Cambridge United are looking to pull away from the League One relegation zone as they face Fleetwood Town this weekend.
Cambridge United currently sit 19th in League One with seven wins, six draws and eleven losses from twenty-four games this season.
Cambridge have had a fairly difficult season on the whole and their main goal now appears to be to stay as far clear of the relegation zone as they can.
They’re coming into this game amidst a mixed run of form in the league having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games, the most recent of which was a disappointing 0-2 defeat to Leyton Orient.
The loss to Leyton Orient was their second league defeat on the bounce and that became three in all competitions when they travelled to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup and fell to a 5-2 loss.
They can at least take confidence from the fact they’ve won three of their last four at home, but after their most recent loss to Leyton Orient they’re clearly vulnerable.
They are, though, facing the worst side in the league here and anything less than a win is a relegation contender result.
Fleetwood Town currently sit rock bottom of League One with four wins, six draws and fifteen losses from twenty-five games this season.
The Cod Army are having a dismal campaign and look more and more like they’re destined to get relegation as the weeks pass by.
They’re entering this game horrendously out of form, winless in their last nine games in the league having lost seven of those.
Their most recent game produced a 1-3 defeat at home to Derby County, an expected and forgivable result considering the quality of the opponent they were facing.
Two of their four league wins have come away from home this season but they’re still winless in their last five games on the road so there’s little reason to expect them to claim a sorely needed win in this one.
Cambridge are more than beatable for most sides but for Fleetwood they’re likely going to be too much.
For our Cambridge vs. Fleetwood prediction, we’re going for a 2-1 win for the home side.
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