Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cambridge United (14th, 58 pts) held a 21-point advantage over AFC Wimbledon (23rd, 37 pts). Cambridge United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, AFC Wimbledon ran at 1.07 scored and 1.63 conceded, Cambridge United at 1.22 and 1.61.
Defeat had followed defeat for AFC Wimbledon — four in succession. 5 games without a win framed Cambridge United's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for AFC Wimbledon, 3 for Cambridge United and 1 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
D. Handley took charge of the match — our records show 52 games refereed with an average of 1.0 yellow cards per game. The venue was Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames, with room for 4,850 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.