Cambridge United vs Crewe

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Abbey Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Cambridge United 3 · Crewe 11
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.40
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 40%
Draws 20%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Cambridge United outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (6-4 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
Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30
Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

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
1.13
1.87
GF
1.30
0.65
GA
1.30
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
70%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd
Crewe rank11th
Cambridge United points82
Crewe points67
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.
Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6
19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
15-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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
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%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home91%
Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%
Crewe score away65%
Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%
Cambridge United win after scoring first69%
Crewe score first26%
Crewe win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Crewe 36%
Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37
Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20
Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20
Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37
Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.
Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
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

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
9
0
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
4
0
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
10
1
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
373
268
Passes Accurate
254
145
Passes %
68%
54%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
1
25'
25' J. Golding
1st substitution · For: L. Moult
35'
35' M. Morrison
1st substitution · For: M. Jobe
37'
37' K. Smith
46'
46' L. Appéré
2nd substitution · For: E. Kachunga
54'
54' Goal · 0-1
E. Tezgel
Normal Goal · Assist: T. O'Reilly
62'
62' L. Bennett
3rd substitution · For: S. Kaikai
69'
69' G. McConnell
4th substitution · For: B. Knight
82'
82' Goal · 1-1
M. Jobe
Normal Goal
90'
90' Goal · 2-1
B. Knight
Penalty
90+5'
90+5' O. Lunt
90+6'
90+6' J. March

Cambridge United vs Crewe 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Crewe 2-1 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Martin Woods. It was played at Abbey Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 25', with J. Golding replacing L. Moult. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 35', with M. Morrison replacing M. Jobe. K. Smith received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 37'.

Second half: Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with L. Appéré replacing E. Kachunga. Crewe took the lead at 54' when E. Tezgel scored, with the assist credited to T. O'Reilly, making the score 0-1. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 62', with L. Bennett replacing S. Kaikai. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 69', with G. McConnell replacing B. Knight. Cambridge United leveled the score at 82' when M. Jobe scored, making the score 1-1. Cambridge United took the lead at 90' when B. Knight scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. O. Lunt received a yellow card for Crewe at 90+5'. J. March received a yellow card for Crewe at 90+6'.

Cambridge United used 4 substitutions while Crewe used 1 substitution. Cambridge United got 1 yellow card, while Crewe got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Cambridge United outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Cambridge United vs Crewe Head-to-Head History by Season