Chesterfield vs Cambridge United

Chesterfield

0 - 1

Cambridge United

🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 SMH Group Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Jackson 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Chesterfield 6 · Cambridge United 3

Referee Stats

Scott Jackson

11 matches · 4.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.27
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	9%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Chesterfield outshot their opponent (14-6).
Chesterfield controlled possession (61%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Chesterfield (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-8-5

Goals For / Against

38 / 25

Avg: 1.58 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cambridge United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 18

Avg: 1.00 / 0.78

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.71

PPG

1.35

1.58

1.00

1.04

0.78

48%

O2.5

26%

57%

BTTS

39%

57%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Chesterfield rank6th

Cambridge United rank3rd

Chesterfield points79

Cambridge United points82

Chesterfield: #6 · 79 pts · GD +15

7 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Chesterfield last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals6-5

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.

Cambridge United last 5 away

D D D L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals1-2

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chesterfield trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Chesterfield score at home87%

Chesterfield clean sheet at home35%

Cambridge United score away61%

Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Chesterfield score first57%

Chesterfield win after scoring first69%

Cambridge United score first39%

Cambridge United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chesterfield 63% · Cambridge United 38%

Avg first goal minute: Chesterfield 30.7' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Chesterfield score at home1.58 vs 1.37

Chesterfield concede at home1.04 vs 1.20

Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20

Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37

Chesterfield score 15% above league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Chesterfield are 14% below league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Chesterfield goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

Cambridge United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

529

333

Passes Accurate

427

230

Passes %

81%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' G. Hoddle

30' ↑↓

↑↓

30' ⇄ L. Gordon

1st substitution · For: A. Lewis

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. McLoughlin

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brophy

45+5' ↑↓

↑↓

45+5' ⇄ A. Mayor

1st substitution · For: S. Kaikai

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Grimes

2nd substitution · For: J. Donacien

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ D. Duffy

3rd substitution · For: J. Berry-McNally

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ L. Bonis

4th substitution · For: W. Grigg

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. McLoughlin

2nd substitution · For: D. Ball

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Appéré

3rd substitution · For: S. Lavery

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Darcy

5th substitution · For: William Dickson

72'

72' S. Lavery

76'

76' Z. Hemming

76'

76' J. Gibbons

82'

82' J. Eastwood

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Brophy

4th substitution · For: B. Purrington

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

Cambridge United beat Chesterfield 1-0 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Scott Jackson. It was played at SMH Group Stadium.

First half: G. Hoddle received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 16'. Chesterfield made their 1st substitution at 30', with L. Gordon replacing A. Lewis. Cambridge United took the lead at 44' when S. McLoughlin scored, with the assist credited to J. Brophy, making the score 0-1. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 45+5', with A. Mayor replacing S. Kaikai.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Chesterfield made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Grimes replacing J. Donacien. Chesterfield made their 3rd substitution at 57', with D. Duffy replacing J. Berry-McNally. Chesterfield made their 4th substitution at 57', with L. Bonis replacing W. Grigg. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. McLoughlin replacing D. Ball. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 69', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. Chesterfield made their 5th substitution at 71', with R. Darcy replacing William Dickson. S. Lavery received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 72'. Z. Hemming received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 76'. J. Gibbons received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 76'. J. Eastwood received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 82'. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Brophy replacing B. Purrington.

Chesterfield used 5 substitutions while Cambridge United used 4 substitutions. Chesterfield got 1 yellow card, while Cambridge United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Chesterfield outshot their opponent (14-6).
Chesterfield controlled possession (61%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

29 Dec 2025 Chesterfield vs Cambridge United 0 - 1 09 Dec 2025 Cambridge United vs Chesterfield 1 - 1

2017-2018 Season

13 Feb 2018 Chesterfield vs Cambridge United 2 - 3 21 Oct 2017 Cambridge United vs Chesterfield 2 - 1