Ace Football previews the League One game between Cambridge U and Northampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Cambridge U and Northampton are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Abbey Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.
Team form: Cambridge U vs Northampton
Cambridge U Form
A single draw is all Cambridge U have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 0-1 against Blackpool and Peterborough respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Barnsley. Cambridge U only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded six goals.
Northampton Form
Northampton have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-2 win against Leyton Orient, before drawing 1-1 with Birmingham. This little streak came to an end, when Blackpool proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat for Northampton. Northampton managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding five times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting stats and facts for Cambridge U and Northampton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cambridge U and Northampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 12 Cambridge U matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Cambridge U matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cambridge U matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cambridge U matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Cambridge U home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Northampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Northampton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Northampton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Cambridge U vs Northampton
Paul Digby hit the target once in six League One, while Sam Hoskins scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Abbey Stadium.
Popular betting markets: Cambridge U vs Northampton
Full-time result
Cambridge U claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Northampton won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Northampton have not lost to Cambridge U in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Cambridge U scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Northampton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cambridge U managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Northampton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Cambridge U have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Northampton.
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 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Northampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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