League One preview and numbers: Sheffield Wednesday - Cambridge United at Hillsborough Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday have been busy practising for this following their 1-3 result versus Lincoln City, a game that produced some answers. How will they do against Cambridge United?

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday are steadily winning League One games and points here at Hillsborough Stadium. 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 17 games. Two home wins in a row for Sheffield Wednesday bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager Moore led his Sheffield to a defeat away at Lincoln City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hillsborough Stadium. Midfield player Johnson got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Johnson served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that game, the 5-2 home victory against Burton Albion.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield Wednesday, as the League One home game vs Accrington Stanley is only three days away.

Sheffield Wednesday have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hillsborough Stadium with 30 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded only 14 goals.

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Cambridge United form and stats

There's been little loot from Cambridge United's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 18 away games in the League One. Cambridge United only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws. Cambridge seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Cambridge United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 214 minutes ago. Smith was the goal scorer.

Cambridge United's last game was the home draw against Shrewsbury Town (0-0). Goalkeeper Mitov got the top player rating of the team with 7.5/10. Mitov topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wycombe Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

Cambridge United find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Cambridge have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head match ended Cambridge United - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Sheffield Wednesday wins - draws - Cambridge United wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
11 goals
SheffieldL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 18 36
17 11 4 Won W 0 4 11
10 4 0 Drew D 1 5 12
8 2 0 Lost L 4 9 13
53 30 9 Scored S 5 23 46
40 14 2 Conceded C 15 33 52
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
77% 76% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 78%
43% 35% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 47%
29% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 39% 33%
14% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 22% 14%
49% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 61% 53%
37% 47% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 31%
20% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 22% 22%
 
6.4 6.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4 4.5
4.8 3.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.7 5.7
1.8 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.2 14.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10 9.7
4.6 5.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.3 3.3
33% 33% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 38% 38%
 
10.5 9.3 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 13.7 13.4
3.9 3 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.1 4.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

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Table
  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 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

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