Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 07th, 2024

Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town will play on Saturday, December 07th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League One game to be held in England, check the Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town will occur

The game takes place in the small Abbey Stadium stadium, in the city of Cambridge, with a capacity for 8127 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.57 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Cambridge United last match

Cambridge United comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Reading, in a match valid for League One, and the match ended 3-0. Coach G. Monk's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-3.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.33.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Michael Morrison was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Shrewsbury Town last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Shrewsbury Town, who used a 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Birmingham City team with a final score of 3-2.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 8.50 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town h2h

The last time Cambridge United went up against Shrewsbury Town, it was in League One. Cambridge United, ranked 16th place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Shrewsbury Town, then in 15th place, was charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 03-02-2024 in a League One match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-2 win for Cambridge United.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Shrewsbury Town team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 1 win, compared to the Cambridge United team, which has no wins recently.

Cambridge United

League One leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Cambridge United is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 10 losses, plus 4 draws.

Which means that, with an advantage of 2 points, the team is ahead the Shrewsbury Town team closing in at the 23rd place in the 19th round.

Cambridge United analysis

At the end of matchday 18 we see that Cambridge United conceded more goals than they scored, with 28 goals conceded and 14 scored.

The performances of Cambridge United in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Cambridge United averaged 3.65 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

Cambridge United is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 43.94%. In the next match against Shrewsbury Town a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Cambridge United will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Cambridge United in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Cambridge United

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Sullay Kaikai. With 3 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Cambridge United team achieving several victories this season.

Shrewsbury Town

League One leaderboard now

With 11 points won, Shrewsbury Town is in 23rd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 2 draws.

Cambridge United ranks just above, occupying 22nd place in the 19th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 2 points.

Shrewsbury Town analysis

Currently, in the League One, Shrewsbury Town sums 16 goals for and a total of 29 goals against, after 18 rounds played.

It seems that Shrewsbury Town is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 1 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Shrewsbury Town

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is John Marquis. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Shrewsbury Town come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cambridge United is Sullay Kaikai, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Shrewsbury Town is John Marquis, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Shrewsbury Town scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.14 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.17 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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