Sutton United vs Tranmere Rovers: Soccer match betting guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Borough Sports Ground (7032 seats)

The Sutton United & Tranmere Rovers managers Gray and Mellon are both worrying about and eagerly anticipating this key game in the upper area of the League Two standings.

Insights:
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Sutton nor Tranmere Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sutton United form and stats

Sutton United are steadily winning League Two games and points here at The Borough Sports Ground. 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games. 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 eleven home games in the league.

Sutton United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Swindon Town. The gifted forward Bennett outshone all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 7.35 out of 10. Bennett hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Walsall (0-1).

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 ten matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sutton United as they are travelling to their away game against Oldham Athletic in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Sutton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Borough Sports Ground with 31 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Sutton United have conceded only 15 goals.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two, are W4-D7-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Bitter travels for Tranmere Rovers as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Barrow match.

Tranmere Rovers are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Harrogate Town (placed 16th). Defender Davies was the best team player with a rating of 8.1. Davies won 8 of 12 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Mansfield Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tranmere playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were five Tranmere Rovers wins, five draws and two defeats.

The attacking power of Tranmere Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Tranmere Rovers in these games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the result Tranmere Rovers - Sutton United 0-1 logged in the official records. Last five meetings between these participants: Sutton won three, Tranmere Rovers triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Sutton UnitedD. Ajiboye
D. Ajiboye
7 goals
Sutton UnitedI. Olaofe
I. Olaofe
7 goals
Sutton UnitedR. Milsom
R. Milsom
6 goals

Sutton United missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sutton United Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
16 11 1 Won W 1 4 18
9 4 3 Drew D 3 7 8
11 3 1 Lost L 2 7 11
54 31 5 Scored S 7 14 43
42 15 5 Conceded C 9 19 32
92% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 92%
72% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 39% 54%
47% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 22% 27%
28% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 19%
19% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 8%
53% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 27%
36% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 39% 49%
19% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 32%
 
4.8 4.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 4.7
5.4 5.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.3 5.8
1.4 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
12.4 12.7 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.9 11.6
4.4 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.2 3.8
34% 36% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 25% 31%
 
12.3 10.7 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 12.8 12
4.1 3.7 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Sutton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sutton United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tranmere Rovers have scored away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two

  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 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 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 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 24

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