Sutton United vs Grimsby Town match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 14.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Borough Sports Ground (7032 seats)

A story of ups and downs for these two participants so far this season, holding positions near the midsection of the League Two table. Here's the Sutton United - Grimsby Town latest:

Insights:
  • Sutton United is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Sutton United nor Grimsby Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sutton United form and stats

Sutton United have performed here at The Borough Sports Ground this season with 11 wins from 18 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 3.

Sutton are confident in defense, having played 237 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sutton United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Barrow that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Rose got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.61 out of ten. Rose topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Sutton United had a home game versus Crawley Town which ended with a victory 3-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sutton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The Sutton United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 18 matches. From these home matches, Sutton United have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

Grimsby Town are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Rochdale (placed 24th). Those three points felt nice as this team had gone four league rounds without victory. Green got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Green hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Newport County.

We have checked recent matches where Grimsby have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Grimsby Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 19 goals have been scored. 22 goals have been conceded by Grimsby Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported scoreline between these contenders is the Grimsby Town - Sutton 0-0 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

Sutton UnitedW. Randall
W. Randall
6 goals
Grimsby TownH. Clifton
H. Clifton
6 goals
Sutton UnitedO. Bugiel
O. Bugiel
5 goals

Sutton United missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sutton United Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 4 16 33
15 11 4 Won W 1 7 11
10 4 1 Drew D 0 1 9
11 3 1 Lost L 3 8 13
40 24 8 Scored S 2 19 36
39 14 5 Conceded C 8 22 41
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
72% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 70%
42% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 18%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
44% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 44% 52%
33% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 30%
31% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 31% 27%
 
5.2 5.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 4.7
4.7 4.3 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.7 4.4
1.7 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.6 13.2 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 10.1 11.6
3.8 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 4.1 4.2
30% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 29% 26%
 
10 10.1 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.5 11.2
3 2.7 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.4 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sutton United is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

Grimsby Town:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.