Football betting preview: Cambridge United vs Colchester United

Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (10847 seats)

Cambridge United hope to sell all 10847 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 42 points and a 20th position in the League Two table. Visiting Colchester United holds 9th place with 57.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cambridge United form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Cambridge United has to build on here at Abbey Stadium. Three draws in a row here at Abbey Stadium for Cambridge United, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Cambridge United.

The home team returns to Abbey Stadium after sharing the points with Carlisle United (placed 8th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 2-2. Before that, Cambridge United drew at home versus Crewe Alexandra.

The League Two match against Bury is next on the list for Cambridge United, coming up only three days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.

Cambridge United has scored 20 goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Cambridge United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times.

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Colchester United form and stats

Playing away, Colchester United have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 8 defeats so far this season. It's a growing despair in Colchester United as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Colchester United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Colchester United failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Tranmere Rovers (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Prior to that match, the Colchester United manager J. McGreal faced defeat in their match when travelling to Exeter City and losing 0-3.

Colchester United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 19 games. 27 goals have been conceded by Colchester United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Colchester United - Cambridge United 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 2 - 2 - 2 (Cambridge United wins - draws - Colchester United wins).

Top Goalscorers

S. Szmodics
11 goals / 1 assists
F. Nouble
8 goals
J. Brown
7 goals / 2 assists

Cambridge United missing players

Colchester United missing players

Cambridge United Colchester United
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 19 Played 20 39
92% 84% Over 0.5 95% 95%
66% 58% Over 1.5 80% 77%
39% 37% Over 2.5 60% 54%
24% 21% Over 3.5 25% 26%
11% 11% Over 4.5 15% 10%
37% 47% Both teams to score 45% 41%
29% 37% Clean Sheet 45% 38%
42% 32% Failed To Score 15% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 39 22 13 4 69 36 19 11 7 1 33 18 20 11 6 3 36 18 33 79
2 Bury 38 20 11 7 71 41 18 12 5 1 45 18 20 8 6 6 26 23 30 71
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 20 9 10 64 40 20 13 4 3 33 11 19 7 5 7 31 29 24 69
4 Mansfield Town 39 17 15 7 56 33 20 12 5 3 32 13 19 5 10 4 24 20 23 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 10 10 56 42 19 12 4 3 27 10 19 6 6 7 29 32 14 64
6 Forest Green Rovers 39 16 13 10 57 39 19 6 8 5 23 17 20 10 5 5 34 22 18 61
7 Exeter City 38 17 10 11 51 37 19 10 3 6 29 18 19 7 7 5 22 19 14 61
8 Carlisle United 39 17 7 15 59 51 20 9 3 8 34 27 19 8 4 7 25 24 8 58
9 Colchester United 39 16 9 14 57 48 20 10 4 6 36 21 19 6 5 8 21 27 9 57
10 Swindon Town 38 14 12 12 47 46 20 7 8 5 26 23 18 7 4 7 21 23 1 54
11 Stevenage 39 15 9 15 45 49 19 10 2 7 22 19 20 5 7 8 23 30 -4 54
12 Crewe Alexandra 39 15 8 16 48 49 19 12 2 5 35 19 20 3 6 11 13 30 -1 53
13 Northampton Town 39 12 16 11 49 50 19 6 10 3 23 21 20 6 6 8 26 29 -1 52
14 Newport County 37 15 7 15 46 56 18 11 4 3 26 21 19 4 3 12 20 35 -10 52
15 Grimsby Town 39 14 7 18 40 48 20 9 4 7 23 19 19 5 3 11 17 29 -8 49
16 Oldham Athletic 37 12 12 13 54 48 18 7 5 6 31 24 19 5 7 7 23 24 6 48
17 Cheltenham Town 39 13 9 17 49 57 20 9 5 6 30 26 19 4 4 11 19 31 -8 48
18 Crawley Town 39 12 7 20 40 58 20 9 4 7 29 27 19 3 3 13 11 31 -18 43
19 Morecambe 39 11 9 19 44 62 19 6 3 10 26 29 20 5 6 9 18 33 -18 42
20 Cambridge United 38 11 9 18 34 56 19 7 6 6 20 20 19 4 3 12 14 36 -22 42
21 Port Vale 39 10 11 18 33 45 20 6 3 11 22 31 19 4 8 7 11 14 -12 41
22 Yeovil Town 39 9 9 21 36 56 19 4 7 8 18 29 20 5 2 13 18 27 -20 36
23 Macclesfield Town 38 8 10 20 40 64 19 4 8 7 21 31 19 4 2 13 19 33 -24 34
24 Notts County 39 7 12 20 38 72 20 4 8 8 18 29 19 3 4 12 20 43 -34 33

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