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Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Paul Hurst is aiming for a crucial away win in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Shrewsbury Town side to The Abbey Stadium to visit Cambridge United and Garry Monk. We have odds for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. All can be selected using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Cambridge or Shrewsbury are in the sort of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 74% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cambridge are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cambridge
46%
11/10-
Draw
26%
12/5-
Shrewsbury
28%
12/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Cambridge 1-0
11%
6/1-
Cambridge 2-1
9%
8/1-
Cambridge 2-0
8%
9/1-
Shrewsbury 1-0
8%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2-
Shrewsbury 2-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Cambridge 3-1
5%
16/1-
Shrewsbury 2-0
5%
16/1-
Cambridge 3-0
4%
18/1-
Cambridge 3-2
3%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 3-2
2%
33/1-
Cambridge 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
21/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
3/4-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5-
BTTS - No
48%
19/20-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/1-
Home/draw
72%
3/10-
Away/draw
54%
7/10-
Home/away
74%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
17/2-
Home DNB
64%
8/15-
Away DNB
46%
11/8-
Cambridge win to nil
25%
5/2-
Shrewsbury win to nil
15%
9/2-
Cambridge / Cambridge
24%
5/2-
Cambridge / Shrewsbury
2%
33/1-
Cambridge / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Cambridge
17%
4/1-
Draw / Shrewsbury
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Shrewsbury / Cambridge
3%
25/1-
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
15%
9/2-
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Cambridge have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 22nd place in the League One league table. Cambridge have won all their 1 games against teams below them in the table and kept 1 clean sheet in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 0 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 16 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Cambridge have played 8 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 23rd position in the League One on 11 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 27 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cambridge
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1612221838 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
Dec 14
Apr 1
2
Wrexham1710431534 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Jan 16
l
 
3-0A
3
Birmingham1510321333 
May 3
-
w
 
3-2F
Mar 29
4
Stockport178631230 
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
5
Huddersfield169251029 
Dec 20
Apr 18
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Barnsley17764427 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
l
 
0-2A
Apr 26
7
Reading16835227 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Mar 22
-
8
Bolton16835-127 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
9
Lincoln17755226 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Dec 26
Apr 12
10
Mansfield15735324 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
11
Exeter16727-123 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
12
Charlton16646022 
Apr 12
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
13
Peterborough16637321 
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
l
 
1-4F
Mar 1
14
Bristol R17638-621 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
15
Wigan16556220 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
Apr 18
Dec 21
16
Blackpool17557-620 
d
 
4-4A
Jan 11
Dec 4
Jan 1
17
Stevenage16547-519 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
18
Northampton17467-418 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 29
Apr 21
19
Rotherham16457-517 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 28
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
20
Crawley17449-1216 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
May 3
w
 
3-5F
21
L Orient16439-615 
Apr 21
Dec 29
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
22
Cambridge 16349-1113 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
23
Shrewsbury 163211-1311 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
24
Burton161510-148 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cambridge 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Shrewsbury 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
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bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Cambridge have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Cambridge since 2004
Cambridge
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
3 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
2 / 5
CMU
2
D
3
League games at Shrewsbury since 2005
Shrewsbury
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
CMU
1
D
2
SHR
2
Goal Statistics

Cambridge United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Shrewsbury Town have conceded in each of their last 12 League One matches. A PG of 1.5 for G. Monk's side suggests that run should continue.

Cambridge 22nd Shrewsbury 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Cambridge will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 70% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Cambridge have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+6
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Cambridge
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
CMU
SHR
7%
better
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Games scored9
7
Failed to score7
9
Scored first4
7
Goals scored14
16
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game8
6
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for1
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
17%
better
CMU
SHR
view stats
Games conceded12
15
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first11
9
Goals conceded25
29
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+17%

Cambridge v Shrewsbury League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16335
K SmithS KaikaiD AndrewD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Smith MID161
4
-
J Brophy MID161
2
-
V Nuñez GLK15
1
-
D Andrew DEF1513
5
-
B Njoku FWD131
2
-
S Kaikai FWD133
3
-
E Kachunga FWD131
1
-
J Okedina DEF12
1
J Gibbons DEF12
1
-
M Morrison DEF12
-
P Digby MID12
3
-
D N'Lundulu FWD112
2
-
E Longelo DEF812
-
Z Rossi DEF8
3
-
J Cousins MID81
-
S Lavery FWD821
2
-
R Loft FWD7
3
-
D. Barton FWD6
-
C O'Riordan DEF4
-
K Watts DEF3
-
J Stokes MID31
-
T Richards MID2
-
J Stevens GLK1
-
Shrewsbury League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16334
T SavinG LloydM BenningM Benning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Savin GLK16
2
-
G Lloyd FWD1631
3
-
M Benning DEF153
4
-
T Bloxham FWD1431
-
L. Castledine MID132
3
-
A Gilliead FWD13
1
-
J Marquis FWD1331
4
-
M Feeney DEF121
3
-
F Ojo MID111
3
-
T Perry MID11
1
-
T Nsiala DEF101
2
-
A Pierre DEF101
3
-
J Feeney DEF101
2
-
L Hoole DEF101
1
-
C Winchester MID101
2
-
J Shipley MID101
-
C Junior FWD10
-
J Rossiter MID9
-
T O'Reilly MID81
2
-
G Nurse DEF7
-
J Kayode FWD2
-