Turn on the lights for Cambridge United - Crewe Alexandra! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this match could be a riot!
- Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in League One
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Doncaster Rovers, was also a home game here at Abbey Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Cambridge United form and stats
The total League One stats at home this season for Cambridge United are 4-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Cambridge United are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Cambridge United's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 24th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Dunk got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.0/10. Dunk scored one goal and won 11 of 12 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Lincoln City.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cambridge United handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and three defeats.
Cambridge United are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at Rotherham United awaits in three days.
Cambridge United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Cambridge have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crewe Alexandra so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose).
Crewe Alexandra played 0-0 against Shrewsbury Town in their previous match. Richards (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.65. Richards stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Charlton Athletic.Crewe Alexandra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and seven defeats. From a total of ten matches.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Crewe Alexandra struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides faced each other previously this match year: Crewe Alexandra - Cambridge United 2-2. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - two - one (Cambridge United wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ironside 12 goals |  S. Smith 6 goals |   M. Mandron 6 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
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| Cambridge United | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 36 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 39 | 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | 44 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 81% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 46% | 42% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 23% |
| 15% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 54% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 15% | 21% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 27% | 29% |
| 12.8 | 12.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.4 | 16.8 | 15 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in League One
- Crewe Alexandra 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 50 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 46 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 28 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -22 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 33 | -31 | 16 |
