League Two match preview: Macclesfield Town versus Cambridge United

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Moss Rose (6355 seats)

Season ticket holders at Moss Rose haven't seen too many victories this season, with Macclesfield Town languishing in the 22nd position so far. The guesting Cambridge United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Macclesfield Town nor Cambridge United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Macclesfield Town at their home stadium (Moss Rose) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. Three draws in a row here at Moss Rose for Macclesfield Town, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

The home team returns to Moss Rose after sharing the points with Port Vale (placed 10th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 2-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Forest Green Rovers.

The Macclesfield Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Macclesfield Town have conceded only 7 goals.

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Cambridge United form and stats

3-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cambridge United in their League Two matches away.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Mansfield Town with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Before that, Cambridge United secured a home win against Morecambe with the score 1-0.

Cambridge United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cambridge United have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Cambridge United - Macclesfield Town 2-2 played earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 2 Macclesfield Town victories, 2 draws and 4 Cambridge United wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
7 goals
Cambridge UnitedP. Lewis
P. Lewis
5 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Roles
J. Roles
5 goals

Macclesfield Town missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Macclesfield Town Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 10 4 Played P 3 12 25
5 3 2 Won W 1 3 8
11 6 2 Drew D 2 4 7
7 1 0 Lost L 0 5 10
22 11 5 Scored S 5 12 30
26 7 3 Conceded C 1 15 30
91% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 84%
65% 70% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 60%
39% 20% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 48%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 32%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 16%
52% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 44%
22% 30% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 32%
35% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 40%
 
4.7 6.1 7 Corners For (avg) C F 6.3 4.2 4.7
5.5 4.5 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.5 5.2
2 2.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.7
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
247 115 57 Total Shots T S 47 121 285
83 43 26 Shots on Target S O 11 35 100
27% 26% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 34% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Macclesfield Town has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
  • Macclesfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than 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 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

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.