Cambridge United v Salford City betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Tue 28.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Cambs Glass Stadium (8127 seats)

Cambridge United and Salford City have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 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 Salford City.

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Cambridge United form and stats

Cambridge United have collected 18 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-3-6. Cambridge United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at The Cambs Glass Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

Cambridge United manager C. Calderwood and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Morecambe (placed 23rd) in the League Two. Preceding that match was a defeat to Stevenage (0-4).

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 twelve matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 3 Lost 7.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge United, as the League Two home game vs Colchester United is only four days away.

The Cambridge United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. On the other hand, Cambridge United have conceded 19 goals.

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Salford City form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Salford City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Oldham Athletic (placed 20th) in their previous match; a League Two game. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Accrington Stanley.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Salford City in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Salford City, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Port Vale.

Salford City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Salford City have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Salford City - Cambridge United 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
7 goals
Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
6 goals
Cambridge UnitedP. Lewis
P. Lewis
5 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Salford City missing players

Cambridge United Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
8 5 2 Won W 3 5 9
8 3 1 Drew D 0 4 9
13 6 1 Lost L 1 5 11
31 18 5 Scored S 7 21 36
38 19 4 Conceded C 4 21 40
86% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
62% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 79%
45% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 48%
31% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 28%
14% 21% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 10%
41% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 59%
28% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 17%
45% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 28%
 
4.7 5.1 5 Corners For (avg) C F 3.8 3.2 3.7
4.9 4.6 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.8 6.8 5.8
1.7 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.2 1.8 1.8
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 2 2 2
 
335 176 50 Total Shots T S 32 145 345
108 69 17 Shots on Target S O 10 51 117
29% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 70% 41% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salford City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 29 17 5 7 52 31 15 10 2 3 27 13 14 7 3 4 25 18 21 56
2 Exeter City 28 15 9 4 38 27 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 7 4 3 16 16 11 54
3 Plymouth Argyle 27 15 5 7 45 28 13 8 3 2 27 13 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 50
4 Crewe Alexandra 28 14 7 7 51 35 14 8 3 3 27 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 16 49
5 Colchester United 29 11 13 5 38 25 14 7 5 2 20 11 15 4 8 3 18 14 13 46
6 Northampton Town 28 13 7 8 41 31 14 9 2 3 25 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 10 46
7 Bradford City 29 12 10 7 35 27 14 9 3 2 22 10 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 46
8 Cheltenham Town 27 11 11 5 41 22 13 7 4 2 28 14 14 4 7 3 13 8 19 44
9 Forest Green Rovers 29 12 8 9 34 27 14 5 4 5 12 13 15 7 4 4 22 14 7 44
10 Port Vale 29 10 11 8 35 36 14 7 6 1 19 11 15 3 5 7 16 25 -1 41
11 Newport County 26 9 9 8 26 24 14 6 6 2 16 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 2 36
12 Salford City 29 9 9 11 36 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 21 21 -4 36
13 Walsall 29 10 6 13 29 39 14 4 4 6 12 17 15 6 2 7 17 22 -10 36
14 Crawley Town 29 8 11 10 39 41 15 7 4 4 22 18 14 1 7 6 17 23 -2 35
15 Scunthorpe United 29 8 9 12 39 42 15 4 6 5 22 21 14 4 3 7 17 21 -3 33
16 Cambridge United 29 8 8 13 31 38 14 5 3 6 18 19 15 3 5 7 13 19 -7 32
17 Leyton Orient 29 7 10 12 36 46 15 3 6 6 19 25 14 4 4 6 17 21 -10 31
18 Mansfield Town 29 7 9 13 40 45 15 3 4 8 24 27 14 4 5 5 16 18 -5 30
19 Grimsby Town 27 7 9 11 27 33 13 3 4 6 11 18 14 4 5 5 16 15 -6 30
20 Oldham Athletic 29 6 12 11 28 43 14 3 6 5 16 19 15 3 6 6 12 24 -15 30
21 Carlisle United 28 7 8 13 26 45 14 4 5 5 12 19 14 3 3 8 14 26 -19 29
22 Macclesfield Town 28 7 13 8 28 31 14 5 8 1 16 10 14 2 5 7 12 21 -3 28
23 Morecambe 29 5 8 16 25 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 14 2 2 10 9 30 -26 23
24 Stevenage 29 3 13 13 20 33 15 2 6 7 10 18 14 1 7 6 10 15 -13 22

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.