Football match betting preview: AFC Wimbledon vs Cambridge United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium (4850 seats)

This season has been challenging for AFC Wimbledon so far, and the same description fits Cambridge United. These hardened teams hope for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (30) in League One
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. AFC Wimbledon have only managed 2 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses from their games here at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. All in all it has been a very rough period for Wimbledon who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 19 attempts. Their previous win was against Accrington Stanley, 108 days ago.

AFC Wimbledon are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Cheltenham Town. Midfield player Rudoni got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Rudoni scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, AFC Wimbledon lost 0-2 at home to Lincoln City.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost two.

AFC Wimbledon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 18 games. 26 goals have been conceded.

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Cambridge United form and stats

There's been little loot from Cambridge United's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 19 away games in the League One. Cambridge United only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cambridge United's last three away games as they have all been lost.

The attacking players of Cambridge United have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 394 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for Cambridge in their previous game as they lost hosting Milton Keynes Dons, 0-1. Dunk, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Dunk hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.

A 0-6 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cambridge United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Cambridge United wins, four draws and two defeats.

Cambridge find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Cambridge United manager Bonner has some worries about the defense as 39 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head encounter ended Cambridge United - AFC Wimbledon 1-0, earlier this season. AFC Wimbledon-Cambridge United H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Wimbledon three wins, Cambridge United three wins, three draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
11 goals
AFC WimbledonJ. Rudoni
J. Rudoni
9 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Wimbledon Cambridge United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 18 6 Played P 6 19 38
6 2 1 Won W 2 4 11
15 11 4 Drew D 3 5 12
17 5 1 Lost L 1 10 15
40 21 8 Scored S 7 23 46
61 26 9 Conceded C 5 39 59
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
74% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 89% 76%
47% 39% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 58% 47%
34% 39% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 42% 34%
11% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 26% 16%
53% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 50%
13% 11% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 16% 29%
42% 39% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 26% 26%
 
3.9 4.6 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.9 4.4
5.9 5.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.7 5.8
1.9 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 12.6 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.8 9.6
3.6 4.3 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 3.3
29% 27% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 37% 37%
 
12.7 10.6 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.2 13.5
4.1 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.4 4.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (30) in League One
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 38 21 8 9 64 39 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 25 71
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 38 12 14 12 55 61 20 9 6 5 29 26 18 3 8 7 26 35 -6 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 38 21 8 9 64 39 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 25 71
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 38 12 14 12 55 61 20 9 6 5 29 26 18 3 8 7 26 35 -6 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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