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  Friday 28th April 2000 : Burnley v Cambridge - head to head stats

Tomorrow's match against Burnley has been analysed and previewed by Opta and the stats stack up as follows:

  Burnley Cambridge United  
 
Form Guide (Last 6 games)  
 
W5 D0 L1 W3 D1 L2  
Goals for 13, against 11 Goals for 11, against 4  
 
 
The Men in Form  
 
John Mullin John Taylor  
Goals 5 Goals 6  
Shots On Target 18 Shots On Target 22  
Shots Off Target 13 Shots Off Target 16  
Goal Assists 3 Goal Assists 5  
Total Passes 643 Total Passes 746  
Completion % 66.10% Completion % 60.19%  
Tackles Made 37 Tackles Made 14  
Tackles Won % 51.35% Tackles Won % 57.14%  
Fouls 41 Fouls 38  
Offside 4 Offside 17  
Yellows/Reds 6/0 Yellows/Reds 2/0  
 
Team Performance  
 
Burnley Cambridge  
Shots 444 Shots 455  
% Shots on Target 50% % Shots on Target 49%  
% Goals to Shots 15% % Goals to Shots 13%  
Short Passes 9,576 Short Passes 10,888  
Long Passes 4,241 Long Passes 4,173  
Pass Completion % 61% Pass Completion % 61%  
Total Crosses 1011 Total Crosses 838  
Cross Completion % 32% Cross Completion % 35%  
Tackles 905 Tackles 872  
Tackles Won % 52% Tackles Won % 46%  
Clearances 2,647 Clearances 2,735  
 
Big Match Splat Stat Attack  
When Trevor Benjamin's around, expect the whistle to blow as well as  
the net to bulge. The big striker has committed more fouls than any other  
player in Division Two (112) and has been fouled the second most in the  
Division (109).  
 

"A team of specially-trained Opta analysts monitor and record every touch of the ball in the FA Carling Premiership, Nationwide Football League and Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier League using state-of-the-art digital voice-recognition software. Each touch is awarded plus or minus points based on a system originally devised in conjunction with former England coach Don Howe. The Opta database then averages out each player's scores over the last six games to produce the Index, widely considered to be the quintessential guide to player form. Players must have played at least 225 minutes over the last six games to qualify."

Statistics supplied by Carling Opta

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