Sutton United v Newport County betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Borough Sports Ground (7032 seats)

We love the setup of this fixture, with Sutton United in 7th and Newport County placed 8th. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sutton United and Newport County.

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Sutton United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Borough Sports Ground as Sutton United have scored 33 goals to get 41 points from 20 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 12-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Sutton United tasted defeat here at The Borough Sports Ground, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Sutton, who won 3-2 against Mansfield Town (placed 6th). The victory against Mansfield Town came after Bennett's winning goal. The Sutton United manager Gray was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 68th minute. The attacking player Bugiel was announced as "man of the match" for Sutton United with a rating of 7.43/10. Bugiel scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Leyton Orient.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sutton United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sutton United as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Sutton United has won seven of these, drawn two and lost three.

The Sutton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 20 league matches. Sutton United are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Borough Sports Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 20 matches. 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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Newport County form and stats

9 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Newport County playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Newport County might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Crawley Town proved too strong as Newport County slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Rodney Parade. Midfield player Bennett was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.31/10. Bennett had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Swindon Town at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Newport County in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Newport County, four draws and three defeats.

A new game in only four days for Newport, the League Two home match versus Colchester United. Busy days.

Newport County have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 25 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Newport have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Newport County - Sutton United 3-2 registered in the official records. Sutton United-Newport County H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Sutton United zero wins, Newport County five wins, two draws. two of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyD. Telford
D. Telford
24 goals
SuttonD. Ajiboye
D. Ajiboye
8 goals
Newport CountyC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
8 goals

Sutton United missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sutton United Newport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 5 21 42
19 12 3 Won W 1 9 18
10 5 3 Drew D 1 6 12
12 3 0 Lost L 3 6 12
62 33 10 Scored S 6 25 64
48 16 6 Conceded C 8 25 52
93% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
73% 65% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 74%
46% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 48% 57%
29% 20% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 29%
20% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 14%
54% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 48% 55%
34% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
20% 15% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 21%
 
4.9 4.3 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.3 4.8
5.5 5.7 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.4 4.5
1.3 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
12.3 12.4 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 11.6 13.6
4.3 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4.8 5.2
35% 35% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 25% 29%
 
12.3 10.8 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.2 12.1
3.9 3.6 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League Two
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 Forest Green Rovers 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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