League Two information and pre-match guide: Salford City odds-on front runner to outplay Sutton United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

League round two of the League Two season and the contenders have taken their learnings from the first match. Here's the Salford City - Sutton United match guide:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

17 - 12 - 14 with 52-45. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sutton United when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sutton United play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Salford City form and stats

Last season, Salford City's league statistics were 19 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the League Two. Over these 46 matches they scored 54 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Salford City managed 11-11-1 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 15 conceded. The first League Two game here at The Peninsula Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Salford City's home game statistics were 11 victories, 11 draws and 1 defeat from 23 games.

An away draw last time out for Salford City, facing Derby County (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in a game that ended 3-3. Midfielder Josh Morris was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.23 (out of ten) in that game. Morris scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A disappointing finish for Salford in their match versus Derby County (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 versus Leyton Orient.

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 Salford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won nine times, drawn six and lost one.

There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to Crawley Town for a League Two game in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Salford City's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Sutton United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sutton United performed last season in the Vanarama National League: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 9 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 72 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 5 and lost 5 with 29/20 goals scored/conceded. Sutton United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the League Two were 11 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 21 fixtures. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sutton are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Sutton United lost away at Cardiff City (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. David Ajiboye got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Ajiboye served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Forest Green Rovers's place.

Sutton are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and one defeat. From a total of seven matches.

Sutton United have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Salford victory, zero draws and one Sutton United win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityM. Willock
M. Willock
1 goals
Sutton UnitedO. Bugiel
O. Bugiel
1 goals

Salford City missing players

Sutton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Sutton United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 6
5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 10
7 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
14% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
Salford City Last season Sutton United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   21 42
19 11   Won W   11 25
14 11   Drew D   5 9
13 1   Lost L   5 8
54 36   Scored S   29 72
34 15   Conceded C   20 36
87% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 90%
59% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 64%
33% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 50%
11% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 31%
2% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 17%
35% 48%   BTTS BTTS   33% 40%
48% 48%   Clean Sheets C S   48% 43%
30% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 26%
 
4.8 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.9
4.1 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
3 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.4 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10.7
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.8
28% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sutton United 42 25 9 8 72 36 21 14 4 3 43 16 21 11 5 5 29 20 36 84
2 Torquay United 42 23 11 8 68 39 21 11 6 4 34 20 21 12 5 4 34 19 29 80
3 Stockport County 42 21 14 7 69 32 21 8 11 2 31 16 21 13 3 5 38 16 37 77
4 Hartlepool United 42 22 10 10 66 43 21 14 3 4 36 19 21 8 7 6 30 24 23 76
5 Notts County 42 20 10 12 62 41 21 11 3 7 33 20 21 9 7 5 29 21 21 70
6 Chesterfield 42 21 6 15 60 43 21 10 3 8 32 19 21 11 3 7 28 24 17 69
7 Bromley 42 19 12 11 63 53 21 8 6 7 30 28 21 11 6 4 33 25 10 69
8 Wrexham 42 19 11 12 64 43 21 10 6 5 32 17 21 9 5 7 32 26 21 68
9 Eastleigh 42 18 12 12 49 40 21 11 6 4 25 12 21 7 6 8 24 28 9 66
10 Halifax Town 42 19 8 15 63 54 21 9 4 8 33 30 21 10 4 7 30 24 9 65
11 Solihull Moors 42 19 7 16 58 48 21 15 2 4 37 16 21 4 5 12 21 32 10 64
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 17 9 16 53 48 21 9 6 6 27 22 21 8 3 10 26 26 5 60
13 Maidenhead United 42 15 11 16 62 60 21 7 4 10 30 34 21 8 7 6 32 26 2 56
14 Boreham Wood 42 13 16 13 52 48 21 5 9 7 26 28 21 8 7 6 26 20 4 55
15 Aldershot Town 42 15 7 20 59 66 21 8 3 10 30 33 21 7 4 10 29 33 -7 52
16 Yeovil Town 42 15 7 20 58 68 21 10 3 8 31 25 21 5 4 12 27 43 -10 52
17 Altrincham 42 12 11 19 46 60 21 6 6 9 25 28 21 6 5 10 21 32 -14 47
18 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 45 71 21 7 2 12 25 36 21 4 4 13 20 35 -26 39
19 Wealdstone 42 10 7 25 49 99 21 7 2 12 32 51 21 3 5 13 17 48 -50 37
20 Woking 42 8 9 25 42 69 21 5 6 10 27 36 21 3 3 15 15 33 -27 33
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 50 98 21 4 8 9 28 39 21 3 2 16 22 59 -48 31
22 Barnet 42 8 7 27 37 88 21 5 2 14 16 39 21 3 5 13 21 49 -51 31
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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