Football betting preview: Cambridge United the expected winner when Forest Green Rovers visit

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

Cambridge United are eager to improve their points total at their own ground in this soon-to-be-played match vs Forest Green Rovers.

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest scored goals (31) in League One

Cambridge United are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Rovers are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

These are full days for the hometeam, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Burton Albion.

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Cambridge United form and stats

8-4-10 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Cambridge United so far this season.

Cambridge United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Burton Albion. Defender Morrison got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Morrison won 12 of 16 duels.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Accrington Stanley.

On the other hand, Cambridge United have conceded 26 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Cambridge has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

There's been little loot from Forest Green Rovers's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 22 away games in the League One. Forest Green Rovers only have 1 win to counter their 14 defeats and 7 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Forest Green Rovers have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 21 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Home advantage was not enough for Forest Green Rovers in their previous game as they lost hosting Oxford United, 0-3. Savage, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 6.84. Savage had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).

Prior to that match, the Rovers manager Ferguson faced defeat when travelling to Cheltenham Town and losing 1-3.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Forest Green Rovers as they have only managed to score 16 times from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Forest Green Rovers manager Ferguson has some worries about the defense as 45 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The most recent logged scoreline featuring both these sides is the Forest Green Rovers - Cambridge United 2-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cambridge three wins, zero draws and Forest Green Rovers seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
12 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedH. Knibbs
H. Knibbs
5 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
12 8 2 Won W 0 1 6
7 4 1 Drew D 3 7 9
26 10 3 Lost L 3 14 30
39 22 4 Scored S 6 16 31
68 26 5 Conceded C 10 45 87
93% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
69% 68% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 86% 80%
44% 41% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 49%
13% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 24%
11% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 9%
47% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 83% 59% 51%
18% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
42% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 41% 42%
 
4.4 5.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.6 4
4.8 4.7 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 6.2 6
1.8 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.1 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.6 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.1 8.4
3.4 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.8
25% 27% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 25%
 
12.5 11.1 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 13.9 12.7
4.1 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Forest Green Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest points (10) away in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest scored goals (31) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (87) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (44) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-56) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers 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 Plymouth Argyle 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Shrewsbury Town 45 17 8 20 52 60 23 11 3 9 32 32 22 6 5 11 20 28 -8 59
13 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
14 Burton Albion 45 15 10 20 57 79 22 9 6 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 55
15 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
16 Bristol Rovers 45 14 11 20 56 70 22 6 7 9 25 33 23 8 4 11 31 37 -14 53
17 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 45 12 7 26 39 68 22 8 4 10 22 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -29 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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 Plymouth Argyle 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Shrewsbury Town 45 17 8 20 52 60 23 11 3 9 32 32 22 6 5 11 20 28 -8 59
13 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
14 Burton Albion 45 15 10 20 57 79 22 9 6 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 55
15 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
16 Bristol Rovers 45 14 11 20 56 70 22 6 7 9 25 33 23 8 4 11 31 37 -14 53
17 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 45 12 7 26 39 68 22 8 4 10 22 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -29 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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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.