Cambridge United vs Cheltenham

Cambridge United

1 - 0

Cheltenham

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Cambridge United 3 · Cheltenham 18

Referee Stats

Craig Hicks

9 matches · 2.22 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.22
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	56%
Draws	22%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Cambridge United outshot their opponent (13-7).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
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

Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 46

Avg: 1.09 / 2.00

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

1.09

0.65

2.00

43%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

52%

70%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd

Cheltenham rank18th

Cambridge United points82

Cheltenham points52

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.

Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26

34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

30-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.

Cheltenham last 5 away

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals8-10

Record2-0-3

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%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home91%

Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%

Cheltenham score away70%

Cheltenham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%

Cambridge United win after scoring first69%

Cheltenham score first52%

Cheltenham win after scoring first42%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Cheltenham 11%

Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Cheltenham 40.3'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37

Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20

Cheltenham score away1.09 vs 1.20

Cheltenham concede away2.00 vs 1.37

Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Cheltenham score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Cheltenham are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

76-90+ 9

0-15 8

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

299

277

Passes Accurate

160

158

Passes %

54%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' D. Power

39'

39' L. Young

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Appéré

Normal Goal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Anderson

1st substitution · For: Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Cundy

2nd substitution · For: J. Wilson

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ G. Miller

3rd substitution · For: L. Angol

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. Broom

4th substitution · For: J. Bickerstaff

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Knight

1st substitution · For: P. Mpanzu

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Appéré

2nd substitution · For: R. Loft

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. McLoughlin

3rd substitution · For: G. Hoddle

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Power

5th substitution · For: J. Mažionis

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Brophy

4th substitution · For: M. Jobe

Cambridge United vs Cheltenham 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Cheltenham 1-0 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Craig Hicks.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Power received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 34'. L. Young received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 39'.

Second half: Cambridge United took the lead at 59' when L. Appéré scored, making the score 1-0. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 66', with T. Anderson replacing Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 66', with R. Cundy replacing J. Wilson. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 66', with G. Miller replacing L. Angol. Cheltenham made their 4th substitution at 67', with R. Broom replacing J. Bickerstaff. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 74', with B. Knight replacing P. Mpanzu. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 81', with L. Appéré replacing R. Loft. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. McLoughlin replacing G. Hoddle. Cheltenham made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Power replacing J. Mažionis. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Brophy replacing M. Jobe.

Cambridge United used 4 substitutions while Cheltenham used 5 substitutions. Cheltenham got 2 yellow cards.