Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AFC Wimbledon & Sutton United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
AFC Wimbledon's stadium, Kingsmeadow, has a grass surface. Sutton United have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Sutton United when playing on grass; 13 wins, 7 draws and 21 losses from 41 matches. They have scored {53 goals} in these games and conceded 62.
It's no vacation for neither Wimbledon nor Sutton United 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.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
AFC Wimbledon have reached this EFL Trophy stage through battling and winning against Crawley Town, Aston Villa U21 and Portsmouth. Last season, Wimbledon's EFL Trophy journey ended in the group stage.The overall League Two results playing at home this season for AFC Wimbledon are 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Nathan Broome not having conceded a league goal in 295 minutes.
AFC Wimbledon are returning here after visiting Tranmere Rovers and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Chislett and Assal scored the goal(s). Tzanev, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.55 out of 10 in that game. Tzanev saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home win before that one, as expected. The team were big favourites against Weymouth and won 3-1. This is expected to be a close game, with AFC Wimbledon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wimbledon as a small favourite), we find 13 games. AFC Wimbledon has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
The match schedule is unforgiving for AFC Wimbledon as they have a new game in only four days, a FA Cup match thankfully also at home. Chesterfield are visiting.
The AFC Wimbledon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Sutton United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Oxford United, Leyton Orient and Chelsea U21 in order to reach 2nd round of EFL Trophy. They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the final.There's been little loot from Sutton United's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the League Two. Sutton United only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Impressive finishing from Randall secured the home win 1-0 against Rochdale in their previous game. Defender Kizzi was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Kizzi won 10 of 14 duels.
A 0-2 loss hosting Bradford City before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sutton United playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 1 Sutton United win, 2 draws and 9 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sutton's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Sutton United have won or drawn the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing AFC Wimbledon.Top Goalscorers
  J. Davison 6 goals |  A. Assal 5 goals |  E. Chislett 4 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Sutton United missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Barrow | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Salford City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Walsall | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Newport County | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -18 | 12 |
