Read our preview: Sutton United the front runner when Scunthorpe United come to town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Borough Sports Ground (7032 seats)

Neutral parties would believe there's a significant gulf in quality between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Sutton United leading Scunthorpe United by 28 points.

Insights:
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (55) in League Two

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.

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Sutton United form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Sutton United have managed 9 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 16 games. So many draws at home for Sutton, an amazing four in a row now.

Sutton United shared the glory with Hartlepool United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Kizzi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.84 out of 10. The defender Kizzi scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Sutton United lost 0-2 at Bristol Rovers's place.

The Sutton United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sutton have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

There's been little loot from Scunthorpe United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the League Two. Scunthorpe United only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Scunthorpe United, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Scunthorpe United delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Northampton Town (placed 2nd) in their previous fixture. Millen, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.55. Millen won 6 of 10 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Rochdale.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Scunthorpe as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Scunthorpe United has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Sutton United and Scunthorpe United have faced each other already this season: Scunthorpe United - Sutton United 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Sutton UnitedD. Ajiboye
D. Ajiboye
7 goals
SuttonI. Olaofe
I. Olaofe
7 goals
Sutton UnitedR. Milsom
R. Milsom
5 goals

Sutton United missing players

Scunthorpe United missing players

Sutton United Scunthorpe United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 6 16 33
14 9 4 Won W 0 1 4
9 4 0 Drew D 0 6 11
9 3 2 Lost L 6 9 18
46 24 11 Scored S 1 11 23
38 14 6 Conceded C 17 32 55
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
72% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 70%
44% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 39%
28% 19% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 24%
19% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
53% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 50% 48%
38% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 15%
19% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 83% 50% 45%
 
4.8 4.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.4 4.2
5.6 5.5 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.6 5.7
1.4 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.7 12.8 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.8 9.3
4.3 4.6 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.5 2.8
33% 33% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 28% 25%
 
12.4 10.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 17.7 14.3 13.6
4.1 3.8 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.9 4.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (32) away in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (55) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-32) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Scunthorpe United have scored away.

  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 31 19 9 3 61 25 16 11 2 3 27 11 15 8 7 0 34 14 36 66
2 Northampton Town 32 16 8 8 38 25 16 10 2 4 22 10 16 6 6 4 16 15 13 56
3 Tranmere Rovers 33 16 8 9 34 23 17 12 1 4 24 11 16 4 7 5 10 12 11 56
4 Exeter City 30 14 11 5 45 30 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 53
5 Swindon Town 32 14 10 8 54 38 16 5 7 4 26 17 16 9 3 4 28 21 16 52
6 Sutton United 32 14 9 9 46 38 16 9 4 3 24 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 8 51
7 Mansfield Town 30 14 8 8 40 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 13 3 5 5 11 15 7 50
8 Newport County 32 13 10 9 50 42 15 7 5 3 30 18 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 49
9 Bristol Rovers 31 13 8 10 44 39 15 8 2 5 22 18 16 5 6 5 22 21 5 47
10 Port Vale 30 12 10 8 43 31 15 6 5 4 19 13 15 6 5 4 24 18 12 46
11 Salford City 31 12 8 11 35 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 6 2 8 18 17 6 44
12 Hartlepool United 32 12 8 12 33 40 16 9 5 2 22 14 16 3 3 10 11 26 -7 44
13 Harrogate Town 31 11 8 12 50 49 15 5 5 5 24 21 16 6 3 7 26 28 1 41
14 Bradford City 33 9 13 11 37 41 16 4 8 4 22 21 17 5 5 7 15 20 -4 40
15 Crawley Town 30 11 7 12 37 41 14 4 4 6 17 21 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 40
16 Rochdale 30 7 14 9 38 40 14 3 8 3 18 16 16 4 6 6 20 24 -2 35
17 Walsall 32 9 8 15 32 44 16 5 5 6 21 22 16 4 3 9 11 22 -12 35
18 Leyton Orient 30 7 12 11 38 31 16 6 4 6 24 13 14 1 8 5 14 18 7 33
19 Stevenage 33 7 12 14 30 50 17 6 6 5 21 23 16 1 6 9 9 27 -20 33
20 Barrow 31 7 10 14 30 39 16 3 7 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 31
21 Colchester United 32 7 10 15 29 46 15 3 6 6 15 20 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 31
22 Oldham Athletic 30 7 8 15 30 46 15 4 3 8 20 26 15 3 5 7 10 20 -16 29
23 Carlisle United 31 6 10 15 23 45 16 3 7 6 10 18 15 3 3 9 13 27 -22 28
24 Scunthorpe United 33 4 11 18 23 55 17 3 5 9 12 23 16 1 6 9 11 32 -32 23

Read more about League Two

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.