League One: We're previewing an interesting and highly important scrap starring Cambridge United and Accrington Stanley at Abbey Stadium. They both need to win this!
- Accrington Stanley is in the worst form (0-1-5)
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the FA Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Curzon Ashton, was also a home game here at Abbey Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Cambridge United form and stats
Overall League One statistics at home this season for Cambridge United are 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Cambridge United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge United, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
Jones was the last player to score a league goal for Cambridge United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Cambridge United haven't scored in 193 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw against Curzon Ashton in the FA Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, Cambridge United drew at home versus Bolton Wanderers.Cambridge have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Accrington Stanley have only collected 8 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Sheffield Wednesday with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Conneely was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Conneely hit three key passes.
Before that, the FA Cup win away at Crawley Town. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Accrington Stanley playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Accrington Stanley wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The EFL Trophy trip to Grimsby Town.
The attacking power of Accrington Stanley when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Accrington Stanley have conceded 14 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cambridge United-Accrington Stanley H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cambridge two wins, Accrington Stanley five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ironside 4 goals |  S. Smith 4 goals | H. Knibbs 4 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Cambridge United | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 29 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 17% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 44% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 44% | 56% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7 | 5.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 23% | 29% |
| 13.3 | 11.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 10.7 | 12 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in League One
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Accrington Stanley is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
