Betting preview: Cambridge United vs Bradford City should be interesting

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cambs Glass Stadium (8127 seats)

Cambridge United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Bradford City.

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

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Cambridge United are 6-3-7 (wins-draw-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Cambridge United, as their goalkeeper Callum Burton has completely shut out the opponents for 203 minutes in the League Two.

A good away victory last time out for Cambridge United, who won 2-0 against Scunthorpe United (placed 18th). Before that match, a win away at Newport County.

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 eleven games. Cambridge United has won one of these, drawn three and lost seven.

Cambridge United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. Cambridge United have conceded 24 from these games.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-7-6 (16 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bradford City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Bradford City had fun at their own home (The Cambs Glass Stadium) last time out, beating Stevenage 3-1. Lee Novak and Shay McCartan (2) scored. A draw for Bradford City before that, at their own venue hosting Grimsby Town (1-1).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bradford City playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Bradford City win, one draw and four defeats.

The attacking power of Bradford City when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Bradford City in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bradford City - Cambridge United 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Cambridge United won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Bradford City has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
7 goals
Cambridge UnitedH. Knibbs
H. Knibbs
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Roles
J. Roles
5 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
11 6 3 Won W 1 3 13
8 3 0 Drew D 1 7 12
14 7 1 Lost L 1 6 8
36 20 7 Scored S 3 13 40
43 24 2 Conceded C 3 20 33
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 88%
64% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 73%
45% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 45%
30% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
39% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 58%
30% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 33%
42% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
378 202 46 Total Shots T S 34 169 401
124 77 24 Shots on Target S O 13 44 112
29% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 22

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 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.