Cambridge United vs Accrington ST

Cambridge United

2 - 0

Accrington ST

🕒 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Richie Watkins 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Cambridge United 3 · Accrington ST 16

Referee Stats

Richie Watkins

2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-8).
Accrington ST controlled possession (55%).
Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cambridge United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-6-2

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 1.87 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Accrington ST (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 0.87 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.22

PPG

0.91

1.87

0.87

0.65

1.35

43%

O2.5

39%

52%

BTTS

39%

70%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd

Accrington ST rank16th

Cambridge United points82

Accrington ST points53

Cambridge United: #3 · 82 pts · GD +33

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Accrington ST: #16 · 53 pts · GD -11

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cambridge United last 5 home

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-3

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Accrington ST last 5 away

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals3-11

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home91%

Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%

Accrington ST score away52%

Accrington ST clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%

Cambridge United win after scoring first69%

Accrington ST score first35%

Accrington ST win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Accrington ST 0%

Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Accrington ST 30.1'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37

Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20

Accrington ST score away0.87 vs 1.20

Accrington ST concede away1.35 vs 1.37

Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Accrington ST score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Accrington ST are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Cambridge United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

31-45 9

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 5

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

0-15 0

Accrington ST goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 7

61-75 6

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

315

412

Passes Accurate

213

286

Passes %

68%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32'

32' K. Watts

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ K. Watts

1st substitution · For: Z. Rossi

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Gibbons

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Rossi

45+6' ↑↓

↑↓

45+6' ⇄ J. Bauress

1st substitution · For: D. Martin

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Kaikai

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mayor

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Sinclair

2nd substitution · For: Alex Henderson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Conneely

3rd substitution · For: C. Brown

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ I. Heath

4th substitution · For: J. Woods

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Appéré

2nd substitution · For: S. Lavery

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Brophy

3rd substitution · For: S. McLoughlin

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Kaikai

4th substitution · For: B. Knight

Cambridge United vs Accrington ST 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Accrington ST 2-0 on Friday, 19 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Richie Watkins.

First half: K. Watts received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 32'. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 39', with K. Watts replacing Z. Rossi. Cambridge United took the lead at 45' when J. Gibbons scored, with the assist credited to Z. Rossi, making the score 1-0. Accrington ST made their 1st substitution at 45+6', with J. Bauress replacing D. Martin.

Second half: Cambridge United extended the lead at 60' when S. Kaikai scored, with the assist credited to A. Mayor, making the score 2-0. Accrington ST made their 2nd substitution at 65', with I. Sinclair replacing Alex Henderson. Accrington ST made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Conneely replacing C. Brown. Accrington ST made their 4th substitution at 79', with I. Heath replacing J. Woods. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 80', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Brophy replacing S. McLoughlin. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Kaikai replacing B. Knight.

Cambridge United used 4 substitutions while Accrington ST used 4 substitutions. Cambridge United got 1 yellow card.