League One game guide: Cambridge United against Rotherham United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

Cambridge United will hope to employ their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opponents. The hosts are currently 18 points behind Rotherham United.

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most scored goals (42) in League One

Both sides have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's hope for an animated match!

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Cambridge United form and stats

Cambridge United have collected 14 points from their League One home games so far after 3-5-3.

Cambridge United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Charlton Athletic. Jack Iredale was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender Iredale won 8 of 11 duels.

In the preceding match a 5-0 victory visiting Cheltenham Town.

Cambridge has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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Rotherham United form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the League One. In general it has been a productive period now for Rotherham as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.

The supporters enjoyed Rotherham's previous game versus Burton Albion (placed 13th), a League One 3-1 win played at home. Midfielder Daniel Barlaser was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.7. Barlaser scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Before that, Rotherham secured a home win against Gillingham with the score 5-1.

Rotherham find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Rotherham's manager Warne has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent game: Rotherham United - Cambridge 3-1. Previous two meetings with these participants: Cambridge United won zero, Rotherham United triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
8 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Cambridge United Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 5 9 21
6 3 0 Won W 4 5 13
8 5 3 Drew D 1 3 5
8 3 1 Lost L 0 1 3
32 15 5 Scored S 10 12 42
37 17 6 Conceded C 1 3 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 90%
91% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 81%
59% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 11% 38%
41% 36% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
18% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
68% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 20% 22% 43%
23% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 80% 67% 48%
9% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 19%
 
5.4 5.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7.6 6.9
4.8 4.5 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.7 3.6
1.8 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.4 10.4 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 13.6 15.2
3.5 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.6 5.4
42% 41% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 29% 37%
 
13 13.3 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10 8.2
4.5 3.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 2.8 2.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League One
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (15) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (6) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most scored goals (42) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+27) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 21 13 5 3 42 15 12 8 2 2 30 12 9 5 3 1 12 3 27 44
2 Wigan Athletic 20 13 3 4 37 18 11 6 2 3 15 10 9 7 1 1 22 8 19 42
3 Sunderland 21 13 3 5 38 25 11 9 1 1 24 6 10 4 2 4 14 19 13 42
4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 11 8 1 2 19 14 11 4 5 2 17 12 10 42
5 Oxford United 21 11 6 4 34 21 11 7 3 1 21 9 10 4 3 3 13 12 13 39
6 Plymouth Argyle 22 10 7 5 35 25 11 6 3 2 17 11 11 4 4 3 18 14 10 37
7 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 10 5 4 1 15 8 12 4 6 2 15 13 9 37
8 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
9 Milton Keynes Dons 21 10 5 6 39 27 11 6 2 3 17 13 10 4 3 3 22 14 12 35
10 Accrington Stanley 22 9 3 10 29 39 11 6 1 4 18 18 11 3 2 6 11 21 -10 30
11 Charlton Athletic 22 8 5 9 30 27 12 5 3 4 19 14 10 3 2 5 11 13 3 29
12 Ipswich Town 22 7 7 8 37 33 11 4 5 2 21 17 11 3 2 6 16 16 4 28
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 11 6 2 3 18 12 11 2 2 7 6 16 -4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 21 7 7 7 28 37 11 5 3 3 15 18 10 2 4 4 13 19 -9 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 10 4 4 2 16 15 12 3 1 8 13 18 -4 26
16 Cambridge United 22 6 8 8 32 37 11 3 5 3 15 17 11 3 3 5 17 20 -5 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 9 2 5 2 15 15 11 4 2 5 15 17 -2 25
18 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 10 2 3 5 8 13 11 3 4 4 14 15 -6 22
19 Fleetwood Town 21 5 6 10 36 40 11 4 2 5 20 17 10 1 4 5 16 23 -4 21
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 4 12 19 28 10 5 2 3 13 11 11 0 2 9 6 17 -9 19
21 Morecambe 21 5 4 12 29 44 10 3 3 4 14 17 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 19
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 5 6 11 20 -16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 10 4 3 3 10 10 11 0 1 10 3 26 -23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 11 3 3 5 12 18 11 0 3 8 7 20 -19 15

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.