Football tips: Cambridge United vs Colchester United - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cambs Glass Stadium (8127 seats)

The visiting Colchester United side should be favourites in this visit to Cambridge United, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.

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

When playing at home in the League Two, Cambridge United have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. With Cambridge United having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager C. Calderwood.

Cambridge United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Salford City (placed 12th). 1-1 away at Morecambe before that.

As you see from the result above, Cambridge United suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Cambridge United has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cambridge United defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Colchester United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Colchester United who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 16 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Morecambe. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Crawley Town game have they lost an away game, meaning Colchester United has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Colchester United had fun at their own home (The Cambs Glass Stadium) last time out, beating Swindon Town 3-1. L. Norris and T. Robinson (2) scored. Before that, Colchester United travelled to Exeter City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Colchester United have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

Colchester United - Cambridge United 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Cambridge United-Colchester United H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Cambridge United 3 wins, Colchester United 3 wins, 2 draws. 3 of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedT. Robinson
T. Robinson
8 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
7 goals
Colchester UnitedL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
7 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 6 15 30
8 5 2 Won W 3 4 12
8 3 0 Drew D 3 8 13
14 7 1 Lost L 0 3 5
31 18 5 Scored S 9 18 41
42 23 1 Conceded C 5 14 26
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 80% 83%
63% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 63%
47% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 47%
33% 47% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 27%
13% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 3%
40% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 57%
27% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 33%
47% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 27%
 
4.7 5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 5.7 5.3 5.5
5 4.8 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 3.9
1.8 1.7 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 1.5
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 3
 
352 192 33 Total Shots T S 93 190 406
114 73 19 Shots on Target S O 35 65 133
27% 25% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 28% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cambridge United is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 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 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 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.