Soccer betting preview: Cambridge United welcomes Derby County in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

The hosting team, Cambridge United, should be the favourites in this match, but Derby County have proven both competence and bravery. Learn more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have the most points from losing position (10) in League One
  • Derby County have the fewest points (2) away in League One

This could be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Cambridge United form and stats

Cambridge United have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Cambridge enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Morecambe's place. The match ended 2-1 with Lankester and Knibbs scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Bonner when Knibbs scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute. Lankester (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Lankester scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Before that, a nice away victory at Northampton Town. A EFL Trophy game. 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 Cambridge United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge United as they are travelling to their away game against Ipswich Town in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

The Cambridge United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Derby County form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Derby County have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.

The fans enjoyed County's previous fixture versus Wycombe Wanderers (placed 17th), a 2-1 win played at home. Midfielder Hourihane was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.05. Hourihane scored two goals, hit four key passes and had 61 successful passes (of 74 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Lincoln City's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Derby County playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Derby County wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Derby County manager Warne as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Mansfield Town.

It's not easy to score on County as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
4 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
3 goals
Cambridge UnitedH. Knibbs
H. Knibbs
3 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Derby County missing players

Cambridge United Derby County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 0 4 9
5 4 2 Won W 0 0 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
14 9 4 Scored S 0 0 9
16 7 1 Conceded C 0 3 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 78%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 56%
60% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 44%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
60% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 44%
20% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 44%
 
5.1 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 10.2 8.1
4.5 4.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.8 4.7
1.7 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 13.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14 14.4
3.7 4.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.2 5.4
38% 39% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
 
11.3 10.6 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.8 9.8
3.4 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.8 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Derby County have scored away.
  • Cambridge United have the most points from losing position (10) in League One
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Derby County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Derby County have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Derby County have the fewest points (2) away in League One
  • Derby County have the fewest scored goals (0) away in League One
  • Derby County have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Derby County have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Derby County have yet to win a 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 Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 18 6 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 10 3 12 21
2 Portsmouth 9 6 3 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 21
3 Sheffield Wednesday 10 6 2 2 20 10 6 3 2 1 14 8 4 3 0 1 6 2 10 20
4 Plymouth Argyle 9 6 1 2 16 11 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 2 1 2 10 11 5 19
5 Barnsley 10 5 2 3 16 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 2 1 2 8 5 6 17
6 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 17
7 Cambridge United 10 5 1 4 14 16 5 4 0 1 9 7 5 1 1 3 5 9 -2 16
8 Peterborough United 10 5 0 5 17 10 5 4 0 1 12 1 5 1 0 4 5 9 7 15
9 Shrewsbury Town 10 4 3 3 11 11 5 2 1 2 5 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 0 15
10 Exeter City 10 4 2 4 16 10 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 1 2 2 8 6 6 14
11 Derby County 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 14
12 Lincoln City 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 13
13 Accrington Stanley 10 3 4 3 11 12 5 1 3 1 7 8 5 2 1 2 4 4 -1 13
14 Fleetwood Town 9 2 6 1 9 8 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
15 Port Vale 10 3 3 4 10 15 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 1 1 3 4 10 -5 12
16 Charlton Athletic 10 2 5 3 14 14 4 2 2 0 8 3 6 0 3 3 6 11 0 11
17 Wycombe Wanderers 10 3 2 5 13 15 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 -2 11
18 Milton Keynes Dons 9 3 1 5 9 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 0 3 6 6 -2 10
19 Oxford United 9 3 1 5 8 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 10
20 Cheltenham Town 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -4 8
21 Bristol Rovers 10 2 2 6 13 20 6 1 2 3 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 -7 8
22 Forest Green Rovers 10 2 2 6 8 22 6 1 0 5 4 14 4 1 2 1 4 8 -14 8
23 Morecambe 10 1 4 5 7 18 5 0 2 3 2 10 5 1 2 2 5 8 -11 7
24 Burton Albion 10 1 1 8 11 24 4 0 0 4 0 9 6 1 1 4 11 15 -13 4

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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.