Abbey Stadium: Cambridge United vs Portsmouth League One pre-match guide

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

Here's every piece of info you must know, and some more, ahead of the Cambridge United - Portsmouth match!

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Portsmouth could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only four sleeps ago.

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Cambridge United form and stats

All-inclusive League One stats playing at home this season for Cambridge United are 6-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Cambridge United are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 262 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Jones).

Cambridge are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Exeter City. Bennett (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.11/10. Bennett dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Fleetwood Town.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Morecambe are coming to town in three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cambridge United here at Abbey Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). 19 goals have been conceded.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Impressive finishing from Towler (2) and Bishop secured the home win 3-1 against Bolton Wanderers in their previous game. Towler, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.81. Towler scored two goals and won 6 of 7 duels.

That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Cheltenham Town.

The schedule is very tough for Portsmouth now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Barnsley is waiting in only three days.

Portsmouth find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the final score Portsmouth - Cambridge United 4-1 logged in the official records. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Cambridge United won two, Portsmouth were winners in seven and we saw one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
13 goals
CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Portsmouth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 15 32
8 6 3 Won W 3 5 12
5 3 0 Drew D 1 4 12
20 7 2 Lost L 0 6 8
26 15 7 Scored S 6 16 44
54 19 5 Conceded C 1 20 37
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 88%
67% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 78%
45% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 44%
15% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 31%
15% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 9%
42% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 50%
18% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 75% 47% 38%
48% 44% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
4.3 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.6 5.2
5.2 5.1 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.5 4.8
1.8 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.8 10.1 11 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 13.1 12.7
2.8 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.7
28% 34% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 31% 38%
 
13.3 11.8 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 13.4 10.9
4.2 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4 3.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 32 21 8 3 59 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 37 71
2 Plymouth Argyle 33 20 8 5 59 37 16 14 1 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 22 68
3 Ipswich Town 33 17 12 4 61 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 30 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 35 18 8 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 17 6 4 7 23 19 23 62
5 Derby County 33 17 9 7 53 29 17 12 3 2 35 12 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 60
6 Barnsley 31 18 5 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 21 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 5 11 44 31 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 53
8 Peterborough United 32 16 3 13 53 40 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 1 9 22 23 13 51
9 Shrewsbury Town 33 15 6 12 41 34 17 9 2 6 25 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 7 51
10 Portsmouth 32 12 12 8 44 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 15 5 4 6 16 20 7 48
11 Fleetwood Town 33 10 12 11 36 34 17 5 5 7 16 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 2 42
12 Exeter City 33 11 9 13 44 43 16 6 5 5 22 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 1 42
13 Charlton Athletic 33 10 11 12 45 44 17 6 5 6 28 22 16 4 6 6 17 22 1 41
14 Lincoln City 32 8 17 7 31 33 16 3 13 0 15 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -2 41
15 Bristol Rovers 33 11 8 14 47 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 41
16 Port Vale 34 11 7 16 34 49 17 6 4 7 17 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 40
17 Oxford United 34 9 9 16 36 44 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 4 6 7 16 21 -8 36
18 Burton Albion 32 9 8 15 40 58 16 5 5 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 35
19 Cheltenham Town 33 9 6 18 25 46 15 5 3 7 13 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -21 33
20 Morecambe 33 7 10 16 33 53 17 6 6 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 31
21 Accrington Stanley 31 7 10 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 16 3 5 8 9 24 -21 31
22 Milton Keynes Dons 34 8 6 20 31 53 17 2 4 11 11 25 17 6 2 9 20 28 -22 30
23 Cambridge United 33 8 5 20 26 54 16 6 3 7 15 19 17 2 2 13 11 35 -28 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 34 5 8 21 26 64 17 4 1 12 12 29 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 32 21 8 3 59 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 37 71
2 Plymouth Argyle 33 20 8 5 59 37 16 14 1 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 22 68
3 Ipswich Town 33 17 12 4 61 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 30 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 35 18 8 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 17 6 4 7 23 19 23 62
5 Derby County 33 17 9 7 53 29 17 12 3 2 35 12 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 60
6 Barnsley 31 18 5 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 21 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 5 11 44 31 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 53
8 Peterborough United 32 16 3 13 53 40 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 1 9 22 23 13 51
9 Shrewsbury Town 33 15 6 12 41 34 17 9 2 6 25 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 7 51
10 Portsmouth 32 12 12 8 44 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 15 5 4 6 16 20 7 48
11 Fleetwood Town 33 10 12 11 36 34 17 5 5 7 16 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 2 42
12 Exeter City 33 11 9 13 44 43 16 6 5 5 22 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 1 42
13 Charlton Athletic 33 10 11 12 45 44 17 6 5 6 28 22 16 4 6 6 17 22 1 41
14 Lincoln City 32 8 17 7 31 33 16 3 13 0 15 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -2 41
15 Bristol Rovers 33 11 8 14 47 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 41
16 Port Vale 34 11 7 16 34 49 17 6 4 7 17 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 40
17 Oxford United 34 9 9 16 36 44 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 4 6 7 16 21 -8 36
18 Burton Albion 32 9 8 15 40 58 16 5 5 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 35
19 Cheltenham Town 33 9 6 18 25 46 15 5 3 7 13 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -21 33
20 Morecambe 33 7 10 16 33 53 17 6 6 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 31
21 Accrington Stanley 31 7 10 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 16 3 5 8 9 24 -21 31
22 Milton Keynes Dons 34 8 6 20 31 53 17 2 4 11 11 25 17 6 2 9 20 28 -22 30
23 Cambridge United 33 8 5 20 26 54 16 6 3 7 15 19 17 2 2 13 11 35 -28 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 34 5 8 21 26 64 17 4 1 12 12 29 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.