Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Tranmere Rovers (16th, 57 pts) and Sutton United (23rd, 42 pts). Sutton United's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Per game in the league, Tranmere Rovers were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.52, Sutton United 1.28 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Tranmere Rovers win, 1 for Sutton United, 3 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Prenton Park in Birkenhead (capacity 16,587). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.