Ace Football previews the League One game between Cambridge U and Mansfield who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mansfield go up against Cambridge U this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Abbey Stadium.
Team form: Cambridge U vs Mansfield
Cambridge U Form
In their last three matches, Cambridge U lost 1-3 against Reading, 0-1 against Bristol Rovers and drew 2-2 with Bolton. Cambridge U just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Abbey Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.
Mansfield Form
In their last three matches, Mansfield won 1-2 win against Stockport County, lost 0-2 against Wigan and lost 1-2 against Wycombe. In their last six away matches in the League One, Mansfield won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Cambridge U and Mansfield
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cambridge U and Mansfield. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Cambridge U matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cambridge U have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cambridge U have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cambridge U have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cambridge U have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 24 of the last 26 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 21 Mansfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Mansfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Mansfield away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Mansfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Cambridge U vs Mansfield
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Will Evans has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Mansfield bank on him to build on these numbers against Cambridge U. The latter relies on Elias Kachunga, who found the target three times in six games.
Popular markets: Cambridge U vs Mansfield
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Abbey Stadium across all tournaments Cambridge U won four times, drew two and lost four times. Mansfield claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Mansfield have not lost to Cambridge U in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Cambridge U scored first in six of their last ten home games. Mansfield scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Mansfield games. Mansfield managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Mansfield have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Cambridge U when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Cambridge U saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Mansfield, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Somehow Cambridge U failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.