Match preview League Two: Cambridge United - Carlisle United at The Cambs Glass Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cambs Glass Stadium (8127 seats)

With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Cambridge United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Carlisle United.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cambridge United form and stats

7-3-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Cambridge United so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The Cambs Glass Stadium.

The home team returns to The Cambs Glass Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Plymouth Argyle (placed 4th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Cambridge United won a home game hosting Bradford City (2-1).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cambridge United matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from two games).

Cambridge United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. Cambridge United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Carlisle United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carlisle United so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-8 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Carlisle United, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Carlisle United delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Morecambe (placed 22nd) in their previous match; a League Two game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Crawley Town that ended 0-0.

An inspired comeback made the scores level in Carlisle United's duel with Morecambe. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Aaron Hayden found the equalizer.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Carlisle United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing zero and winning one game.

Carlisle United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 20 goals have been scored. Carlisle United have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Carlisle United - Cambridge United 0-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cambridge United won two, Carlisle United won two and six draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge United
H. Knibbs
7 goals
Cambridge United
S. Smith
7 goals
Cambridge United
J. Roles
5 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Carlisle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 7 Played P 5 17 34
12 7 2 Won W 2 4 8
9 3 1 Drew D 1 5 12
14 7 4 Lost L 2 8 14
38 22 11 Scored S 7 20 35
44 25 16 Conceded C 6 29 52
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 85%
63% 65% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 82% 74%
46% 65% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 50%
29% 41% 71% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 29%
11% 18% 43% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 24% 15%
40% 47% 71% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 56%
31% 29% 14% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 21%
43% 35% 14% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 38%
 
4.6 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.3 4.9
4.9 4.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.7
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 1.9
3 2 2 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
404 220 94 Total Shots T S 78 214 422
130 83 35 Shots on Target S O 29 76 133
29% 27% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 26%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 34 20 6 8 60 37 17 12 2 3 32 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 66
2 Crewe Alexandra 34 19 7 8 62 40 18 12 3 3 35 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 22 64
3 Exeter City 34 18 9 7 50 38 16 10 5 1 29 13 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 63
4 Plymouth Argyle 34 18 8 8 54 37 17 10 5 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 62
5 Cheltenham Town 34 16 12 6 50 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 17 5 8 4 15 10 23 60
6 Colchester United 35 14 13 8 49 35 17 9 5 3 28 15 18 5 8 5 21 20 14 55
7 Northampton Town 35 16 7 12 50 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 17 5 5 7 20 26 12 55
8 Port Vale 35 14 13 8 48 42 17 9 7 1 26 13 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 55
9 Bradford City 35 13 12 10 42 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 18 3 7 8 15 24 5 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
11 Cambridge United 35 12 9 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 5 6 7 16 19 -6 45
12 Crawley Town 35 10 14 11 47 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 1 44
13 Salford City 35 11 11 13 45 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 17 7 5 5 27 22 -1 44
14 Grimsby Town 34 11 11 12 43 45 17 6 5 6 22 24 17 5 6 6 21 21 -2 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 33 11 10 12 31 32 18 8 7 3 19 13 15 3 3 9 12 19 -1 43
17 Scunthorpe United 34 10 9 15 42 50 18 6 6 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 39
18 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
19 Oldham Athletic 35 8 14 13 39 54 17 5 7 5 23 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -15 38
20 Carlisle United 34 8 12 14 35 52 17 4 7 6 15 23 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 36
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 34 58 17 4 7 6 19 22 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 31
23 Macclesfield Town 35 7 15 13 32 42 17 5 9 3 19 15 18 2 6 10 13 27 -10 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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 34 20 6 8 60 37 17 12 2 3 32 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 66
2 Crewe Alexandra 34 19 7 8 62 40 18 12 3 3 35 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 22 64
3 Exeter City 34 18 9 7 50 38 16 10 5 1 29 13 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 63
4 Plymouth Argyle 34 18 8 8 54 37 17 10 5 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 62
5 Cheltenham Town 34 16 12 6 50 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 17 5 8 4 15 10 23 60
6 Colchester United 35 14 13 8 49 35 17 9 5 3 28 15 18 5 8 5 21 20 14 55
7 Northampton Town 35 16 7 12 50 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 17 5 5 7 20 26 12 55
8 Port Vale 35 14 13 8 48 42 17 9 7 1 26 13 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 55
9 Bradford City 35 13 12 10 42 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 18 3 7 8 15 24 5 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
11 Cambridge United 35 12 9 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 5 6 7 16 19 -6 45
12 Crawley Town 35 10 14 11 47 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 1 44
13 Salford City 35 11 11 13 45 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 17 7 5 5 27 22 -1 44
14 Grimsby Town 34 11 11 12 43 45 17 6 5 6 22 24 17 5 6 6 21 21 -2 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 33 11 10 12 31 32 18 8 7 3 19 13 15 3 3 9 12 19 -1 43
17 Scunthorpe United 34 10 9 15 42 50 18 6 6 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 39
18 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
19 Oldham Athletic 35 8 14 13 39 54 17 5 7 5 23 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -15 38
20 Carlisle United 34 8 12 14 35 52 17 4 7 6 15 23 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 36
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 34 58 17 4 7 6 19 22 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 31
23 Macclesfield Town 35 7 15 13 32 42 17 5 9 3 19 15 18 2 6 10 13 27 -10 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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.