England - National LeagueThe Borough Sports GroundData current as of September 24, 2026

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Sutton United vs Forest Green Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sutton United plays Forest Green Rovers in National League (England). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Venue: The Borough Sports Ground.

Recent form

Sutton United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Forest Green Rovers has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Sutton United scores 1.11 goals per game and allows 1.11. Forest Green Rovers scores 1.44 and allows 1.56. Games in this league average 3.01 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Sutton United's games and 56% of Forest Green Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 67%, compared with league averages of 66% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Forest Green Rovers has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.22 per game. Sutton United takes 7.6 shots per game, while Forest Green Rovers takes 13.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Sutton United leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 0.44 goals per game after halftime. Forest Green Rovers leads at halftime in 22% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sutton United's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Forest Green Rovers, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 3.01 goals. Both teams score in 66% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.79)
(3.32)
(2.24)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.11Goals scored / game1.44
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.11Goals allowed / game1.56
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
47%Average possession49%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
3.22Shots on target / game4.67
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.56Shots per game13.56
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
3.22Shots on target4.67
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
14.7%Shot conversion10.7%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
47%Possession49%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.22xG for1.64
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.15xG against1.26
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

Shooting quality

Sutton United: Counter-attackingForest Green Rovers: Balanced
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)43%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Forest Green Rovers is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Sutton United · 1.4 pts / game - Forest Green Rovers

Sutton United
LLLWD
Season result split
56% W11% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-3
1.78 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Forest Green Rovers
LWWDL
Season result split
44% W11% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-4
1.44 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 away
2-1-1
WLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Forest Green Rovers is 30% better for: goals scored per game.

1.11 goals / game - Sutton United · 1.44 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

Sutton United is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.11 goals / game - Sutton United · 1.56 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

Sutton United scoring profile: very strong

Sutton United scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 games), while Forest Green Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 games).

Forest Green Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Forest Green Rovers scores in 78% of games (7 of 9 games), while Sutton United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 games).

10Goals scored (season)13
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
10Goals conceded (season)14
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
2.22Average goals per game3
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal78%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
33%2 goals33%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
11%3 goals22%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0%4 goals11%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal78%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
33%2 goals56%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
11%3 goals22%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

66%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time22%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
11%Scored in both halves11%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
40%BTTS - last 560%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sutton United is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / game - Sutton United · 1.11 pts / game - Forest Green Rovers

Sutton United - half-time state
44% leading22% draw33% trailing
Forest Green Rovers - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per game (1st half)1.11
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.11
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
56%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
56%No goal before half-time56%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.22
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)1
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.89
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
44%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers
67%No goal after half-time56%
Sutton UnitedForest Green Rovers

Sutton United - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Forest Green Rovers - second-half results

33% W22% D44% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sutton United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.20
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Forest Green Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.00
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sutton United
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
5
1
16-30
0
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Forest Green Rovers
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.61
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sutton United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.98
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Forest Green Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Sutton UnitedLigaForest Green Rovers
Average goals per game 2.223.01 3.00
Both teams scored 33%66% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%60% 67%
Clean sheets 33%18% 22%
Goal before half-time 78%71% 78%
Goal after half-time 78%87% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.01
Average goals per game
66%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
18%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sutton United's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Forest Green Rovers. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Sutton United FC
1 : 1
Forest Green Rovers FC
Forest Green Rovers FC
4 : 0
Sutton United FC

FAQ

When do Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers play?

Sutton United face Forest Green Rovers on September 26, 2026 in National League at The Borough Sports Ground. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Sutton United won 0, Forest Green Rovers won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sutton United vs Forest Green Rovers?

Sutton United score 1.11 goals per game on average and Forest Green Rovers 1.44. The National League average is 3.01 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Sutton United's matches and 56% of Forest Green Rovers's.

What form are Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Sutton United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Forest Green Rovers 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sutton United vs Forest Green Rovers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sutton United vs Forest Green Rovers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.