Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Sheffield Wednesday FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Cambridge United FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Liam Bennett

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Hillsborough.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

3
1
Sheffield Wednesday FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Cambridge United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cambridge United FC 2022-10-15 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-03-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 6–0 Cambridge United FC 2021-10-19 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Cambridge United FC H 5–0 W
29 Dec Port Vale FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 2–1 W
17 Dec Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
10 Dec Exeter City FC A 1–1 D
03 Dec Derby County FC A 0–0 D
Cambridge United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L
30 Dec Derby County FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W
10 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
03 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC A 1–2 L
19 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Cambridge United FC.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 7' Goal! Josh Windass scores his 63 goal in 380 matches.
  • 12' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 19' Goal! Michael Smith scores his 76 goal in 357 matches.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Bennett.
  • 21' Goal! Michael Smith scores his 76 goal in 357 matches.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Lankester made 358 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marvin Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rio Shipston, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Liam Bennett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' What a strike from Liam Palmer! The score is 4-0.
  • 52' Liam Palmer with the second goal in the match!
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 191 games and scored 193 goals.
  • 59' Shilow Tracey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Saikou Janneh on 59 minute.
  • 64' It’s high time Mark Bonner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jack Hunt. He replaces George Byers on 65 minute.
  • 70' Goal! Josh Windass scores his 63 goal in 380 matches.
  • 75' Greg Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Paterson departs to be replaced by Dennis Adeniran.
  • 77' Jack Lankester is replacing Joe Ironside for the Cambridge United FC side.
  • 80' What a strike from Josh Windass! The score is 7-0.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Josh Windass is replaced by Rio Shipston.
  • 88' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • Another three points for Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Windass 3
Saido Berahino 3
Michael Smith 2
Lee Gregory 2
Liam Palmer 2
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 1
George Williams 1
George Byers 1

Head to Head

2023-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cambridge United FC 2022-10-15 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-03-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 6–0 Cambridge United FC 2021-10-19 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cambridge United FC W 2022-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Port Vale FC W 2022-12-26 Fleetwood Town FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-12-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2022-12-10 Exeter City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2022-12-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Cambridge United FC Form

2023-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cambridge United FC L 2022-12-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2022-12-26 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2022-12-10 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2022-11-19 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.24 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Cambridge United FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC71% Draw19% Cambridge United FC10%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Cambridge United FC
29%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Cambridge United FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC52% Draw40% Cambridge United FC8%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
12.6%
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.4%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 24% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.