- Team form: Cambridge United are 3rd in League Two having taken 78 points from 43 games, winning 14, drawing 6 and losing just once at home.
- Away form: Grimsby Town are in 8th after taking 71 points from 43, winning nine away and conceding 26 goals in 21 away games.
Tight, tense and tactical
Head-to-head and match outlook
Cambridge United and Grimsby Town have met twice in League Two this season, with Grimsby winning once and the other game drawn, and The U’s cannot boast a positive home record against The Mariners.
Tuesday’s clash is likely to be tight and tense as both teams will look to establish dominance in the middle of the park, with a tactical clash likely to decide the winner.
Grimsby tactics
Grimsby boss David Artell has instilled a high-energy and compact style in The Mariners, who play a 4-1-4-1 formation, with a single pivot screening the back four and lots of energy in the midfield lines.
Grimsby have been particularly effective on the counter-attack, but their ability to set up and absorb pressure has been key to their recent form of three wins, one draw and one defeat.
Cambridge tactics
Neil Harris will have his Cambridge team set up in a 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-2-1 formation on Tuesday, with a double-pivot tasked with controlling the tempo of the game and building up through the middle before transitioning into wide areas.
They can be as compact or expansive as they like, with lots of options to press and disrupt play.
Expect Cambridge to find the win
Cambridge United come into this match as favourites at 1.76, while Grimsby are 4.09 and the draw is 3.84 at the time of writing, which seems a little on the high side for the hosts, who should have the edge.
While Cambridge United are on a run of one win, three draws and a defeat, Grimsby have been more impressive lately, winning three of their last five matches, including a 4-1 win at Gillingham, but The U’s are a much better side and will have more about them on Tuesday.
Low-scoring match in store
The under 2.5 goals market is a good bet at 1.77, as this match will be tight and the stats back a low-scoring affair, with Grimsby scoring 4 in their most recent away win and Cambridge conceding 0.62 per game at home.
- Ben Knight is the main man in a Cambridge attack, the striker has nine to his name in 33 League Two appearances this season.
- Jaze Kabia has scored 14 times in 42 League Two games for Grimsby, so he’s the main threat for the visitors.
- James Gibbons has added two goals in Cambridge’s last five games, which should give them the firepower to take the win, but don’t expect many more than that.
