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Harrogate Town vs Cambridge United

Harrogate Town
2 - 1
Cambridge United
🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:01 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Edward Duckworth 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Harrogate Town 23 · Cambridge United 3
Referee Stats
Edward Duckworth
12 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 67%
Draws 17%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-14).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).
  • Harrogate Town had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Harrogate Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-3-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 38
Avg: 0.70 / 1.65

Points

15
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

12
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

0.65
PPG
1.35
0.70
GF
1.00
1.65
GA
0.78
43%
O2.5
26%
35%
BTTS
39%
30%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Harrogate Town rank23rd
Cambridge United rank3rd
Harrogate Town points39
Cambridge United points82
Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29
47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
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.
43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Harrogate Town last 5 home

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-8
Record1-0-4
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.

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Harrogate Town score at home48%
Harrogate Town clean sheet at home17%
Cambridge United score away61%
Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Harrogate Town score first30%
Harrogate Town win after scoring first57%
Cambridge United score first39%
Cambridge United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Harrogate Town 7% · Cambridge United 38%
Avg first goal minute: Harrogate Town 41.6' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Harrogate Town score at home0.70 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town concede at home1.65 vs 1.20
Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20
Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town score 49% below league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Harrogate Town are 37% above league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals4.25
BTTS100%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Harrogate Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 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
6
1
Total Shots
10
14
Shots off Goal
2
7
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
7
10
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
1
4
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
339
500
Passes Accurate
221
357
Passes %
65%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
8' ⚽
⚽
8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
B. Morris
Normal Goal
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
E. Sutton
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Taylor
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
L. Bennett
Normal Goal
30'
30' E. Acquah
36'
36' E. Taylor
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Brophy
1st substitution · For: S. Lavery
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Gibbons
2nd substitution · For: B. Purrington
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ E. Taylor
1st substitution · For: G. Thomson
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ E. Sutton
2nd substitution · For: Tobias Brenan
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ D. Ball
3rd substitution · For: G. Hoddle
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ L. Appéré
4th substitution · For: E. Nevitt
74'
74' J. Evans
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ P. Mpanzu
5th substitution · For: S. McLoughlin
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ E. Acquah
3rd substitution · For: J. Muldoon
87'
87' H. Gray

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

Harrogate Town beat Cambridge United 2-1 on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Edward Duckworth.

First half: Harrogate Town took an early lead at 8' when B. Morris scored, making the score 1-0. Harrogate Town extended the lead at 24' when E. Sutton scored, with the assist credited to E. Taylor, making the score 2-0. Cambridge United reduced the deficit at 29' when L. Bennett scored, making the score 2-1. E. Acquah received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 30'. E. Taylor received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 36'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Brophy replacing S. Lavery. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Gibbons replacing B. Purrington. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 66', with E. Taylor replacing G. Thomson. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 66', with E. Sutton replacing Tobias Brenan. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 67', with D. Ball replacing G. Hoddle. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 67', with L. Appéré replacing E. Nevitt. J. Evans received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 74'. Cambridge United made their 5th substitution at 75', with P. Mpanzu replacing S. McLoughlin. Harrogate Town made their 3rd substitution at 84', with E. Acquah replacing J. Muldoon. H. Gray received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 87'.

Harrogate Town used 3 substitutions while Cambridge United used 5 substitutions. Harrogate Town got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-14).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).
  • Harrogate Town had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
07 Feb 2026 Harrogate Town vs Cambridge United 2 - 1 16 Aug 2025 Cambridge United vs Harrogate Town 1 - 1
2020-2021 Season
30 Apr 2021 Harrogate Town vs Cambridge United 5 - 4 09 Jan 2021 Cambridge United vs Harrogate Town 2 - 1