Sutton United fights Torquay United in National League battle

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Knights Community Stadium (7032 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sutton United - Torquay United!

Insights:
  • Sutton United have the the best goal difference (+25) in National League
  • Torquay United have the most scored goals (54) in National League

The visiting Torquay United played their last game only three days ago, a National League match.

0 - 0 - 2 with 0-3. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Torquay United when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Torquay United play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Sutton United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Knights Community Stadium as Sutton United, who have the the best goal difference (+25) in National League, have scored 31 goals to get 31 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the National League are 9-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Sutton has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Hartlepool United defeat 73 days ago.

C. Eastmond was the last player to score a league goal for Sutton United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sutton haven't scored in 185 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Dean Anthony Bouzanis not having conceded a league goal in 209 minutes.

The home team returns to The Knights Community Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Solihull Moors (placed 14th) on their last time out; the National League game ended 0-0. Before that, Sutton United played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Boreham Wood.

There will be little rest for Sutton United after this match as they are travelling to Altrincham for a National League game in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 15 games), Sutton United's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sutton are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Knights Community Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.

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Torquay United form and stats

9-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Torquay United, who have the most scored goals (54) in National League, in their National League matches away.

Torquay are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the National League against Weymouth (placed 20th). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Wrexham.

Torquay are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 16 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Torquay have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Torquay United - Sutton 0-0. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Sutton, one draw and one win for Torquay United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Sutton UnitedH. Beautyman
H. Beautyman
11 goals
SuttonI. Olaofe
I. Olaofe
9 goals
Torquay UnitedD. Wright
D. Wright
9 goals

Sutton United missing players

Torquay United missing players

Sutton United Torquay United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 3 16 33
18 9 1 Won W 2 9 19
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 6
4 2 2 Lost L 0 4 8
51 31 2 Scored S 7 27 54
26 12 3 Conceded C 1 17 31
87% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 81% 88%
61% 73% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 67%
48% 53% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 52%
29% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 21%
16% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 18%
45% 53% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 55%
42% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 36%
26% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.6 12.1 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 10.8 11.1
4.9 5.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.7 5.3
34% 36% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 31%
Key stats in National League 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 the the best goal difference (+19) at home in National League
  • Sutton United have the the best goal difference (+25) in National League
  • Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torquay United have the most scored goals (54) in National League
  • Torquay United have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in National League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hartlepool United 35 18 10 7 47 31 18 12 3 3 27 14 17 6 7 4 20 17 16 64
2 Sutton United 31 18 9 4 51 26 15 9 4 2 31 12 16 9 5 2 20 14 25 63
3 Torquay United 33 19 6 8 54 31 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 9 3 4 27 17 23 63
4 Stockport County 33 16 10 7 49 26 16 7 7 2 20 10 17 9 3 5 29 16 23 58
5 Notts County 31 15 7 9 41 28 17 9 2 6 25 15 14 6 5 3 16 13 13 52
6 Chesterfield 30 16 3 11 43 29 14 8 1 5 24 11 16 8 2 6 19 18 14 51
7 Halifax Town 31 14 8 9 49 37 14 7 4 3 26 18 17 7 4 6 23 19 12 50
8 Wrexham 33 14 8 11 43 34 17 8 5 4 25 13 16 6 3 7 18 21 9 50
9 Bromley 33 13 10 10 50 43 19 7 6 6 31 27 14 6 4 4 19 16 7 49
10 Eastleigh 33 12 11 10 38 34 17 7 6 4 18 12 16 5 5 6 20 22 4 47
11 Boreham Wood 33 10 15 8 41 35 16 4 8 4 18 17 17 6 7 4 23 18 6 45
12 Aldershot Town 32 13 5 14 45 44 15 6 2 7 21 23 17 7 3 7 24 21 1 44
13 Altrincham 35 12 8 15 38 42 15 5 3 7 17 16 20 7 5 8 21 26 -4 44
14 Solihull Moors 31 12 6 13 34 34 14 8 2 4 19 12 17 4 4 9 15 22 0 42
15 Yeovil Town 32 12 6 14 48 50 16 8 2 6 27 21 16 4 4 8 21 29 -2 42
16 Maidenhead United 29 11 7 11 41 40 15 6 3 6 25 21 14 5 4 5 16 19 1 40
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 33 11 7 15 30 41 16 5 5 6 15 18 17 6 2 9 15 23 -11 40
18 Woking 31 9 8 14 33 36 15 5 6 4 19 14 16 4 2 10 14 22 -3 35
19 Wealdstone 32 9 6 17 42 66 15 7 2 6 29 26 17 2 4 11 13 40 -24 33
20 Weymouth 32 8 6 18 36 49 17 6 2 9 22 27 15 2 4 9 14 22 -13 30
21 King's Lynn Town 31 8 6 17 38 60 17 5 5 7 25 27 14 3 1 10 13 33 -22 30
22 Barnet 31 3 5 23 23 75 16 2 2 12 8 32 15 1 3 11 15 43 -52 14
23 Dover Athletic 15 3 1 11 12 35 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 0 0 6 3 17 -23 10

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.