Cambridge United vs Crawley Town

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Cambridge United 3 · Crawley Town 22
Referee Stats
11 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 45%
Draws 27%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Crawley Town outshot their opponent (7-14).
  • Crawley Town controlled possession (71%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cambridge United (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 15-6-2

Goals For / Against

43 / 15
Avg: 1.87 / 0.65

Points

51
Avg: 2.22

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

2
Crawley Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-6-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 40
Avg: 0.78 / 1.74

Points

15
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

12

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
0.65
1.87
GF
0.78
0.65
GA
1.74
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
35%
70%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd
Crawley Town rank22nd
Cambridge United points82
Crawley Town points40
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.
Crawley Town: #22 · 40 pts · GD -24
46 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
42-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.

Crawley Town last 5 away

D L W L D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Crawley Town trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home91%
Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%
Crawley Town score away48%
Crawley Town clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%
Cambridge United win after scoring first69%
Crawley Town score first22%
Crawley Town win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Crawley Town 13%
Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Crawley Town 41.2'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37
Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20
Crawley Town score away0.78 vs 1.20
Crawley Town concede away1.74 vs 1.37
Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Crawley Town score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Crawley Town are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.60 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

Crawley Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
31-45 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
7
14
Shots off Goal
1
7
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
29%
71%
Corner Kicks
2
10
Fouls
11
16
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
198
487
Passes Accurate
103
408
Passes %
52%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
6'
6' G. Holohan
13'
13' Goal · 1-0
S. Lavery
Normal Goal
46'
46' H. Forster
1st substitution · For: J. Roles
49'
49' C. Barker
50'
50' Goal · 2-0
P. Mpanzu
Normal Goal
55'
55' K. Dixon
2nd substitution · For: K. Tshimanga
57'
57' Goal · 3-0
K. Kouassi
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brophy
66'
66' Goal · 3-1
K. Tshimanga
Normal Goal
72'
72' K. Scott
74'
74' S. Lavery
1st substitution · For: K. Smith
75'
75' K. Scott
3rd substitution · For: R. Brown
79'
79' J. Brophy
2nd substitution · For: B. Knight
80'
80' A. Mayor
3rd substitution · For: L. Bennett
87'
87' R. Brown
88'
88' L. Bennett
90+2'
90+2' J. Eastwood
90+2'
90+2' J. Roles

Cambridge United vs Crawley Town 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Crawley Town 3-1 on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Carl Brook.

First half: G. Holohan received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 6'. Cambridge United took the lead at 13' when S. Lavery scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Crawley Town made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Forster replacing J. Roles. C. Barker received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 49'. Cambridge United extended the lead at 50' when P. Mpanzu scored, making the score 2-0. Crawley Town made their 2nd substitution at 55', with K. Dixon replacing K. Tshimanga. Cambridge United extended the lead at 57' when K. Kouassi scored, with the assist credited to J. Brophy, making the score 3-0. Crawley Town reduced the deficit at 66' when K. Tshimanga scored, making the score 3-1. K. Scott received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 72'. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 74', with S. Lavery replacing K. Smith. Crawley Town made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Scott replacing R. Brown. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 79', with J. Brophy replacing B. Knight. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 80', with A. Mayor replacing L. Bennett. R. Brown received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 87'. L. Bennett received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 88'. J. Eastwood received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 90+2'. J. Roles received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 90+2'.

Cambridge United used 3 substitutions while Crawley Town used 3 substitutions. Cambridge United got 2 yellow cards, while Crawley Town got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Crawley Town outshot their opponent (7-14).
  • Crawley Town controlled possession (71%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins9
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals9 (69.2%)
BTTS7 (53.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)

Cambridge United vs Crawley Town Head-to-Head History by Season