League One: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Shrewsbury and Cambridge U and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cambridge U swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U

Shrewsbury Form

A single draw is all Shrewsbury have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 4-1 against Burton and Birmingham respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Wycombe. Shrewsbury just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the The Croud Meadow. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Cambridge U Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Cambridge U are on the lookout for a win again. Against Barnsley, they settled for a 1-1 draw, before finishing level with Northampton in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 2-2 match against Wrexham. Cambridge U only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

Betting stats for Shrewsbury and Cambridge U

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

In-form players: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Vadaine Oliver will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cambridge U hope James Brophy can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Cambridge U won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Cambridge U conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Cambridge U got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Shrewsbury have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Cambridge U kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Shrewsbury have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Cambridge U.

Total goals

Shrewsbury saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Cambridge U, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Cambridge U conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.