Open game expected at Sands Venue Stadium: Scunthorpe United vs Sutton United preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sands Venue Stadium (9088 seats)

Sutton United have journeyed here for an absorbing game versus the home side Scunthorpe United. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth League Two preview!

The hosts Scunthorpe saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Walsall.

It should be mentioned that Sutton United play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sutton United on grass are 16 victories, 13 draws and 14 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 49-44. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first League Two game of the season here at Sands Venue Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses from Scunthorpe United's 23 home games.

Scunthorpe drew their last game, 1-1 away at Walsall (placed 23rd). Alfie Beestin (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Beestin scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Rochdale that finished 0-0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Scunthorpe United, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Manchester City U21 is only three days away.

At Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe United has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Sutton United form and stats

The League Two season is young and Sutton United have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Salford City (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. Dean Bouzanis (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.93. Bouzanis stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Dean Bouzanis had red hot gloves after the game against Salford City, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

It was a Carabao Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Cardiff City wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

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

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Scunthorpe UnitedA. Beestin
A. Beestin
1 goals
ScunthorpeR. Loft
R. Loft
1 goals
Sutton UnitedO. Bugiel
O. Bugiel
1 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Sutton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Scunthorpe United Sutton United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 2 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
4 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 50%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
3.3 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4
5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 9.5
3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.5
22% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 20%
Scunthorpe United Last season Sutton United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   21 42
13 7   Won W   11 25
9 6   Drew D   5 9
24 10   Lost L   5 8
41 22   Scored S   29 72
64 28   Conceded C   20 36
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 90%
65% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 64%
30% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 50%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 31%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 17%
35% 35%   BTTS BTTS   33% 40%
26% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   48% 43%
46% 43%   Failed to Score F T   33% 26%
 
4.2 4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.9
5.5 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
8.1 8.3   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10.7
3 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.8
30% 31%   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 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 9
2 Bradford City 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Stevenage 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
9 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
10 Barrow 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
16 Salford City 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Colchester United 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
18 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Exeter City 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
21 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
22 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 1
23 Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 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

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

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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.