Woking
The home side have had a mixed bag of results in their pre-season programme with a 2-0 win over Sholing being overshadowed by narrow defeats to Reading, Braintree Town and Pompey.
Sutton
- Sutton United FC will head to Laithwaite Community Stadium on Saturday as favorites to beat Woking FC in the opening game of the 2026-2027 National League season.
- United will arrive in good shape for this opening match with four of their last five pre-season games going without defeat.
- The visitors have an all-time record of 50 wins, 11 draws and 27 losses against Woking and will be keen to build on that with another win over their Surrey neighbours.
Head-to-Head
Sutton have failed to lose to Woking in the league since 2017 , taking three of the last four league meetings.
Key Players
- Chris Agutter has Sutton playing a front-foot game with a 4-2-3-1 base and plenty of transition speed and this will test Woking's compact, hybrid system.
- Noah Nzuzi has been a bright spark for Sutton and has continued his excellent form with a goal against Folkestone Invicta, but the real danger will come from Josh Osude at the top of the pitch.
- Woking have Harry Beautyman as the heartbeat of the side in midfield, a more direct threat in Aiden O'Brien, and Will Jääskeläinen will need to be solid in goal.
- Josh Kelly could provide a boost to the home team if the midfielder returns from injury in time to be a threat in the final third.
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Key players (quick list):
- Sutton: Noah Nzuzi, Josh Osude, Lewis Simper, Temi Babalola
- Woking: Harry Beautyman, Aiden O'Brien, Will Jääskeläinen, Josh Kelly
Betting Insights
- The odds for this match reflect the fact that Sutton are the favorites at 1.87, while Woking are 3.51 and the draw is 3.58.
- Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score looks tempting at 1.63 and 1.55 respectively, with BTTS being the top bet from the two.
Prediction
A one-goal Sutton win is more likely than a runaway success for the U's, so we will take the 2-1 as the best correct score prediction here.
