League One: Cambridge U vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Cambridge U and Crawley who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cambridge U hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Crawley over to the Abbey Stadium for a round 2 match.

Cambridge U endured a disappointing opening game in the new League One season which left them stunned without points.

Team form: Cambridge U vs Crawley

Cambridge U Form

In their previous three outings, Cambridge U drew 0-0 with Port Vale, before losing 2-0 against Stockport County and 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers. Cambridge U claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded six goals.

Crawley Form

Crawley look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Crewe, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Blackpool got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Swindon by 4-2. Crawley claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads 15 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Cambridge U and Crawley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cambridge U and Crawley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Cambridge U vs Crawley

As the new League One campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Cambridge U and Crawley this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Cambridge U vs Crawley

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Abbey Stadium across all tournaments Cambridge U won two times, drew three and lost five times. Crawley claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Cambridge U have not lost to Crawley in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Cambridge U only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Crawley scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Crawley will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Cambridge U managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Cambridge U and Crawley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cambridge U, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Crawley, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches.

Betting prediction: Cambridge U vs Crawley

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cambridge U and Crawley seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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