Plymouth vs Sutton United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th January 2024

The FA Cup game at Home Park on Saturday sees visitors Sutton United facing home side Plymouth.

Plymouth have been quite good at hitting the back of the net in recent matches, while also prone to conceding the odd goal against. In their last 5 matches on the trot, both teams scored at least once.

Plymouth go into their next FA Cup match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Sutton United are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Sutton United claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

This is the first time Plymouth squares up against Sutton United in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Plymouth vs Sutton United Prediction

Plymouth Form

Plymouth are without a win from their previous three outings, as Cardiff managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Southampton. Their latest match ended in a 3-3 draw with Watford. Plymouth managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded three times.

Sutton United Form

In their previous three matches, Sutton United beat AFC Wimbledon 0-1, lost 1-0 against Gillingham and drew 1-1 with Newport. In their last six away matches in the FA Cup, Sutton United won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 18 goals conceded and 14 scored.

We expect Plymouth to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Sutton United. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Plymouth vs Sutton United Squads

Plymouth Squad

Kevin Nancekivell will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sutton United from the following players:

Burton, Hazard, Cooper, Baker, Scarr, Edwards, Pleguezuelo, Kesler-Hayden, Gillesphey, Halls, Randell, Mumba, Galloway, Roberts, Wright, Azaz, Houghton, Warrington, Cundle, Butcher, Earley, Wright, Waine, Issaka, Donovan, Endacott, Gibson, Miller, Whittaker, Bundu, Hardie.

Sutton United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sutton United. The 49 year-old Jason Goodliffe will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bradley House, Jack Rose, Steven Arnold, Ben Goodliffe, Christian N'Guessan, Joseph Kizzi, Louis John, Omar Sowunmi, Ryan Jackson, Sam Hart, Tobi Ogundega, Craig Clay, Craig Eastmond, Dion Pereira, Dominic Gape, Harry Beautyman, Jonathan Barden, Josh Coley, Robert Milsom, Aiden O'Brien, Craig Dundas, Harry Smith, Hisham Kasimu, Lee Angol, Omari Patrick, Scott Kashket, Tope Fadahunsi.

Plymouth vs Sutton United Team News

At the time of writing, Plymouth have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sutton United this coming Saturday.

Macauley Gillesphey, Michael Cooper and Saxon Earley take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Plymouth, when they face Sutton United this coming Saturday.

Plymouth vs Sutton United Lineups

Plymouth vs Sutton United H2H

This is the first time Plymouth and Sutton United meet in the FA Cup in the 21st century. As there is no prior record of them playing against each other in this competition, as any stats from past encounters are from cup or friendly matches.

Plymouth vs Sutton United Results

Plymouth vs Sutton United Betting Tips

While only scoring one goals in his last six outings for Plymouth, Ryan Hardie has been good for them over the course of the season with zero goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Sutton United, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Plymouth claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Sutton United won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Plymouth won six of their last 10 FA Cup matches, while Sutton United managed three wins in their previous 10.

Plymouth saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sutton United, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.