Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Cambridge United
Match Time & Date:
20/04/2024
16:00
Prediction: 0-1
Derby
Saturday’s football game at Abbey Stadium pits together Cambridge United and Derby County, the two teams with entirely different ambitions for the season finale. The Yellows are eager to avoid relegation, while the Rams are eyeing automatic Championship promotion. Cambridge United are five points clear of the relegation zone, meaning that they should be happy with one point from the match.
Derby County, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 3-0 win over Leyton Orient. A man to watch in the visiting team will be Sonny Bradley, who scored a brace in the last league match. Anyhow, away triumph should be considered as Derby County want this win more than Cambridge United. It has to be noted that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between the two sides in all competitions. In their last meeting at the venue the Rams defeated the Yellows 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Conor Hourihane):
Conor Hourihane is an Irish footballer who plays for Barnsley. The midfielder was born on 2 February, 1991 and he started his youth career at Premier League club Sunderland. In 2011 he joined Plymouth Argyle and he spent three years at Home Park.
After scoring 15 goals in 125 appearances for the Pilgrims in 2014 Hourihane decided to take next big step in his career. On 23 June he signed a three-year deal with Barnsley for a fee of £250,000. In August he won the League One Player of the Month award and, no doubt, he made a flying start to his Barnsley career. Hourihane made 46 appearances for the Tykes in the 2014/2015 League One campaign, scoring 15 goals and he certainly helped the team return to the Championship.
The Irish midfielder has eight caps for the U-21 team. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as defensive and left midfielder as well. Conor Hourihane is a right-footed footballer.
Highlighted Team (Cambridge United):
Cambridge United are an English football club that compete in League Two. The U’s play their home games at Abbey Stadium, the venue which was built back in 1923. Owned by Grosvenor Estates, Cambridge United’s home ground can hold up to 8,127 spectators.
The U’s wear amber and black jerseys and black shorts when playing in front of home fans, while white and blue are the dominant colours of their away kit. Cambridge United won the FA Trophy in 2014, with the team making it to the FA Cup quarter-finals two times (1989/90, 1990/91). In the 1968-69 season, the U’s clinched the Southern League Cup title.
Cambridge United recorded their biggest league win in March 2007 as they outclassed Weymouth 7-0, and they repeated the success against Forest Green (2009) and Morecambe (2016). Peterborough United are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but they maintain rivalries with Northampton Town, Colchester United, Luton Town, Stevenage, and Histon as well.
