Cambridge United vs Crewe Alexandra: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cambridge United play Crewe Alexandra in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Cambridge United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Crewe Alexandra: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cambridge United scores 1.43 and concedes 0.72 goals per match. Crewe Alexandra scores 1.39 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cambridge United 46%, Crewe Alexandra 57%. Over 2.5: Cambridge United 35%, Crewe Alexandra 52%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Cambridge United has higher xG: 1.40 vs 1.36. Cambridge United: 11.6 shots per match, Crewe Alexandra: 11.9.

Match halves

Cambridge United: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.83. Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Cambridge United: 31-45+ (16 goals). Crewe Alexandra: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
15Shots5
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
6Shots on target4
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.9xG0.83
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
10Corners1
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
74Dangerous attacks30
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
10Fouls11
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1Cards2
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.43Goals scored / match1.39
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.72Goals conceded / match1.26
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
51%Average possession50%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
3.7Shots on target / match3.67
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.63Shots per match11.89
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
3.7Shots on target3.67
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
12.3%Shot conversion11.7%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
51%Possession50%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.4xG for1.36
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1xG against1.55
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Shooting quality

Cambridge United: BalancedCrewe Alexandra: Balanced
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cambridge United is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Cambridge United · 0.8 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Cambridge United
WDLWD
Season result split
48% W35% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-16-8
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-6-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Crewe Alexandra
WLLLD
Season result split
41% W22% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-10-17
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-11
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cambridge United is 75% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.72 goals / match - Cambridge United · 1.26 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Cambridge United scoring profile: very strong

Cambridge United scores in 76% of matches (35 of 46 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 43% (20 of 46 matches).

66Goals scored (season)64
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
33Goals conceded (season)58
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
2.15Average goals in match2.65
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
2Goals conceded (last 5)8
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal72%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
41%2 goals39%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
17%3 goals20%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
7%4 goals9%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal80%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
13%2 goals33%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
2%3 goals13%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0%4 goals0%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
Cambridge United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time24%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
2%BTTS in both halves2%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
24%Scored in both halves26%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
20%BTTS - last 540%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cambridge United is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.61 pts / match - Cambridge United · 1.28 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Cambridge United - half-time state
39% leading43% draw17% trailing
Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
28% leading43% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.61Points per match (1st half)1.28
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.7
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.93Average goals (1st half)1.33
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
74%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
50%No goal before half-time54%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

After half-time (2nd half)

1.65Points per match (2nd half)1.39
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.39Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.22Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
63%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra
50%No goal after half-time48%
Cambridge UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Cambridge United - second-half results

43% W35% R22% P
74
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
76
Second-half points
+20
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.61
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

33% W41% R26% P
59
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cambridge United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cambridge United
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
16
7
31-45
15
5
46-60
10
6
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Crewe Alexandra
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
6
61-75
15
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-28.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Cambridge UnitedLigaCrewe Alexandra
Average goals in match 2.152.57 2.65
Both teams scored 46%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%48% 52%
Clean sheets 43%27% 20%
Goal before half-time 63%67% 72%
Goal after half-time 72%78% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Cambridge United 0 - 1 - 0 Crewe Alexandra. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Cambridge United vs Crewe Alexandra?

The EFL League Two match finished Cambridge United 2:1 Crewe Alexandra. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cambridge United vs Crewe Alexandra?

Cambridge United score 1.43 goals per game on average and Crewe Alexandra 1.39. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Cambridge United's matches and 57% of Crewe Alexandra's.

What form are Cambridge United and Crewe Alexandra in?

Over the last 5 games Cambridge United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Crewe Alexandra 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cambridge United vs Crewe Alexandra?

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