Match Report
51 points for Salford City (20th), 42 for Sutton United (23rd): a 9-point gap. Sutton United's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Per game in the league, Salford City were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.78, Sutton United 1.28 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Salford City have 3 wins to Sutton United's 0, with 2 draws, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The Peninsula Stadium in Salford staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,400. Sutton United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.