Cambridge United fights Leyton Orient in League Two battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League Two table so far. Here's the Cambridge United - Leyton Orient latest:

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

When playing at home in the League Two, Cambridge United have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.

Cambridge faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bradford City (0-1). Before that, Cambridge United had a home game versus Colchester United which ended with a victory 2-1.

The manager M. Bonner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stevenage in only three days.

A decent goal production from Cambridge in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Cambridge have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Leyton has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Leyton Orient might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Crawley Town proved too strong as Leyton Orient slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Matchroom Stadium. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Morecambe's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Southend United in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Leyton Orient have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. As opposed to that, Leyton have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Cambridge United-Leyton Orient H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Cambridge two wins, Leyton Orient two wins, two draws. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedP. Mullin
P. Mullin
15 goals
Leyton OrientD. Johnson
D. Johnson
12 goals
CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
7 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Cambridge United Leyton Orient
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 10 5 Played P 4 10 19
8 5 2 Won W 3 4 8
4 3 2 Drew D 0 1 3
6 2 1 Lost L 1 5 8
29 15 7 Scored S 6 12 28
17 9 5 Conceded C 4 13 24
94% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 84%
50% 60% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 58%
17% 10% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 21%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 11%
50% 70% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 58%
28% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 32%
28% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.3 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 2.1 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.7 10 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.9 9.8
3.7 3.2 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.2
44% 47% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 47%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newport County 19 11 4 4 30 20 9 7 1 1 15 10 10 4 3 3 15 10 10 37
2 Forest Green Rovers 19 10 6 3 25 15 9 5 3 1 12 7 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 36
3 Carlisle United 19 11 2 6 27 17 9 8 0 1 20 8 10 3 2 5 7 9 10 35
4 Cheltenham Town 19 10 3 6 29 20 10 5 2 3 16 11 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 33
5 Morecambe 19 9 4 6 24 29 9 4 3 2 10 12 10 5 1 4 14 17 -5 31
6 Exeter City 18 8 6 4 39 25 9 6 0 3 21 9 9 2 6 1 18 16 14 30
7 Salford City 18 8 6 4 25 14 10 4 6 0 16 7 8 4 0 4 9 7 11 30
8 Walsall 19 7 9 3 26 24 10 5 3 2 12 10 9 2 6 1 14 14 2 30
9 Cambridge United 18 8 4 6 29 17 10 5 3 2 15 9 8 3 1 4 14 8 12 28
10 Colchester United 19 7 7 5 27 27 9 6 2 1 17 10 10 1 5 4 10 17 0 28
11 Crawley Town 19 7 6 6 30 26 9 5 2 2 18 10 10 2 4 4 12 16 4 27
12 Leyton Orient 19 8 3 8 28 24 9 4 2 3 16 11 10 4 1 5 12 13 4 27
13 Tranmere Rovers 18 8 3 7 22 23 8 4 0 4 11 8 10 4 3 3 11 15 -1 27
14 Oldham Athletic 19 8 2 9 32 35 10 2 1 7 13 18 9 6 1 2 19 17 -3 26
15 Bolton Wanderers 19 7 4 8 22 29 10 3 2 5 11 15 9 4 2 3 11 14 -7 25
16 Port Vale 19 7 3 9 29 27 10 3 3 4 12 12 9 4 0 5 17 15 2 24
17 Harrogate Town 19 6 4 9 19 23 9 1 3 5 7 13 10 5 1 4 12 10 -4 22
18 Scunthorpe United 18 6 2 10 17 25 9 3 2 4 8 14 9 3 0 6 9 11 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 18 5 4 9 16 30 8 2 2 4 6 14 10 3 2 5 10 16 -14 19
20 Mansfield Town 19 2 11 6 19 25 10 0 6 4 10 16 9 2 5 2 9 9 -6 17
21 Bradford City 18 4 5 9 17 24 10 3 3 4 10 11 8 1 2 5 7 13 -7 17
22 Barrow 19 3 7 9 26 30 10 2 6 2 17 15 9 1 1 7 9 15 -4 16
23 Stevenage 17 2 7 8 11 20 8 2 2 4 6 7 9 0 5 4 5 13 -9 13
24 Southend United 18 3 4 11 11 31 9 2 1 6 8 16 9 1 3 5 3 15 -20 13

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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.