League Two: Cambridge U vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Cambridge U and Cheltenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Cambridge U start the season as favourites to land the League Two crown. They launch their title bid on Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Cheltenham at Abbey Stadium.

Form: Cambridge U vs Cheltenham

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-2 against Leyton Orient, before Burton won 2-1, while Birmingham claimed a victory in a 1-2 match. Cambridge U managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded six times.

Cheltenham Form

In the last three matches, Cheltenham beat Notts Co. 1-2, won 3-2 against Carlisle, and lost 3-0 against Bromley. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Cheltenham won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Cambridge U and Cheltenham

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

Players in form: Cambridge U vs Cheltenham

As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Cambridge U and Cheltenham this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Betting markets: Cambridge U vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Cambridge U claimed one wins, drew three and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cheltenham won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches. Cheltenham have beaten Cambridge U in impressive 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Cambridge U scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Cheltenham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Cambridge U only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Cheltenham claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Cheltenham have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Cambridge U when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cambridge U, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Cheltenham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.