League Two: Tipsway are expecting an exciting and important duel between Sutton United and Rochdale at Falkirk Community Stadium. They both need to win this!
- Sutton United have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in League Two
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Sutton United form and stats
Sutton United have played 9 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Sutton United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Newport County, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Gillingham, Sutton United, Hartlepool United and Harrogate Town), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Wilson was the last player to score a league goal for Sutton United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sutton United haven't scored in 209 minutes.
Sutton United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Bradford City (placed 4th). Milsom, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Milsom hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Before that match, a home loss in the FA Cup against Farnborough. 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 Sutton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 20 matches with the results: Won 11, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Sutton United are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at AFC Wimbledon awaits in two days.
Sutton United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Sutton has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Rochdale form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rochdale so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). When Rochdale is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Newport County, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Rochdale, Gillingham, Hartlepool United and Harrogate Town is teams we like to compare Sutton United with.
Rochdale's previous game was their home loss versus Mansfield Town (0-1). Ebanks-Landell was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 6.85. The defender Ebanks-Landell won 5 of 6 duels.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Salford City.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Rochdale in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rochdale, 3 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. 13 goals have been conceded by Rochdale in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings involving these participants: Sutton won one, Rochdale triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less. Boldewijn likes to meet Rochdale and have scored 2 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Quigley 4 goals |  W. Randall 3 goals | D. Rodney 3 goals |
Sutton United missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Sutton United | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 16 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 50% |
| 44% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 22% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 22% | 17% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 44% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 30% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 30% |
| 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 14.6 | 12.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sutton United have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in League Two
- Sutton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Newport County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
