Peterborough United are positioned 4th, while Cambridge United are lingering 9 points behind in the league table. Will they crop the gap?
- Peterborough United have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in League One
- Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cambridge United have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Peterborough United nor Cambridge United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Peterborough United form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 League One games here at Weston Homes Stadium for Peterborough United. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Peterborough bring valid hopes of a third.
The Peterborough United club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Accrington Stanley and win 3-1. Midfield player Mason-Clarke got a match rating of 8.21 in that game, the max score being 10. Mason-Clarke scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Oxford United with a 2-1 scoreline.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 12 most recent league matches with this club has had three or more goals.
The Peterborough United manager McCann has got the team scoring with 20 from 8 home games in the league. Peterborough have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cambridge United form and stats
There's been little loot from Cambridge United's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the League One. Cambridge United only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
It's the second away game in a row for Cambridge United, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Wycombe Wanderers (placed 13th) last time out. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone five league matches without winning. Defender Jones was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Jones scored one goal and won 10 of 16 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Port Vale.Cambridge United have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Peterborough victories, one draw and zero Cambridge United wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 11 goals |  J. Marriott 4 goals |  J. Ironside 4 goals |
Peterborough United missing players
Cambridge United missing players
| Peterborough United | Cambridge United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 56% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 56% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.8 | 18.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 47% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| 10.1 | 7.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 14 | 12.7 |
| 3.1 | 1.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Cambridge United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cambridge United have scored away.
- Peterborough United have the most scored goals (20) at home in League One
- Peterborough United have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in League One
- Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in League One
- Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 16 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -18 | 13 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 11 |
