Abbey Stadium: Sound the horn for a football frolic when Cambridge United put their fighting gear on for Sunderland. Get the latest news on the fixture here!
- Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Cambridge nor Sunderland as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cambridge United form and stats
Cambridge United have collected 14 points from their League One home games so far after 3-5-2.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Wigan Athletic in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. A disappointing finish for Cambridge United in their match versus Wigan Athletic as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The gifted forward Joe Ironside bested all teammates in that match and received a match rating of 8.35 out of 10. Ironside scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Rotherham United.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Walsall is only three days away.
Cambridge has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cambridge defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Sunderland are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury Town (placed 21st). Midfield player Alex Pritchard was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.11/10. Pritchard scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Ipswich Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Sunderland are hosting Oldham Athletic in the EFL Trophy only four days away.
Sunderland have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. For Sunderland, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 10 goals |   J. Ironside 8 goals | A. May 3 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Cambridge United | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 28 |
| 33 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 76% |
| 58% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 65% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 74% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 21% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 29% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 14 | 14.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 41% | 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 13.3 | 13.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.8 | 13.8 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sunderland 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 | Rotherham United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 12 |