Soccer match preview: Home crowds with big optimism before Sunderland - Cambridge United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland have excelled Cambridge United so far this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Sunderland 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.

For Cambridge United most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

The visiting Cambridge United played their last game only four days ago, a League One match.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland have performed here at Stadium of Light this season with 15 wins from 21 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 4. Sunderland has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Milton Keynes Dons defeat 62 days ago.

The Sunderland manager Neil and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Plymouth Argyle (placed 5th). Wright, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Wright won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that, Sunderland had a home game versus Shrewsbury Town which ended with a victory 3-2.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sunderland home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and two defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Rotherham United are coming to town in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Sunderland are scoring many of them at home; 43 on target from 21 league matches. From these home matches, Sunderland have conceded only 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cambridge United form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Cambridge United have produced an overall stat of 7-5-10 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Cambridge United on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Home advantage was not enough for Cambridge United in their previous game as they lost hosting Charlton Athletic, 0-2. Cambridge goalkeeper Mannion took pride in a wonderful day's work against Charlton Athletic, but even with achieving seven saves the defeat could not be evaded.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Wigan Athletic.

The visiting Cambridge United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 22 games. In the opposite end, Cambridge have conceded 40 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Cambridge United - Sunderland 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
22 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
13 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
13 goals

Sunderland missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 22 44
22 15 5 Won W 1 7 15
11 2 1 Drew D 1 5 12
10 4 1 Lost L 5 10 17
72 43 12 Scored S 7 27 53
51 17 3 Conceded C 22 40 67
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
79% 76% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 75%
60% 57% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 86% 55% 48%
30% 33% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 36% 32%
16% 19% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 43% 23% 16%
53% 52% 29% BTTS BTTS 71% 55% 50%
35% 43% 57% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 30%
19% 5% 14% Failed to Score F T 29% 23% 25%
 
6 6.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.9 4.3
4.5 3.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.1 5.7 5.8
2.1 2 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.4 15.7 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.5 9.5
5 5.7 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.3 3.2
33% 36% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 37% 37%
 
11.7 10.3 13.4 Shots against (avg) S A 16.1 13.6 13.5
3.6 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.7 4.9 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.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunderland 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 Wigan Athletic 43 26 10 7 76 40 22 13 4 5 35 21 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 88
2 Rotherham United 43 25 8 10 65 31 22 14 3 5 41 21 21 11 5 5 24 10 34 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 44 24 11 9 71 44 22 12 5 5 32 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 27 83
4 Sheffield Wednesday 43 22 13 8 71 46 22 15 5 2 44 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 25 79
5 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
6 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
7 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
8 Oxford United 44 22 9 13 80 56 22 13 5 4 46 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 24 75
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 44 17 15 12 62 45 22 10 9 3 34 22 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 66
12 Cambridge United 44 15 12 17 53 67 22 8 7 7 26 27 22 7 5 10 27 40 -14 57
13 Charlton Athletic 44 16 8 20 53 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 -2 56
14 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
15 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
16 Burton Albion 44 14 11 19 50 63 22 10 6 6 33 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -13 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 44 7 7 30 35 80 22 5 4 13 21 39 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 28

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 Wigan Athletic 43 26 10 7 76 40 22 13 4 5 35 21 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 88
2 Rotherham United 43 25 8 10 65 31 22 14 3 5 41 21 21 11 5 5 24 10 34 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 44 24 11 9 71 44 22 12 5 5 32 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 27 83
4 Sheffield Wednesday 43 22 13 8 71 46 22 15 5 2 44 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 25 79
5 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
6 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
7 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
8 Oxford United 44 22 9 13 80 56 22 13 5 4 46 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 24 75
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 44 17 15 12 62 45 22 10 9 3 34 22 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 66
12 Cambridge United 44 15 12 17 53 67 22 8 7 7 26 27 22 7 5 10 27 40 -14 57
13 Charlton Athletic 44 16 8 20 53 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 -2 56
14 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
15 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
16 Burton Albion 44 14 11 19 50 63 22 10 6 6 33 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -13 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 44 7 7 30 35 80 22 5 4 13 21 39 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 28

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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.