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Cambridge United vs Salford City

Cambridge United
1 - 0
Salford City
🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Dale 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Cambridge United 3 · Salford City 4
Referee Stats
Alan Dale
5 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.60
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 20%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Salford City controlled possession (56%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (7-3 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
Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28
Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

5

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
1.58
1.87
GF
1.21
0.65
GA
1.17
43%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
48%
70%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd
Salford City rank4th
Cambridge United points82
Salford City points81
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.
Salford City: #4 · 81 pts · GD +10
5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-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.

Salford City last 5 away

D W L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals3-3
Record2-1-2
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%

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home91%
Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%
Salford City score away65%
Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%
Cambridge United win after scoring first69%
Salford City score first65%
Salford City win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Salford City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37
Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20
Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20
Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37
Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Salford City score level with league average.
Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Salford City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 7
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
12
9
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
0
3
Shots Inside Box
9
4
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
269
366
Passes Accurate
163
243
Passes %
61%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
22'
22' H. Mnoga
33' ↑↓
↑↓
33' ⇄ Zachariah Olumide Awe
1st substitution · For: B. Cooper
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Gibbons
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brophy
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ M. Butcher
2nd substitution · For: F. Borini
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ C. Stockton
3rd substitution · For: D. Udoh
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ H. Mnoga
4th substitution · For: Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
62'
62' J. Grant
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Brophy
1st substitution · For: A. Mayor
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ S. Kaikai
2nd substitution · For: K. Smith
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ L. Appéré
3rd substitution · For: S. Lavery
71'
71' P. Mpanzu
81'
81' F. Borini
83'
83' J. Gibbons
83'
83' R. Graydon
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ R. Graydon
5th substitution · For: R. Longelo-Mbule

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

Cambridge United beat Salford City 1-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Alan Dale.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. H. Mnoga received a yellow card for Salford City at 22'. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 33', with Zachariah Olumide Awe replacing B. Cooper.

Second half: Cambridge United took the lead at 49' when J. Gibbons scored, with the assist credited to J. Brophy, making the score 1-0. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 54', with M. Butcher replacing F. Borini. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 54', with C. Stockton replacing D. Udoh. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 54', with H. Mnoga replacing Princewill Ehibhatiomhan. J. Grant received a yellow card for Salford City at 62'. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Brophy replacing A. Mayor. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 68', with S. Kaikai replacing K. Smith. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 68', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. P. Mpanzu received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 71'. F. Borini received a yellow card for Salford City at 81'. J. Gibbons received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 83'. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Salford City at 83'. Salford City made their 5th substitution at 84', with R. Graydon replacing R. Longelo-Mbule.

Cambridge United used 3 substitutions while Salford City used 5 substitutions. Cambridge United got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Salford City controlled possession (56%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Cambridge United vs Salford City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
21 Mar 2026 Cambridge United vs Salford City 1 - 0 08 Nov 2025 Salford City vs Cambridge United 0 - 0
2020-2021 Season
09 Feb 2021 Salford City vs Cambridge United 4 - 1 03 Nov 2020 Cambridge United vs Salford City 2 - 1
2019-2020 Season
28 Jan 2020 Cambridge United vs Salford City 0 - 4 12 Oct 2019 Salford City vs Cambridge United 1 - 0