Football betting preview: Salford City vs Cambridge United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 26.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Salford City - Cambridge United!

Insights:
  • Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
  • Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+7) away in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Salford 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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Salford City form and stats

Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two, have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Salford City fans aren't used to losing league-games here at The Peninsula Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Salford City has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Salford, who played 2-2 against Harrogate Town. That match was also played at this venue (The Peninsula Stadium). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Newport County the opponent.

The hometeam coach N. Hunt made a successful contribution in the game against Harrogate Town, bringing on Brandon Thomas-Asante who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Salford City handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, five draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to Oldham Athletic for a League Two game in only four days.

Salford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Salford have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cambridge United form and stats

Playing away, Cambridge United, who have the the best goal difference (+7) away in League Two, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.

Cambridge's last game was the home draw against Bradford City (0-0). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Southend United.

We have checked recent matches where Cambridge have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were four victories, two draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cambridge are hosting Crawley Town in the League Two only four days away.

Cambridge has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Cambridge in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cambridge United - Salford 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Salford won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Cambridge United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedP. Mullin
P. Mullin
17 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
9 goals
SalfordI. Henderson
I. Henderson
8 goals

Salford City missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Salford City Cambridge United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 4 12 25
10 5 1 Won W 1 5 12
8 7 4 Drew D 1 2 6
6 0 0 Lost L 2 5 7
31 20 5 Scored S 6 19 38
19 9 4 Conceded C 5 12 23
88% 83% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
62% 83% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
42% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 52%
17% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 8%
38% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 56%
50% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 24%
25% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.2 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 12.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 12 11.4
4.8 5.2 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.7
27% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 41%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cambridge United has the the best goal difference (+7) away in League Two
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
  • Salford City has the most clean sheets (12) in League Two
  • Salford City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 25 12 6 7 38 23 13 7 4 2 19 11 12 5 2 5 19 12 15 42
2 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 9 5 32 23 12 5 5 2 15 11 13 6 4 3 17 12 9 42
3 Newport County 23 11 7 5 34 25 10 7 2 1 15 10 13 4 5 4 19 15 9 40
4 Carlisle United 21 12 3 6 32 20 10 8 1 1 23 11 11 4 2 5 9 9 12 39
5 Salford City 24 10 8 6 31 19 12 5 7 0 20 9 12 5 1 6 11 10 12 38
6 Morecambe 23 11 5 7 31 33 12 6 4 2 17 14 11 5 1 5 14 19 -2 38
7 Cheltenham Town 23 10 7 6 32 23 12 5 4 3 18 13 11 5 3 3 14 10 9 37
8 Exeter City 22 9 9 4 44 28 12 7 2 3 26 12 10 2 7 1 18 16 16 36
9 Leyton Orient 24 11 3 10 34 27 13 7 2 4 21 12 11 4 1 6 13 15 7 36
10 Tranmere Rovers 23 10 5 8 28 28 11 6 0 5 16 12 12 4 5 3 12 16 0 35
11 Walsall 25 8 11 6 32 33 13 5 4 4 14 15 12 3 7 2 18 18 -1 35
12 Crawley Town 22 9 7 6 34 28 10 5 3 2 19 11 12 4 4 4 15 17 6 34
13 Mansfield Town 24 7 11 6 32 30 12 2 6 4 16 17 12 5 5 2 16 13 2 32
14 Oldham Athletic 25 9 5 11 40 44 13 3 1 9 19 25 12 6 4 2 21 19 -4 32
15 Colchester United 23 7 9 7 28 33 11 6 4 1 18 11 12 1 5 6 10 22 -5 30
16 Port Vale 25 8 5 12 34 37 13 4 3 6 16 17 12 4 2 6 18 20 -3 29
17 Bolton Wanderers 24 7 7 10 28 37 12 3 3 6 12 17 12 4 4 4 16 20 -9 28
18 Harrogate Town 23 7 6 10 24 28 10 1 4 5 7 13 13 6 2 5 17 15 -4 27
19 Scunthorpe United 24 8 2 14 25 34 12 4 2 6 13 18 12 4 0 8 12 16 -9 26
20 Bradford City 22 6 7 9 20 25 11 3 4 4 10 11 11 3 3 5 10 14 -5 25
21 Barrow 23 5 8 10 30 32 12 3 7 2 19 16 11 2 1 8 11 16 -2 23
22 Stevenage 22 4 9 9 17 25 11 4 3 4 10 8 11 0 6 5 7 17 -8 21
23 Grimsby Town 25 5 6 14 19 43 12 2 4 6 8 18 13 3 2 8 11 25 -24 21
24 Southend United 24 5 5 14 15 36 13 4 1 8 12 19 11 1 4 6 3 17 -21 20

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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.