Friday nights National League clash sees Sutton United host runaway leaders Boreham Wood at Gander Green Lane. Read our match preview and betting predictions below.
Sutton United's return to the National League after relegation saw them in a steady mid-table finish, with Chris Agutter steering them to 12th place after being appointed in October from Worthing. The young manager has ambitions of steering his side into the playoffs this season and the season started excellently, winning the opening four games, beating Woking, Altrincham, Hartlepool and Gateshead, conceding just one goal. However, since then, United have won just one of eight - a 2-1 win over Eastleigh.
While they boasted a mean defence in the opening four games, they faced Woking and Altrincham sides who got off to slow starts and Gateshead and Hartlepool - the two lowest scorers in the division. The following eight games has seen them concede 15 goals, and 2+ in five of these. Chris Agutter has added an extra edge to this fixture, claiming Boreham Wood are 'yet to be properly tested' - something that is sure to stoke the fire for the visitors.
After painfully missing out on promotion in the playoff final, Boreham Wood are looking to go one step further by securing automatic promotion - something they are well on track to do, sat seven points clear of second place Harrogate. Luke Garrard's side have dropped just four points all season - coming in a 3-3 draw at Tamworth and a 1-1 draw with Eastleigh. The latter was the only time on 12 occasions where wood have failed to score twice. They have also kept just two clean sheets all season - with their attacking onus often giving opposition hope of a goal.
Boreham Wood have scored 2+ in 11/12 and 3+ in 8/12, so will be expected to continue this trend against an out-of-sorts Sutton United. They are also a relentless second half team, with 75% of their games seeing the second half as the half with most goals. Sutton also have recent form for late action, with five of their last six gaol scored from the 72nd minute onwards.
Boreham Wood 2+ goals - 5/6
Boreham Wood 3+ goals - 11/4
Boreham Wood win and BTTS - 11/4
Second Half Most Goals - 6/5
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