Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

With their 6 point dominance in the league standings, Cambridge United club members long to see their team win maximum points from this fixture versus Shrewsbury Town.

Insights:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cambridge United form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cambridge United have to build on here at Abbey Stadium in the League One. Cambridge United has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Abbey Stadium. We remember; it was Portsmouth.

No payout for Cambridge in their previous match, an away game at Wycombe Wanderers that ended in defeat 0-3. Midfield player Digby got a match rating of 7.04 in that game, the max score being 10. Digby hit two key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 71 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Oxford United (2-4).

This is expected to be a close game, with Cambridge United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cambridge United as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Cambridge United has won eight of these, drawn two and lost two.

The Cambridge United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Cambridge have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Shrewsbury Town's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 18 away games in the League One. Shrewsbury Town only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws.

186 minutes! That's how long the Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Marko Marosi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Shrewsbury Town's last game was the home draw against Rotherham United (0-0). Midfielder Bennett was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Bennett hit one key pass.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Burton Albion.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shrewsbury playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Shrewsbury Town wins, three draws and three defeats.

The attacking power of Shrewsbury Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Shrewsbury Town in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other before this season: Shrewsbury Town - Cambridge 4-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Cambridge United wins - draws - Shrewsbury Town wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
11 goals
Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
8 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 18 35
11 7 3 Won W 1 2 9
11 6 1 Drew D 0 6 11
13 4 2 Lost L 5 10 15
46 23 8 Scored S 5 12 31
52 19 10 Conceded C 8 19 35
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 86%
80% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 61% 60%
49% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 28% 34%
34% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
14% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
54% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 39% 46%
29% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 28% 29%
20% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 40%
 
4.6 5.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5.2
5.5 5.4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.7 5.1
1.8 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 6
 
9.9 9.7 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.3 10.3
3.4 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.9 3.6
38% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 23% 24%
 
13.2 12.6 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.5 12.7
4.4 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 3.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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 Rotherham United 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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