Cambridge United favourites for feisty fight facing Morecambe

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 07.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

It hasn't been easy for Cambridge United so far, and the same description fits Morecambe. These hardened teams would trade their mothers for some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Morecambe have the fewest points (7) away in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cambridge United and Morecambe.

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Cambridge United form and stats

The total League One results playing at home this season for Cambridge United are 6-3-8 (wins-draws-losses). When Cambridge United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cambridge United, Oxford United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 3 of 5 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Cambridge United to get some points in this home game.

Jones was the last player to score a league goal for Cambridge and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Cambridge United haven't scored in 352 minutes.

The Cambridge United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Portsmouth here at Abbey Stadium. Midfield player McGrandles got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, the max score being 10. McGrandles hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Exeter City.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cambridge handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The manager Bonner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Milton Keynes Dons in only four days.

Cambridge United aren't scoring a lot here at Abbey Stadium in the league, with only {15 goals} from 17 games. Cambridge's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Morecambe form and stats

Morecambe have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-4-11 (16 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Morecambe have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Mayor was the last player to score for the away team. Morecambe haven't scored a league goal in the last 219 minutes.

Morecambe played 0-0 against Bolton Wanderers in their previous match. Goalkeeper Ripley got the top player rating of the team with 8.0/10. Ripley topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fleetwood Town wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Morecambe have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Observe: 10 of the last 13 league games involving this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Shrewsbury Town.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Morecambe as they have only managed to score 10 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cambridge United have won every one of the 5 latest fixtures versus this team. Can they do it again?

Morecambe - Cambridge United 1-2 was the outcome when this pair of contenders formerly did battle, some time ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
8 goals
CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 16 34
8 6 3 Won W 1 1 7
5 3 0 Drew D 2 4 11
21 8 2 Lost L 2 11 16
26 15 7 Scored S 5 10 33
55 20 6 Conceded C 7 32 53
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
65% 59% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 76%
44% 35% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 50%
15% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 21%
15% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
41% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 50%
18% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
50% 47% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 38%
 
4.4 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.9 3.4
5.1 5 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6.9 7
1.7 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.6 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10 10.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 8.4 9.4
2.8 2.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.6 3.4
27% 31% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 24% 29%
 
13 11.4 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15.4 17.1 16.8
4.1 3.2 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5.7 5.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have the fewest points (7) away in League One
  • Morecambe 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 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 34 21 8 5 61 37 17 15 1 1 34 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 24 71
3 Ipswich Town 34 18 12 4 65 31 17 10 6 1 37 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 34 66
4 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
5 Derby County 34 17 10 7 55 31 18 12 4 2 37 14 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 61
6 Barnsley 32 18 6 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 17 8 5 4 23 13 21 60
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 16 6 11 45 32 17 9 4 4 26 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 54
8 Shrewsbury Town 34 15 7 12 43 36 17 9 2 6 25 21 17 6 5 6 18 15 7 52
9 Peterborough United 33 16 3 14 53 41 16 10 2 4 31 17 17 6 1 10 22 24 12 51
10 Portsmouth 33 13 12 8 45 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 16 6 4 6 17 20 8 51
11 Lincoln City 33 9 17 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -1 44
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 34 10 12 12 36 35 17 5 5 7 16 17 17 5 7 5 20 18 1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
18 Cheltenham Town 34 10 6 18 26 46 16 6 3 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 32 8 10 14 28 48 16 5 5 6 19 24 16 3 5 8 9 24 -20 34
21 Morecambe 34 7 11 16 33 53 18 6 7 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 32
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 34 8 5 21 26 55 17 6 3 8 15 20 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 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 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 34 21 8 5 61 37 17 15 1 1 34 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 24 71
3 Ipswich Town 34 18 12 4 65 31 17 10 6 1 37 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 34 66
4 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
5 Derby County 34 17 10 7 55 31 18 12 4 2 37 14 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 61
6 Barnsley 32 18 6 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 17 8 5 4 23 13 21 60
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 16 6 11 45 32 17 9 4 4 26 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 54
8 Shrewsbury Town 34 15 7 12 43 36 17 9 2 6 25 21 17 6 5 6 18 15 7 52
9 Peterborough United 33 16 3 14 53 41 16 10 2 4 31 17 17 6 1 10 22 24 12 51
10 Portsmouth 33 13 12 8 45 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 16 6 4 6 17 20 8 51
11 Lincoln City 33 9 17 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -1 44
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 34 10 12 12 36 35 17 5 5 7 16 17 17 5 7 5 20 18 1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
18 Cheltenham Town 34 10 6 18 26 46 16 6 3 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 32 8 10 14 28 48 16 5 5 6 19 24 16 3 5 8 9 24 -20 34
21 Morecambe 34 7 11 16 33 53 18 6 7 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 32
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 34 8 5 21 26 55 17 6 3 8 15 20 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 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.