Salford City get everything set for another game after their 1-3 result against Cheltenham Town, a match they learned a lot from. How will they do against Sutton United?
- Sutton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Sutton United play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game will be played on grass. The latest statistics for Sutton United when featuring on grass are 12 wins, 9 draws and 21 defeats from 42 matches. They have managed to score {49 goals} and conceded 65 times in these games.
Salford have less rest than Sutton United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cheltenham Town.
Salford City form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Salford City at their home stadium (The Peninsula Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The club members hope that Salford City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the EFL Trophy fixture against Cheltenham Town.
Ahead of that match, Salford City won a home game hosting Northampton Town (2-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Salford City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 6 and lost 3.
The Salford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. Salford City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sutton United form and stats
There's been little loot from Sutton United's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the League Two. Sutton United only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.
Sutton are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Tranmere Rovers (placed 15th). Midfield player Smith was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.33/10. Smith scored two goals.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus AFC Wimbledon.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Sutton United in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Sutton United, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sutton United as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Sutton have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Salford City have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) against Sutton United.Sutton United - Salford City 1-2 was the story when this pair of sides previously did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Randall 6 goals |   M. Smith 5 goals |  C. McAleny 4 goals |
Salford City missing players
Sutton United missing players
| Salford City | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | 33 |
| 92% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 73% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 54% | 46% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 23% | 12% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 4% |
| 42% | 42% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 46% | 50% |
| 38% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 29% | 33% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 46% | 31% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 29% |
| 12.5 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- Sutton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Barrow | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 39 |
| 7 | Salford City | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 18 | Newport County | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 20 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 19 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -21 | 14 |
