League One: Bradford vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 4 match between Bradford and Cambridge U and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bradford hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites this coming Tuesday when they welcome Cambridge U over to the The University of Bradford Stadium for a round 4 match.

Looking at the current standings in the League One, the two teams are separated by two points.

Team form: Bradford vs Cambridge U

Bradford Form

In their last three matches, Bradford beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-1, drew 0-0 with Burnley, before losing 2-0 against Plymouth. Bradford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded four goals.

Cambridge U Form

A draw is all that prevents Cambridge U from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Bromley as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Millwall by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Huddersfield won the game and the exact score was 1-2. Cambridge U claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Bradford and Cambridge U

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bradford and Cambridge U played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bradford vs Cambridge U

Despite scoring just once in six League One games, Bradford hope Antoni Sarcevic adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Cambridge U put their faith in Shayne Lavery to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League One games.

Popular markets: Bradford vs Cambridge U

Full-time result

Bradford claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Cambridge U won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing seven and losing one in this series of matches. Cambridge U conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Bradford have not lost to Cambridge U in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bradford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Cambridge U only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Cambridge U games. Bradford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Bradford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Cambridge U’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Cambridge U conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.