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Venue: Ricoh Arena
When: Saturday, February 27
Kick Off: 3pm
Competition: Coca-Cola Championship
COVENTRY City head into the weekend clash with Scunthorpe United having won five of their last six league games at the Ricoh Arena.
The Sky Blues' rich run of home form, plus last Saturday's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, has seen Chris Coleman's side climb the league table to tenth, bringing them just six points outside of the play-off places.
 
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OVERVIEW
SCUNTHORPE United have clearly returned to the Championship a season wiser and a season stronger following relegation from the English football's second tier two campaigns ago.
Manager Nigel Adkins has so far managed to guide his squad to 17th place in the Championship and five points clear of the bottom three.
The Iron are unbeaten in their last three league fixtures but have lost the last two games on their travels, albeit to promotion and play-off contenders West Brom and Leicester City.
Far from a lost cause on the road though, Scunthorpe have registered some impressive wins on their travels, none more so than their 4-1 win over Derby County at Pride Park in early January.
HEAD TO HEAD
SCUNTHORPE'S 1-0 win over the Sky Blues at Glanford Park earlier this season actually gives them the edge in all time meetings between the two clubs.
There have only been seven meetings between the Sky Blues and the Iron since 1934, City winning two to Scunthorpe's three with two ending in stalemates.
Interestingly, neither side has ever lost to the other on home soil.
Last five fixtures
Scunthorpe Utd 1 Coventry City 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 06/12/2009
Scunthorpe Utd 2 Coventry City 1, Coca-Cola Championship, 01/03/2008
Coventry City 1 Scunthorpe Utd 1, Coca-Cola Championship, 27/11/2007
Coventry City 4 Scunthorpe Utd 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 12/12/1954
Scunthorpe Utd 4 Coventry City 2, Coca-Cola Championship, 04/12/1935
LAST GAME
Scunthorpe Utd 1 Ipswich Town 1
SCUNTHORPE United were ahead for just five minutes against Ipswich Town before conceding an equalizer at Glanford Park on Saturday.
Iron full-back Cliff Byrne gave the hosts the lead with 20 minutes to go but on-loan Ipswich striker David Healy came off the bench to rescue a point for the Tractor Boys five minutes later.
Jon Walters and Daryl Murphy both hit the crossbar for Roy Keane's side in the first half and Scunthorpe 'keeper Joe Murphy was also forced to make three solid stops.
The home side took the initiative after the break though and Byrne managed to head Nigel Adkins' side into the lead before Healy slotted home the leveller inside the box after good work from Walters.
INJURIES AND BANS
Coventry City could be without weekend midfield match-winner David Bell (knee) and centre-half Richard Wood (hip) who both picked up knocks following last weekend's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Carl Baker will also be subject to a late fitness test on Friday while 'keeper Keiren Westwood rejoined full training the same day.
Scunthorpe United midfielder Martyn Woolford has been passed fit for Saturday's clash.
The former York man was substituted in the second half of the Iron's 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Tuesday night after taking a knock to his calf, but he will be in contention to face the Sky Blues.
Central defender Rob Jones trained on Thursday after missing the last two games with a broken nose but manager Nigel Adkins refused to comment on whether he will be fit for the weekend.
If Jones is not deemed fit enough to return then Michael Raynes is expected to partner David Mirfin at the heart of the Scunthorpe defence once again.
Midfielder Michael O'Connor serves the second of a three-match ban for lashing out at Watford midfielder Tom Cleverley last weekend, while defender Andrew Wright (ankle) is still sidelined.
DANGER MAN
Gary Hooper
THE young striker has been a real find for Scunthorpe United after his prolific form infront of goal last season went a long way to reinstating the Iron's Championship status.
Hooper signed for Scunthorpe in July 2008 and bagged 30 goals in his first season under boss Adkins.
His goalscoring form has not wained either this seasondespite playing at the highest level of his career so far.
The 22-year-old has hit the back of the net 13 times including the winner in the Iron's 1-0 win over the Sky Blues at Glanford Park back in December.
Not an overly tricky striker, Hooper's main strengths lie in his ability to hold the ball up and strike a ball cleanly, something which has used to his advantage more than a few times this season.
BETTING
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