Cambridge United vs Plymouth Argyle match preview: Even contest expected at Abbey Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Cambridge United have their presumed home advantage while Plymouth Argyle are ahead 5 points in the League Two table.

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.

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Cambridge United form and stats

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Cambridge United so far this season.

Cambridge United drew their last game, 0-0 away at Carlisle United (placed 21st). A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Exeter City.

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 United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 8.

Cambridge United has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Cambridge United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Plymouth Argyle in their League Two matches away.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bristol Rovers in their previous outing. The FA Cup match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Bradford City in the League Two.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Plymouth Argyle playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 4 Plymouth Argyle wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Plymouth Argyle find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Cambridge United won 2, Plymouth Argyle won 3 and 1 draw. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedP. Lewis
P. Lewis
4 goals
Plymouth ArgyleJ. Grant
J. Grant
4 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Cambridge United Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 18
6 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
6 3 0 Drew D 0 2 5
7 3 2 Lost L 2 4 5
23 12 4 Scored S 1 9 27
19 9 2 Conceded C 2 12 21
79% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
58% 56% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 56% 72%
47% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 56%
26% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 39%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 39%
32% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 39%
47% 44% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 22%
 
4.7 5.2 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 5.1 5.1
5.3 4.7 4.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 5.9 5
1.5 1.1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
226 121 39 Total Shots T S 30 91 224
77 48 18 Shots on Target S O 7 29 76
30% 25% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle 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 Swindon Town 19 11 3 5 32 22 10 6 1 3 14 11 9 5 2 2 18 11 10 36
2 Forest Green Rovers 19 10 5 4 24 13 9 4 3 2 8 6 10 6 2 2 16 7 11 35
3 Crewe Alexandra 19 10 4 5 32 22 10 5 2 3 18 11 9 5 2 2 14 11 10 34
4 Exeter City 19 9 6 4 24 20 9 5 3 1 13 6 10 4 3 3 11 14 4 33
5 Cheltenham Town 18 8 7 3 28 15 9 5 3 1 21 11 9 3 4 2 7 4 13 31
6 Northampton Town 19 9 4 6 28 19 10 6 1 3 18 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 31
7 Bradford City 18 9 4 5 26 18 9 6 1 2 15 7 9 3 3 3 11 11 8 31
8 Plymouth Argyle 18 8 5 5 27 21 9 5 3 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 9 12 6 29
9 Port Vale 19 7 7 5 25 25 9 5 4 0 13 7 10 2 3 5 12 18 0 28
10 Colchester United 18 7 6 5 23 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 27
11 Newport County 17 7 6 4 17 14 10 5 3 2 11 8 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 27
12 Salford City 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 3 4 3 9 12 9 3 3 3 14 16 -5 25
13 Cambridge United 19 6 6 7 23 19 9 3 3 3 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 10 4 24
14 Macclesfield Town 19 5 8 6 18 21 9 3 5 1 10 6 10 2 3 5 8 15 -3 23
15 Mansfield Town 19 5 6 8 26 26 9 2 2 5 15 16 10 3 4 3 11 10 0 21
16 Scunthorpe United 19 5 6 8 25 26 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -1 21
17 Crawley Town 19 5 6 8 25 31 10 4 2 4 12 14 9 1 4 4 13 17 -6 21
18 Grimsby Town 17 5 5 7 20 22 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 20
19 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 26 34 10 2 3 5 14 19 9 3 2 4 12 15 -8 20
20 Oldham Athletic 18 4 7 7 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 8 16 -7 19
21 Carlisle United 19 5 4 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 16 -12 19
22 Walsall 19 5 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 13 -12 19
23 Stevenage 18 2 8 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 10 0 6 4 4 11 -9 14
24 Morecambe 19 3 5 11 16 35 9 1 3 5 8 14 10 2 2 6 8 21 -19 14

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.