Cambridge United look to Abbey Stadium supporters for inspiration before Oldham Athletic match

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Cambridge United leading Oldham Athletic by 8 points.

Insights:
  • Cambridge United has the fewest conceded goals (11) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cambridge United and Oldham Athletic.

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Cambridge United form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Cambridge United, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League Two, are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).

The Cambridge United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Mansfield Town here at Abbey Stadium in a League Two match. Before that, Cambridge played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Cheltenham Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cambridge handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and three defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Gillingham is only three days away.

The Cambridge fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Cambridge have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Oldham Athletic, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Oldham Athletic are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Oldham's previous game was their home loss versus Tranmere Rovers (0-1). Prior to that result Oldham won their away game at Bradford City in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 2-1.

Oldham are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, four draws and four defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Oldham are hosting Sunderland in the EFL Trophy only three days away.

Oldham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Oldham Athletic have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Cambridge United-Oldham Athletic H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Cambridge United zero wins, Oldham Athletic two wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedP. Mullin
P. Mullin
12 goals
CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
7 goals
Oldham AthleticC. McAleny
C. McAleny
6 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Cambridge United Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 8 2 Played P 1 7 15
7 4 0 Won W 1 4 5
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 1 Lost L 0 2 8
26 12 1 Scored S 2 13 21
11 6 2 Conceded C 1 14 28
93% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 87%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 67%
21% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 27%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 27%
50% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 67%
36% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
21% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 9.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.4 11.7
3.9 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 4 3.6
48% 55% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 46% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • All of Oldham Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cambridge United has the fewest conceded goals (11) in League Two
  • Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+15) in League Two
  • Cambridge United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Oldham Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Oldham Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Oldham Athletic 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 14 9 3 2 22 12 7 6 1 0 11 5 7 3 2 2 11 7 10 30
2 Cheltenham Town 15 9 2 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 11 7 7 5 0 2 13 6 11 29
3 Exeter City 15 7 6 2 30 18 7 5 0 2 15 7 8 2 6 0 15 11 12 27
4 Forest Green Rovers 15 7 5 3 20 14 7 3 3 1 9 7 8 4 2 2 11 7 6 26
5 Carlisle United 15 8 2 5 21 16 7 6 0 1 15 8 8 2 2 4 6 8 5 26
6 Cambridge United 14 7 4 3 26 11 8 4 3 1 12 6 6 3 1 2 14 5 15 25
7 Leyton Orient 15 7 3 5 24 17 7 3 2 2 13 8 8 4 1 3 11 9 7 24
8 Tranmere Rovers 15 7 3 5 18 15 7 4 0 3 10 5 8 3 3 2 8 10 3 24
9 Salford City 14 6 4 4 22 13 8 4 4 0 15 6 6 2 0 4 7 7 9 22
10 Bolton Wanderers 15 6 4 5 17 18 8 3 2 3 8 6 7 3 2 2 9 12 -1 22
11 Morecambe 15 6 4 5 18 25 7 2 3 2 7 11 8 4 1 3 11 14 -7 22
12 Colchester United 14 5 6 3 21 21 7 5 2 0 14 7 7 0 4 3 7 14 0 21
13 Crawley Town 15 5 4 6 20 19 7 4 1 2 13 7 8 1 3 4 7 12 1 19
14 Port Vale 15 6 1 8 18 18 8 3 1 4 10 10 7 3 0 4 8 8 0 19
15 Harrogate Town 15 5 4 6 17 19 7 1 3 3 7 11 8 4 1 3 10 8 -2 19
16 Walsall 15 3 9 3 14 17 8 3 3 2 6 6 7 0 6 1 8 11 -3 18
17 Oldham Athletic 15 5 2 8 21 28 8 1 1 6 8 14 7 4 1 2 13 14 -7 17
18 Grimsby Town 13 4 3 6 12 22 5 1 1 3 4 11 8 3 2 3 8 11 -10 15
19 Mansfield Town 15 2 8 5 14 19 8 0 4 4 6 12 7 2 4 1 8 7 -5 14
20 Scunthorpe United 13 4 2 7 13 21 6 1 2 3 4 12 7 3 0 4 9 9 -8 14
21 Barrow 15 2 7 6 20 23 8 1 6 1 14 14 7 1 1 5 6 9 -3 13
22 Bradford City 14 3 4 7 14 19 8 2 3 3 9 10 6 1 1 4 5 9 -5 13
23 Stevenage 15 2 6 7 11 16 7 2 1 4 6 7 8 0 5 3 5 9 -5 12
24 Southend United 14 1 2 11 6 29 7 0 1 6 4 15 7 1 1 5 2 14 -23 5

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.