Cambridge United - Morecambe: League One dungeon teams desperate for points and triumph. Here are all the interesting data and facts before the match!
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Cambridge United and Morecambe should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cambridge United form and stats
Overall League One results at home this season for Cambridge United are 5-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Cambridge United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion, Shrewsbury Town and Cheltenham Town), they have won 3 of 4 matches! Cambridge has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Bonner and the players.
Cambridge United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Bristol Rovers (placed 8th). Brophy (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Brophy hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sheffield Wednesday.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cambridge handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Cambridge United aren't scoring a lot here at Abbey Stadium in the league, with only {12 goals} from 13 games. On the other hand, Cambridge United have conceded 16 goals.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-4-7 (12 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Morecambe's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Morecambe are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Cheltenham Town (placed 18th). Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Weir and that is quite the feat! Phillips, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Phillips scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Burton Albion.Morecambe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
The attacking power of Morecambe when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Morecambe have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cambridge have won all of the 5 latest battles against this opponent. Something to take note of?The two sides encountered each other previously this season: Morecambe - Cambridge United 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Weir 8 goals |  K. Phillips 7 goals |   S. Smith 6 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Cambridge United | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 22 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 41 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 80% |
| 52% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 16% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 16% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 44% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 60% |
| 16% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 48% | 54% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 32% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 13.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 17 | 17.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- 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 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 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 20 |
