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Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 29th Nov, 15:00 BST, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Home advantage makes a difference in the League Two, and Neil Harris’s Cambridge United will have the luxury of it on Saturday afternoon. Lee Bell’s Crewe Alexandra are their opponents at The Abbey Stadium. League Two stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. It's all on this page, with infographics and odds available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis says the same. Cambridge and Crewe have delivered plenty of under 3.5 goal games recently, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.20.

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 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cambridge
41%
5/4
5%
13/10
Draw
28%
2/19/4
Crewe
31%
11/5
9%
11/5
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Cambridge 1-0
12%
6/111/2
Crewe 1-0
10%
15/2
19%
13/2
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
Cambridge 2-1
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
Cambridge 2-0
8%
10/1
5%
8/1
Crewe 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
9/1
Crewe 2-0
5%
14/1
13%
12/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1
12%
12/1
Cambridge 3-1
4%
20/1
10%
16/1
Cambridge 3-0
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
Crewe 3-1
2%
28/1
17%
20/1
Crewe 3-0
2%
33/1
21%
25/1
Cambridge 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Crewe 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
6/5
6%
6/5
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
13/20
5%
8/13
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
2%
17/20
Away 1st Goal
45%
6/5
6%
5/4
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
7%
6/1
BTTS - Yes
47%
5/6
5%
19/20
BTTS - No
53%
5/6
4%
4/5
BTTS - Home Win
16%
9/2
14%
19/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
5%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
Home/draw
69%
4/11
5%
7/20
Away/draw
59%
8/13
2%
3/5
Home/away
72%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
4/11
3%
2/5
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2/1
9%
9/5
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
2/9
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1
10%
7/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
1/14
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1
10%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/661/100
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/141/14
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
8/1
7%
13/2
Home DNB
61%
8/13
4%
3/5
Away DNB
50%
6/5
11%
6/5
Cambridge win to nil
25%
11/4
3%
-
Crewe win to nil
18%
4/1
20%
-
Cambridge / Cambridge
22%
11/4
9%
13/5
Cambridge / Crewe
3%
33/125/1
Cambridge / Draw
6%
14/1
13%
12/1
Draw / Cambridge
15%
9/2
9%
17/4
Draw / Crewe
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
6%
17/5
Crewe / Cambridge
3%
28/1
10%
20/1
Crewe / Crewe
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
Crewe / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Cambridge have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Cambridge have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cambridge have played 8 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Crewe lay in 8th place on 27 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Crewe have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Crewe have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cambridge
Crewe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall171025832 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Mar 14
Dec 26
2
Swindon17944631 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
3
Bromley17863830 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
4
MK Dons178541429 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
5
Notts C17845928 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Jan 24
6
Chesterfield17773428 
Dec 9
Dec 29
d
 
3-3A
Apr 25
7
Gillingham17764627 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
8
Crewe17836427 
Nov 29
May 2
-
-
9
Grimsby17755826 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 11
10
Cambridge17755326 
-
-
May 2
Nov 29
11
Fleetwood17755226 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 17
Feb 17
w
 
1-4F
12
Salford17827-226 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
13
Colchester17665524 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
14
Barnet17665324 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
15
Oldham17584423 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
16
Tranmere17485220 
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
Dec 13
17
Barrow17548-519 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
18
Accrington17467-218 
Dec 19
Mar 7
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
19
Crawley17458-717 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 10
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
20
Bristol R175210-1517 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Dec 19
Mar 7
21
Cheltenham175210-1617 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
Jan 1
Mar 17
22
Shrewsbury17449-1316 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
23
Harrogate174310-1115 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Jan 10
w
 
1-2A
24
Newport173212-1511 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
Dec 10
Dec 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Cambridge have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Cambridge 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Crewe 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cambridge since 2016
Cambridge
Crewe
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
CMU
3
D
1
League games at Crewe since 2017
Crewe
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
CMU
3
D
1
CRE
1
Goal Statistics
Cambridge 10th Crewe 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cambridge will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Crewe will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Cambridge have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
-23
Crewe have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Cambridge
PG (predicted goals)
Crewe
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
CMU
CRE
19%
better
view stats
Games scored10
12
Failed to score7
5
Scored first8
8
Goals scored18
26
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
19%
better
CMU
CRE
view stats
Games conceded11
14
Clean sheets6
3
Conceded first6
8
Goals conceded15
22
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%

Cambridge v Crewe League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17325
J EastwoodP MpanzuJ BrophyP Mpanzu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK17
1
-
K Watts DEF171
1
-
P Mpanzu MID173
5
-
J Brophy MID1632
2
-
S Kaikai FWD1612
1
-
B Purrington DEF141
2
-
J Gibbons DEF13
2
-
M Morrison DEF131
2
-
K Kouassi FWD1321
-
L. Bennett DEF12
3
-
M Jobe DEF121
2
1
D Ball  MID12
3
-
E Kachunga FWD121
1
-
A Mayor DEF112
2
-
L Appéré FWD112
-
B Knight FWD10
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF9
-
K Smith MID7
2
-
S Lavery FWD73
3
-
Z Bradshaw DEF2
-
G McConnell MID2
-
Z Rossi DEF1
-
G Hoddle MID1
-
Crewe League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17456
T BoothE TezgelJ MarchR Hutchinson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Booth GLK17
1
-
L Billington DEF17
1
-
T O'Reilly MID1733
3
-
M Sanders MID1713
3
-
E Tezgel FWD1741
1
-
J Connolly DEF161
4
-
M Demetriou DEF161
2
-
R Hutchinson DEF1631
6
-
O Lunt MID1513
3
-
C. Agius FWD1431
-
C Thomas MID132
1
-
J March FWD1235
-
C Finney DEF111
-
J Golding DEF11
2
-
L Moult  FWD111
-
M Holicek MID10
1
-
J Lankester MID61
-
J Powell MID51
1
-
D Rankine FWD4
-
J Mingi DEF3
-
O Bogle FWD11
1
-