Crewe Alexandra

vs

Cambridge United

Preview

Crewe Alexandra (home)

• The hosts have been in poor form in recent weeks, losing three consecutive games, and their home form is patchy, winning one and losing the other of their last two at Gresty Road.
• Crewe Alexandra play in either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation.

Cambridge United (away)

• Visitors Cambridge United, on the other hand, set up in a 3-5-2, deploying their wing-backs as wide players, while the strikers provide width on the counter.
• The visitors have been solid away from home in League Two this season, conceding just 18 goals in 22 games and winning seven.
• Neil Harris’ pragmatic, structure-first approach to the game has served Cambridge well since his appointment, and his team have looked particularly solid in defence.

Head-to-Head

• Cambridge United are third in League Two, having taken 81 points from 45 games, while Crewe Alexandra are tenth, having taken 66 points from 45 games.
• Cambridge United won the reverse fixture 2-1 in League Two five months ago.

Key Players

• Josh March has been Crewe’s most reliable source of goals this season, netting 11 times in 39 League Two games, while Cambridge United have the prolific Ben Knight to rely on, having scored 11 times in 35 League Two appearances.
• James Gibbons, however, has also hit a good run of form for the U’s, scoring three of their last eight goals.

Betting Insights

• With the visitors in better form, in a higher position in the table, and far more solid at the back, Cambridge United will have to be considered favourites to take the three points on Saturday, and they can be backed at 1.64 at the time of writing.
• Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.98, and both teams to score - No at 1.78 is the selection for this game, as Cambridge United are a solid, but not quite solid enough defensive unit to keep Crewe out.

Prediction