Cambridge United vs Newport County betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 10.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

It's still early in the League Two season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Cambridge United - Newport County preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cambridge United form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Cambridge United's two home games in the League Two so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Abbey Stadium.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 206 minutes without scoring a league goal. P. Mullin was the last player to find the net.

Cambridge enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Burton Albion's place. The match ended 4-2 with H. Knibbs, H. Darling and L. Hannant (2) scoring. Heartbreak before that as Cambridge lost 0-2 at Exeter City's place.

The game against Burton Albion had lots of late drama as Cambridge United came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through L. Hannant's goal in the 86th minute. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

This is expected to be a close game, with Cambridge United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cambridge as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Cambridge United has won three of these, drawn three and lost six.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cambridge United at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Newport County form and stats

Four points from two away games for Newport County, meaning one draw and one victory in the League Two so far.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Mansfield Town.

As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Norwich City U21 was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Newport County in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Newport, three draws and eight defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Newport County has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Cambridge victories, one draw and seven Newport County wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CambridgeP. Mullin
P. Mullin
3 goals
Newport CountyT. Abrahams
T. Abrahams
2 goals
Newport CountyR. Taylor
R. Taylor
2 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Newport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
8 3 0 Scored S 0 3 7
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
44 12 0 Total Shots T S 0 36 64
16 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 9 18
50% 75% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United has the most scored goals (8) in League Two
  • Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+6) in League Two
  • Newport County is in the best form (3-1-0)
Cambridge United Last season Newport County
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   17 36
12 7   Won W   3 12
9 3   Drew D   3 10
16 8   Lost L   11 14
40 23   Scored S   12 32
48 27   Conceded C   26 39
86% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 92%
65% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 58%
49% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 28%
27% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 11%
11% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
43% 50%   BTTS BTTS   35% 42%
30% 28%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 33%
41% 33%   Failed to Score F T   53% 33%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 1.9
3 2   Red cards R C   2 2
 
430 235   Total Shots T S   177 449
140 89   Shots on Target S O   42 117
29% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%

  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 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
2 Morecambe 4 3 0 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 -2 9
3 Salford City 4 2 2 0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 8
4 Cambridge United 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 6 7
5 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 7
6 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
8 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
9 Colchester United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
10 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
11 Carlisle United 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 6
12 Harrogate Town 4 1 2 1 7 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 5
13 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
14 Walsall 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
15 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5
16 Stevenage 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
17 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
18 Scunthorpe United 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
19 Bolton Wanderers 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
20 Mansfield Town 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
21 Barrow 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
22 Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 6 -5 1
23 Southend United 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 1
24 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season 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 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Newport County 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
2 Morecambe 4 3 0 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 -2 9
3 Salford City 4 2 2 0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 8
4 Cambridge United 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 6 7
5 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 7
6 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
8 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
9 Colchester United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
10 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
11 Carlisle United 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 6
12 Harrogate Town 4 1 2 1 7 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 5
13 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
14 Walsall 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
15 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5
16 Stevenage 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
17 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
18 Scunthorpe United 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
19 Bolton Wanderers 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
20 Mansfield Town 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
21 Barrow 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
22 Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 6 -5 1
23 Southend United 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 1
24 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0

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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.