Cambridge United vs Grimsby Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium

The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Cambridge United leading Grimsby Town by 34 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in League Two

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.

The season is still full of potential for Cambridge United as they can still win the whole League Two. For Grimsby it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Cambridge United form and stats

Cambridge United have collected 38 points from their League Two home games so far after 11-5-6. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Cambridge United, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Cambridge are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 4-5 away versus Harrogate Town. Preceding that match was the home game against Stevenage that was lost 0-1.

A goal frenzy last time out for Cambridge, with a total of 9 goals in the match against Harrogate Town. Fun stuff to watch!

The Cambridge fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cambridge are not conceding a lot of goals here at Abbey Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 20 from 22 matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Grimsby Town's travels as they have only collected 20 points from 22 away games in the League Two. Grimsby Town only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 5 draws.

Grimsby won their last game, 1-0 versus Port Vale played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Exeter City wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

The visitors have scored 20 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Grimsby rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 36 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grimsby Town - Cambridge 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Cambridge victories, three draws and two Grimsby Town wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedP. Mullin
P. Mullin
30 goals
CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
14 goals
Cambridge UnitedW. Hoolahan
W. Hoolahan
6 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Grimsby Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
23 11 2 Won W 1 5 10
8 5 2 Drew D 1 5 13
14 6 3 Lost L 5 12 22
70 27 5 Scored S 6 20 37
49 20 6 Conceded C 14 36 66
93% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 91% 87%
71% 59% 43% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 64% 64%
51% 50% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 55% 49%
20% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 32% 20%
16% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 14% 9%
53% 55% 43% BTTS BTTS 43% 50% 51%
29% 27% 29% Clean Sheets C S 14% 14% 22%
24% 32% 43% Failed to Score F T 57% 45% 40%
 
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 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.7 11.1 10.9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.1 9.1
4 3.8 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3 2.8
38% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 45 23 10 12 57 38 22 12 5 5 33 20 23 11 5 7 24 18 19 79
2 Cambridge United 45 23 8 14 70 49 22 11 5 6 27 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 21 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 10 13 55 49 23 11 5 7 27 23 22 11 5 6 28 26 6 76
4 Morecambe 45 22 9 14 67 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 9 75
5 Newport County 45 20 12 13 56 41 23 13 5 5 27 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 15 72
6 Tranmere Rovers 45 20 12 13 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 72
7 Forest Green Rovers 45 19 13 13 56 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 22 9 6 7 25 24 5 70
8 Exeter City 45 18 15 12 70 49 22 11 6 5 37 19 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 69
9 Salford City 45 18 14 13 51 34 22 10 11 1 33 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 17 68
10 Carlisle United 45 18 11 16 60 51 22 12 4 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 65
11 Leyton Orient 45 17 10 18 53 52 23 9 7 7 32 25 22 8 3 11 21 27 1 61
12 Crawley Town 45 16 13 16 55 58 22 10 6 6 29 23 23 6 7 10 26 35 -3 61
13 Port Vale 45 17 9 19 57 54 22 9 5 8 27 22 23 8 4 11 30 32 3 60
14 Bradford City 45 16 11 18 48 51 23 9 7 7 22 19 22 7 4 11 26 32 -3 59
15 Stevenage 45 13 18 14 40 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 57
16 Harrogate Town 45 16 9 20 51 57 23 8 5 10 24 29 22 8 4 10 27 28 -6 57
17 Mansfield Town 45 12 19 14 54 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 22 6 9 7 21 24 -1 55
18 Oldham Athletic 45 15 9 21 72 78 22 6 2 14 31 39 23 9 7 7 41 39 -6 54
19 Walsall 45 11 19 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 22 4 13 5 25 26 -8 52
20 Colchester United 45 11 17 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -17 50
21 Barrow 45 13 10 22 52 58 23 7 8 8 32 32 22 6 2 14 20 26 -6 49
22 Scunthorpe United 45 13 9 23 41 63 22 7 6 9 22 27 23 6 3 14 19 36 -22 48
23 Southend United 45 10 14 21 28 57 22 5 5 12 15 28 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 44
24 Grimsby Town 45 10 13 22 37 66 23 5 8 10 17 30 22 5 5 12 20 36 -29 43

Grimsby Town:
England:
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 Cheltenham Town 45 23 10 12 57 38 22 12 5 5 33 20 23 11 5 7 24 18 19 79
2 Cambridge United 45 23 8 14 70 49 22 11 5 6 27 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 21 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 10 13 55 49 23 11 5 7 27 23 22 11 5 6 28 26 6 76
4 Morecambe 45 22 9 14 67 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 9 75
5 Newport County 45 20 12 13 56 41 23 13 5 5 27 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 15 72
6 Tranmere Rovers 45 20 12 13 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 72
7 Forest Green Rovers 45 19 13 13 56 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 22 9 6 7 25 24 5 70
8 Exeter City 45 18 15 12 70 49 22 11 6 5 37 19 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 69
9 Salford City 45 18 14 13 51 34 22 10 11 1 33 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 17 68
10 Carlisle United 45 18 11 16 60 51 22 12 4 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 65
11 Leyton Orient 45 17 10 18 53 52 23 9 7 7 32 25 22 8 3 11 21 27 1 61
12 Crawley Town 45 16 13 16 55 58 22 10 6 6 29 23 23 6 7 10 26 35 -3 61
13 Port Vale 45 17 9 19 57 54 22 9 5 8 27 22 23 8 4 11 30 32 3 60
14 Bradford City 45 16 11 18 48 51 23 9 7 7 22 19 22 7 4 11 26 32 -3 59
15 Stevenage 45 13 18 14 40 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 57
16 Harrogate Town 45 16 9 20 51 57 23 8 5 10 24 29 22 8 4 10 27 28 -6 57
17 Mansfield Town 45 12 19 14 54 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 22 6 9 7 21 24 -1 55
18 Oldham Athletic 45 15 9 21 72 78 22 6 2 14 31 39 23 9 7 7 41 39 -6 54
19 Walsall 45 11 19 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 22 4 13 5 25 26 -8 52
20 Colchester United 45 11 17 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -17 50
21 Barrow 45 13 10 22 52 58 23 7 8 8 32 32 22 6 2 14 20 26 -6 49
22 Scunthorpe United 45 13 9 23 41 63 22 7 6 9 22 27 23 6 3 14 19 36 -22 48
23 Southend United 45 10 14 21 28 57 22 5 5 12 15 28 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 44
24 Grimsby Town 45 10 13 22 37 66 23 5 8 10 17 30 22 5 5 12 20 36 -29 43

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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.