Cambridge United fights Leyton Orient in League Two battle

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Cambridge United are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 19th.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Cambridge United form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Cambridge United have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. Two home wins in a row for Cambridge United bring valid hopes of a third.

The home team returns to Abbey Stadium after sharing the points with Cheltenham Town (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Cambridge United won a home game hosting Plymouth Argyle (1-0).

A case of two points dropped for Cambridge United in the Cheltenham Town match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cambridge United handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D2-L2.

Cambridge United has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Cambridge United have conceded only 9 goals.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Leyton Orient delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Bradford City (placed 5th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Before that, Leyton Orient travelled to Oldham Athletic and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Leyton Orient have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W2-D4-L2.

Leyton Orient find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Leyton Orient have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Cambridge United won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Leyton Orient has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 2

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals
Leyton OrientJ. Wright
J. Wright
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedP. Lewis
P. Lewis
5 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Cambridge United Leyton Orient
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
7 4 0 Won W 0 3 5
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
7 3 1 Lost L 2 4 9
25 13 1 Scored S 2 13 27
20 9 2 Conceded C 6 16 35
81% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
57% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 76%
43% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 57%
24% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 43%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 19%
43% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 57%
33% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 24%
43% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 29%
 
4.7 5.4 7 Corners For (avg) C F 5.7 5 5.3
5.4 5.1 2.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 4.7 5.1
1.6 1.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
246 132 32 Total Shots T S 29 88 224
85 51 11 Shots on Target S O 7 31 79
29% 25% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 42% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leyton Orient has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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

Read more about League Two

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.