League One: Birmingham vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 11 match between Birmingham and Cambridge U and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Birmingham to pull away with 3 points on Tuesday. They face Cambridge U in the League One and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Birmingham look to add three valuable points.

Birmingham enjoy the view from the top of the table with 63 points after 27 matches. Cambridge U find themselves positioned as number 24 in the League One with 23 points following 29 rounds.

Team form: Birmingham vs Cambridge U

Birmingham Form

Birmingham are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Huddersfield by 0-1, before beating Rotherham by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Newcastle, who ran out 2-3 winners. Birmingham showed little mercy in their past six matches at the St Andrew’s Knighthead Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target nine times, while letting in one themselves.

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-1 at the hands of Rotherham, before drawing 1-1 with Wycombe. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Lincoln City resulting 1-1. Cambridge U came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting facts for Birmingham and Cambridge U

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

Players on top: Birmingham vs Cambridge U

Josh Stokes shows decent form right now for Cambridge U, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Birmingham, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Alfie May also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

Popular betting markets: Birmingham vs Cambridge U

Full-time result

Birmingham claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Cambridge U won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing six in this series of matches. Birmingham are on an amazing streak of now 13 games in a row without defeat. Birmingham are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Astonishingly, Cambridge U failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Cambridge U got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Cambridge U games. Cambridge U managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Birmingham, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Cambridge U, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.