	2	0.27	–	–	–
Patrick Jones	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Declan Howe Taken off	61′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Reagan Ogle Came on as a substitute	70′	–	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Danny Whitehall Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugh Parker Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
James Gale Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Kyle Hurst Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Eastleigh win 27% Avg odds 3.38

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.49

Scunthorpe United win 47% Avg odds 1.93

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Eastleigh L D W W L

Scunthorpe United W D L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Scunthorpe United 0-1 Eastleigh, 25 Apr 26 Next meeting: Scunthorpe United vs Eastleigh, 27 Feb 27 (upcoming) All Eastleigh vs Scunthorpe United meetings

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