Cambridge United vs Grimsby Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Tue 22.October
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Cambridge United in 10th and Grimsby Town in 14th place.

It's no vacation for neither Cambridge United nor Grimsby Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Cambridge United form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cambridge United have to build on here at Abbey Stadium in the League Two.

Cambridge United's last game was hosting Exeter City (placed 4th) and winning 4-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Salford City.

As mentioned above, Cambridge United "killed" Exeter City in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

There will be little rest for Cambridge United after this match as they are travelling to Northampton Town for a League Two game in only four days.

Cambridge United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Cambridge United have conceded 8 goals.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Recent form does not give Grimsby Town much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Cambridge United will be a tough nut to crack.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Leyton Orient with 0-4 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Stevenage wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Grimsby Town lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cheltenham Town in just four days.

Grimsby Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Grimsby Town have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Cambridge United, 2 draws and 3 wins for Grimsby Town. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
5 goals / 1 assists
Grimsby TownJ. Hanson
J. Hanson
5 goals / 5 assists
Cambridge UnitedP. Lewis
P. Lewis
3 goals / 3 assists

Cambridge United missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Cambridge United Grimsby Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 0 7 14
5 2 0 Won W 0 3 5
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 3 0 Lost L 0 3 6
20 10 2 Scored S 0 11 20
14 8 2 Conceded C 0 8 20
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
57% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 71% 71%
50% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 50%
36% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 43%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 50%
29% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 14%
43% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 36%
 
4.4 5.1 5 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.9 5.6
5.1 4.3 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5 4.4
1.5 1.1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Cambridge United
All EFL Trophy League Two Carabao Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
28-09-19 LT Stevenage 1 - 1 Cambridge United
05-10-19 LT Cambridge United 2 - 2 Macclesfield Town
08-10-19 EFL Cambridge United 0 - 1 Northampton Town
12-10-19 LT Salford City 1 - 0 Cambridge United
19-10-19 LT Cambridge United 4 - 0 Exeter City
22-10-19 LT Cambridge United 20:45 Grimsby Town
26-10-19 LT Northampton Town 16:00 Cambridge United
02-11-19 LT Cambridge United 16:00 Crawley Town
05-11-19 EFL Cambridge United 20:30 Arsenal U21
12-11-19 EFL Peterborough United 20:30 Cambridge United
Grimsby Town
All EFL Trophy League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
28-09-19 LT Exeter City 1 - 3 Grimsby Town
05-10-19 LT Grimsby Town 0 - 1 Mansfield Town
08-10-19 EFL Sunderland 3 - 2 Grimsby Town
12-10-19 LT Stevenage 2 - 1 Grimsby Town
19-10-19 LT Grimsby Town 0 - 4 Leyton Orient
22-10-19 LT Cambridge United 20:45 Grimsby Town
26-10-19 LT Grimsby Town 16:00 Cheltenham Town
29-10-19 EFL Grimsby Town 20:45 Leicester U21
02-11-19 LT Plymouth Argyle 16:00 Grimsby Town
16-11-19 LT Grimsby Town 16:00 Newport County

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 14 9 2 3 26 17 7 4 1 2 13 10 7 5 1 1 13 7 9 29
2 Bradford City 14 8 3 3 21 13 7 5 1 1 12 5 7 3 2 2 9 8 8 27
3 Newport County 13 7 5 1 14 7 7 5 2 0 9 4 6 2 3 1 5 3 7 26
4 Exeter City 14 7 5 2 18 15 7 4 2 1 9 6 7 3 3 1 9 9 3 26
5 Cheltenham Town 13 7 4 2 23 12 6 4 2 0 16 8 7 3 2 2 7 4 11 25
6 Forest Green Rovers 14 7 4 3 16 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 7 3 2 2 8 4 7 25
7 Swindon Town 14 6 3 5 21 19 7 3 1 3 10 10 7 3 2 2 11 9 2 21
8 Plymouth Argyle 14 5 5 4 20 16 7 3 3 1 12 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 4 20
9 Macclesfield Town 14 5 5 4 16 15 7 3 3 1 9 5 7 2 2 3 7 10 1 20
10 Cambridge United 14 5 4 5 20 14 7 2 2 3 10 8 7 3 2 2 10 6 6 19
11 Colchester United 14 5 4 5 16 13 7 3 2 2 8 6 7 2 2 3 8 7 3 19
12 Leyton Orient 14 5 4 5 23 22 7 2 2 3 11 12 7 3 2 2 12 10 1 19
13 Crawley Town 14 5 4 5 22 22 7 4 1 2 11 8 7 1 3 3 11 14 0 19
14 Grimsby Town 14 5 3 6 20 20 7 2 2 3 9 12 7 3 1 3 11 8 0 18
15 Northampton Town 14 5 3 6 16 16 7 3 1 3 10 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 0 18
16 Port Vale 14 4 6 4 19 21 7 4 3 0 11 6 7 0 3 4 8 15 -2 18
17 Mansfield Town 14 4 5 5 21 19 7 2 2 3 12 11 7 2 3 2 9 8 2 17
18 Salford City 14 4 5 5 16 22 7 3 2 2 6 8 7 1 3 3 10 14 -6 17
19 Walsall 14 4 3 7 10 19 7 1 2 4 4 10 7 3 1 3 6 9 -9 15
20 Carlisle United 14 4 2 8 15 25 7 2 2 3 8 12 7 2 0 5 7 13 -10 14
21 Oldham Athletic 14 2 5 7 14 24 7 1 3 3 7 8 7 1 2 4 7 16 -10 11
22 Scunthorpe United 14 2 4 8 17 23 7 2 3 2 11 8 7 0 1 6 6 15 -6 10
23 Morecambe 14 2 4 8 14 26 7 0 3 4 7 12 7 2 1 4 7 14 -12 10
24 Stevenage 14 1 6 7 11 20 7 1 2 4 7 10 7 0 4 3 4 10 -9 9

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