League One: Cambridge U vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 3 match between Cambridge U and Blackpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Cambridge U hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Blackpool over to the Abbey Stadium for a round 3 match.

Placed 21th in the table Cambridge U have amassed zero points after two matches. On zero points, Blackpool rank 23th with two matches played this season.

Team form: Cambridge U vs Blackpool

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Stockport County, before Queens Park Rangers won 1-2, while Crawley claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Cambridge U only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Abbey Stadium in the League One. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded six goals.

Blackpool Form

In their previous three outings, Blackpool lost 2-1 against Crawley, beat Burton 0-4 and lost 0-3 against Stockport County. Blackpool won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Cambridge U and Blackpool

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cambridge U and Blackpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Cambridge U vs Blackpool

It is the beginning of a new League One campaign, and both Cambridge U and Blackpool will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

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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. Blackpool claimed five wins, zero draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Cambridge U scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Blackpool scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Cambridge U have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Blackpool managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Blackpool have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Cambridge U when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Cambridge U’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Blackpool, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.

Suggested bet: Cambridge U vs Blackpool

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Cambridge U and Blackpool seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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