Week 45 brings us a match on Apr 23rd, where Sunderland will host Cambridge United in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sunderland sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Plymouth Argyle. Neither Plymouth Argyle nor Sunderland could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Sunderland is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Cambridge United, recorded a 0-2 loss against Charlton Athletic. Corey Taylor struck first for Charlton Athletic in the 73rd minute on a feed from Albie Morgan, then Conor Washington added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Chuks Aneke In the end, Cambridge United was frustrated by Charlton Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Charlton Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory. Cambridge United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Nov 27th, Sunderland took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Dimitar Mitov scored the first goal for Sunderland on an own goal in the 15th minute, but Sam Smith got the equalizer for Cambridge United in the 27th minute.
Both Sam Smith and Harvey Knibbs have been the hottest scorers for Cambridge United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Sunderland’s top weapon lately has been Nathan Broadhead, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.