League Two: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 12 match between Shrewsbury and Cambridge U and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Shrewsbury are placed 23th with six points after 11 matches. Cambridge U occupy a position as eightth in the league on 18 points.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 2-0 against Harrogate Town, 1-2 against Milton Keynes Dons and drew 0-0 with Barrow. Shrewsbury didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League Two games at the The Croud Meadow. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored two goals.

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Fulham, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Tranmere. Their latest match brought a 3-1 win in their encounter with Crawley. Cambridge U claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to nine.

Betting stats and facts 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.

Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U

Sam Clucas is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Cambridge U look to Shayne Lavery, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Cambridge U

Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed one wins, drew three and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cambridge U won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Cambridge U have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Cambridge U got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away 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. Cambridge U have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Shrewsbury’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Cambridge U, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.