A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Cambridge United in 1st position and Morecambe placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Cambridge United have the the best goal difference (+22) in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cambridge United form and stats
10-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Cambridge United, who have the the best goal difference (+22) in League Two, so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Cambridge bring valid hopes of a third.
A good away victory last time out for Cambridge, who won 2-1 against Carlisle United (placed 14th). Before that, Cambridge had a home game versus Forest Green Rovers which ended with a victory 1-0.
Cambridge United goalkeeper Callum Burton did an outstanding job against Carlisle United with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The victory against Carlisle United came after Adam May's winning goal. The Cambridge United manager M. Bonner was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 85th minute.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cambridge have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn two and lost six.
The manager M. Bonner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tranmere Rovers in only three days.
The Cambridge fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cambridge have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Morecambe form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Morecambe have produced an overall stat of 8-4-7 so far.
Morecambe have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Kyle Letheren. It's been 191 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Morecambe go into this game after a win, the home game against Cheltenham Town that ended 1-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Harrogate Town with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Morecambe in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Morecambe, two draws and three defeats.
A new game in only four days for Morecambe, the League Two home match versus Southend United. Busy days.
Morecambe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 19 games (in the league). Morecambe have conceded 28 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe - Cambridge 0-5 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cambridge won three, Morecambe won four and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Mullin 24 goals |   C. Gomes 12 goals | J. Ironside 11 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
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| Cambridge United | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 19 | 37 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 57 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 52 |
| 35 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 49 |
| 92% | 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 58% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | 78% |
| 50% | 47% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 63% | 59% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 26% | 30% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| 50% | 53% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | 65% |
| 32% | 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 16% | 22% |
| 26% | 32% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 39% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 82% | 89% | 78% |
- Cambridge United have the most points (35) at home in League Two
- Cambridge United have the the best goal difference (+22) in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe 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 | Cambridge United | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 67 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 65 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 63 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 63 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 62 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 62 |
| 7 | Newport County | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 57 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 56 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 10 | Salford City | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 51 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 51 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -1 | 51 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 49 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 48 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 48 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 45 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | -9 | 45 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -3 | 44 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -4 | 44 |
| 20 | Walsall | 37 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -7 | 41 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 39 |
| 22 | Barrow | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 38 |
| 23 | Southend United | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -27 | 35 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -27 | 32 |