League One fixture guide and facts: Cambridge United fight Sheffield Wednesday

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

It's only been seven days since Cambridge United played against Bristol Rovers and the scoreline was 1-2. What will happen hosting Sheffield Wednesday?

Insights:
  • Cambridge United is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (4) away in League One

This promises to be an intriguing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Cambridge United form and stats

12 points is a decent return from 6 League One games here at Abbey Stadium for Cambridge United. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Cambridge United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Bonner and the players.

The fans are hoping that Cambridge will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Bristol Rovers (placed 19th).

Prior to that, an away loss at Ipswich Town.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge United, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Ipswich Town is only three days away.

The Cambridge United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sheffield Wednesday collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the League One. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Impressive finishing from Dele-Bashiru, Bannan and Windass secured the home win 3-0 against Cheltenham Town in their previous game. Bannan got a match rating of 9.65 in that game, top player of the team. Bannan scored one goal, served one assist, hit nine key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 70 total).

Prior to that match, the Sheffield manager Moore faced defeat when travelling to Plymouth Argyle and losing 1-2.

Highlight this: 9 of the latest 12 league games featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

After this away game Sheffield Wednesday return home for a EFL Trophy game against Leicester U21. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sheffield Wednesday have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the previous three meetings): Cambridge United won one game, one match ended in a draw and Sheffield Wednesday got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.

Top Goalscorers

CambridgeJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
4 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
4 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
4 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Cambridge United Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 1 6 13
5 4 1 Won W 1 4 8
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
7 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
15 9 2 Scored S 1 8 25
23 9 4 Conceded C 0 4 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 77%
62% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 54%
15% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 31%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
54% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 31%
15% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 54%
31% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
4.5 4.3 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5.8
4.5 4.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 3.8
1.5 1.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 11.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 14.5 14.3
3.5 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.8
33% 38% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 40%
 
11.8 10.7 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13.3 10.7
3.7 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have the most points from losing position (10) in League One
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cambridge United is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (4) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 10 1 2 24 13 7 7 0 0 13 2 6 3 1 2 11 11 11 31
2 Ipswich Town 13 9 3 1 27 11 6 4 2 0 14 5 7 5 1 1 13 6 16 30
3 Sheffield Wednesday 13 8 2 3 25 12 7 4 2 1 17 8 6 4 0 2 8 4 13 26
4 Portsmouth 11 6 4 1 22 12 6 3 3 0 12 6 5 3 1 1 10 6 10 22
5 Barnsley 12 6 2 4 17 12 6 3 1 2 8 7 6 3 1 2 9 5 5 20
6 Bolton Wanderers 12 6 2 4 13 8 6 5 0 1 10 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 5 20
7 Peterborough United 12 6 1 5 21 13 6 4 1 1 13 2 6 2 0 4 8 11 8 19
8 Exeter City 12 5 3 4 20 12 6 3 1 2 10 6 6 2 2 2 10 6 8 18
9 Shrewsbury Town 12 5 3 4 13 14 6 3 1 2 7 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 -1 18
10 Derby County 11 5 2 4 12 11 6 4 0 2 10 8 5 1 2 2 2 3 1 17
11 Fleetwood Town 12 3 7 2 11 10 6 1 4 1 4 4 6 2 3 1 7 6 1 16
12 Accrington Stanley 12 4 4 4 14 16 6 2 3 1 10 9 6 2 1 3 4 7 -2 16
13 Cambridge United 13 5 1 7 15 23 6 4 0 2 9 9 7 1 1 5 6 14 -8 16
14 Port Vale 12 4 3 5 12 17 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5 15
15 Lincoln City 11 3 5 3 14 16 5 1 4 0 6 4 6 2 1 3 8 12 -2 14
16 Wycombe Wanderers 12 4 2 6 14 16 5 2 1 2 6 4 7 2 1 4 8 12 -2 14
17 Cheltenham Town 12 4 2 6 11 15 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 1 2 3 3 7 -4 14
18 Charlton Athletic 12 2 7 3 15 15 5 2 3 0 9 4 7 0 4 3 6 11 0 13
19 Bristol Rovers 12 3 3 6 17 23 7 2 2 3 10 13 5 1 1 3 7 10 -6 12
20 Oxford United 11 3 2 6 9 12 6 2 1 3 6 7 5 1 1 3 3 5 -3 11
21 Forest Green Rovers 12 3 2 7 11 25 7 2 0 5 5 14 5 1 2 2 6 11 -14 11
22 Milton Keynes Dons 11 3 1 7 12 16 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 2 0 4 7 8 -4 10
23 Burton Albion 13 2 2 9 15 28 6 1 0 5 3 12 7 1 2 4 12 16 -13 8
24 Morecambe 12 1 4 7 9 23 6 0 2 4 3 12 6 1 2 3 6 11 -14 7

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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.