Derby County make the trip to Abbey Stadium to take on Cambridge United this Saturday in League One. Derby will be looking to close in on top of the league Portsmouth, whereas Cambridge aim to put some more breathing room between themselves and the relegation zone.
Cambridge currently sit 19th in League One after 43 games. The Us have 12 wins, ten draws and 21 losses, leaving them on 46 points, six points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Cambridge have two wins, one draw and two losses.
An own goal from Mael de Gevigney in the 13th minute gave Cambridge the 1 - 0 lead over Barnsley at halftime. Gassan Ahadme then wrapped up a 2 - 0 win for Cambridge, despite The Us having just 28% of the possession. Cambridge picked up another win against Wigan. Ahadme was on the scoresheet again for Cambridge, finding the back of the net twice this time. Martial Godo did get Wigan on the scoresheet, but Danny Andrew scored in the 83rd minute to secure the 3 - 1 win for Cambridge.
The trip to Blackpool, however, saw Cambridge only manage one shot on target. Sonny Carey scored the only goal of the game in the 30th minute to give Blackpool the 1 - 0 win. Connor Wickham opened the scoring for Charlton, giving them the lead at halftime. However, Macaulay Bonne scored early in the second half to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Cambridge.
The last time out for Cambridge was against Bristol Rovers. Chris Martin scored the only goal of the game in the 87th minute to give Bristol Rovers the 1 - 0 win.
Derby, on the other hand, currently sit second in League One. In 44 games, The Rams have 26 wins, eight draws and ten losses which leaves them on 86 points, three points above Bolton.
In their last five games in all competitions, Derby have two wins, two draws and one loss.
Sam Hoskins scored the only goal of the game in the 23rd minute to give Northampton Town the 1 - 0 win over Derby, who finished the game with just ten players, with Sonny Bradley sent off in the tenth minute of added time. Derby bounced back with a 1 - 0 win of their own against Blackpool. Ebou Adams was the only name on the scoresheet with his goal in the 40th minute giving Derby the 1 - 0 win, despite having less of the possession.
A big game at the top of the table saw Derby take on Portsmouth. Joe Ward opened the scoring in the 23rd minute but Abu Kamara equalised within four minutes. Another goal from Ward regained the lead for Derby before halftime, but a late goal from Owen Moxon rescued a 2 - 2 draw for Portsmouth. However, the next time out against Wycombe saw Derby without a shot on target in a 0 - 0 draw.
The most recent outing for Derby was against Leyton Orient. An own goal from George Moncur gave Derby the lead in the tenth minute and a brace from Bradley secured the 3 - 0 win for Derby.
Cambridge and Derby have met 20 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1980. Derby have the better record in the fixture with 11 wins in comparison to Cambridge’s three wins. In fact, a draw is more common, happening on six occasions.