Sutton United and Walsall have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf phrase. Both teams have mid-table places in the League Two.
- Sutton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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 Walsall.
Sutton United form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Sutton United at their home stadium (The Borough Sports Ground) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Sutton United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at The Borough Sports Ground, having lost their two previous games here.
Sutton's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-0 against Oxford United. The home team hope to to continue in that form. At last, a league win after four matches without one.
A strong away win before that one, visiting AFC Wimbledon and winning 1-0.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 United 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.
The manager Gray will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Northampton Town in only three days.
The Sutton United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches.
Walsall form and stats
There's been little loot from Walsall's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the League Two. Walsall only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a EFL Trophy home loss versus Milton Keynes Dons with 0-2 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.
Prior to that match, the Walsall manager Flynn faced defeat when travelling to Mansfield Town and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Walsall playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Walsall wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Walsall are hosting Harrogate Town in the League Two only three days away.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Sutton United wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 8 goals |  W. Randall 3 goals | H. Beautyman 2 goals |
Sutton United missing players
Walsall missing players
| Sutton United | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 64% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 36% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 11.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 30% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 41% |
| 10.1 | 10.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
- 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 | Stevenage | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Barrow | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Newport County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 9 |
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