The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Cambridge United leading Bolton Wanderers by 11 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Cambridge nor Bolton Wanderers 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.
Cambridge United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Cambridge United, who have the most scored goals (18) in League Two, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Two home wins in a row for Cambridge bring valid hopes of a third.
Cambridge's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Port Vale (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Scunthorpe United and winning 5-0.
Paul Mullin was absolutely essential when Cambridge beat Port Vale 3-1, scoring three goals.
This is expected to be a close game, with Cambridge 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 four of these, drawn three and lost five.
The manager M. Bonner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Walsall in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Cambridge's attacking play is working. Defensively Cambridge United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League Two, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Barrow (placed 21st) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 3-3. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Oldham Athletic.
The match against Barrow looked like a defeat for Wanderers, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Antoni Sarcevic equalized in the 90th minute. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Bolton Wanderers, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Bolton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Bolton Wanderers, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bradford City in just three days.
Wanderers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. The Wanderers manager I. Evatt has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Mullin 10 goals | J. Ironside 3 goals |   N. Delfouneso 2 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Cambridge United | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | 33 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 33 | 74 |
| 32 | 10 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 56% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 32% |
- All of Bolton Wanderers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cambridge United has the fewest conceded goals (4) in League Two
- Cambridge United has the most points (10) at home in League Two
- Cambridge United has the most scored goals (18) in League Two
- Cambridge United has the most scored goals (8) at home in League Two
- Cambridge United has the most scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
- Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+14) in League Two
- Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in League Two
- Cambridge United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cambridge United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cambridge United have scored more than double the goals of Bolton Wanderers.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Newport County | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Salford City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Barrow | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 2 |