Ace Football previews the League Two game between Swindon and Cambridge U who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Swindon hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Cambridge U over to the County Ground for a round 2 match.
A look at the League Two standings shows that three points and 12 places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Swindon vs Cambridge U
Swindon Form
Two draws were the best Swindon could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Gillingham, before finishing even in a 0-0 draw against Milton Keynes Dons. Their most recent match brought a 2-1 defeat against Walsall. Swindon only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Cambridge U Form
Cambridge U collected one win from their last three matches, as Burton won by 2-1. Birmingham were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Cambridge U won 1-0 against Cheltenham. Cambridge U claimed 13 points in their last six League Two matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded 11 and scored 16 goals themselves.
Betting facts for Swindon and Cambridge U
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Swindon and Cambridge U. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Swindon home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Swindon home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Cambridge U matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Cambridge U away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Cambridge U matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Cambridge U away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cambridge U have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Swindon vs Cambridge U
Harry Smith found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Louis Appere just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Swindon vs Cambridge U
Full-time result
Swindon claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing one. Cambridge U won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Swindon scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Cambridge U scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Swindon probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Cambridge U managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Swindon saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Cambridge U played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.
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