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Gillingham vs Cambridge United

Gillingham
1 - 1
Cambridge United
🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Hair 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Gillingham 17 · Cambridge United 3
Referee Stats
Neil Hair
10 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.80
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 30%
Draws 40%
Away wins 30%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Gillingham outshot their opponent (17-4).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 36
Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3
Cambridge United (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-10-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 18
Avg: 1.00 / 0.78

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.35
1.26
GF
1.00
1.57
GA
0.78
48%
O2.5
26%
65%
BTTS
39%
48%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Gillingham rank17th
Cambridge United rank3rd
Gillingham points53
Cambridge United points82
Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19
33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 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.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gillingham last 5 home

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-8
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 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.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

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

Gillingham score at home87%
Gillingham clean sheet at home22%
Cambridge United score away61%
Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first48%
Gillingham win after scoring first64%
Cambridge United score first39%
Cambridge United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 45% · Cambridge United 38%
Avg first goal minute: Gillingham 51.8' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.26 vs 1.37
Gillingham concede at home1.57 vs 1.20
Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20
Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37
Gillingham score 8% below league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Gillingham are 30% above league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 7
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 3
31-45 1

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
6
1
Total Shots
17
4
Shots off Goal
7
1
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
9
3
Shots Outside Box
8
1
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
317
276
Passes Accurate
184
152
Passes %
58%
55%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
4
10' ⚽
⚽
10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
L. Appéré
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gibbons
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ E. Nevitt
1st substitution · For: S. Palmer-Houlden
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ E. Coleman
2nd substitution · For: B. Dack
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ L. Bennett
1st substitution · For: B. Purrington
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ J. Brophy
2nd substitution · For: S. McLoughlin
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
M. Clark
Normal Goal
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ S. Kaikai
3rd substitution · For: E. Kachunga
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ L. Appéré
4th substitution · For: S. Lavery
85'
85' A. Rowe

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

Gillingham drew 1-1 with Cambridge United on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Neil Hair. It was played at Priestfield Stadium.

First half: Cambridge United took an early lead at 10' when L. Appéré scored, with the assist credited to J. Gibbons, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 65', with E. Nevitt replacing S. Palmer-Houlden. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 65', with E. Coleman replacing B. Dack. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 67', with L. Bennett replacing B. Purrington. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 67', with J. Brophy replacing S. McLoughlin. Gillingham leveled the score at 72' when M. Clark scored, making the score 1-1. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Kaikai replacing E. Kachunga. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 80', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. A. Rowe received a yellow card for Gillingham at 85'.

Gillingham used 2 substitutions while Cambridge United used 4 substitutions. Gillingham got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Gillingham outshot their opponent (17-4).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
14 Mar 2026 Cambridge United vs Gillingham 5 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Gillingham vs Cambridge United 1 - 1