Oldham vs Cambridge United

0 - 3
🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Boundary Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ruebyn Ricardo 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Oldham 10 · Cambridge United 3
Referee Stats
2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 0%
Draws 50%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (5-8).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (1-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Oldham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 18
Avg: 1.30 / 0.78

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

5
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

1.65
PPG
1.35
1.30
GF
1.00
0.78
GA
0.78
39%
O2.5
26%
43%
BTTS
39%
35%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Oldham rank10th
Cambridge United rank3rd
Oldham points68
Cambridge United points82
Oldham: #10 · 68 pts · GD +16
18 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 27 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.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Oldham last 5 home

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-3
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.

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.

Oldham trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 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

Oldham score at home78%
Oldham clean sheet at home43%
Cambridge United score away61%
Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Oldham score first35%
Oldham win after scoring first100%
Cambridge United score first39%
Cambridge United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Oldham 58% · Cambridge United 38%
Avg first goal minute: Oldham 46.6' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Oldham score at home1.30 vs 1.37
Oldham concede at home0.78 vs 1.20
Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20
Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37
Oldham score 5% below league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Oldham are 35% below league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Oldham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
0-15 1
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 5
0-15 4
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 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
1
6
Total Shots
5
8
Shots off Goal
3
1
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
2
7
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
1
0
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
340
369
Passes Accurate
217
243
Passes %
64%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
35'
35' J. Garner
1st substitution · For: J. Quigley
41'
41' D. Ball
45+2'
45+2' K. Drummond
46'
46' J. Quigley
46'
46' T. Pett
2nd substitution · For: L. Hannant
55'
55' Goal · 0-1
B. Knight
Penalty
60'
60' Goal · 0-2
L. Appéré
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brophy
63'
63' K. Drummond
3rd substitution · For: Kane Taylor
63'
63' J. Stevens
4th substitution · For: Fábio Jaló
64'
64' J. Quigley
5th substitution · For: M. Fondop-Talum
67'
67' Goal · 0-3
L. Appéré
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Knight
72'
72' L. Appéré
1st substitution · For: S. Lavery
72'
72' J. Brophy
2nd substitution · For: B. Purrington
72'
72' B. Knight
3rd substitution · For: S. Kaikai
81'
81' S. McLoughlin
4th substitution · For: G. Hoddle
84'
84' D. Ball
5th substitution · For: E. Nevitt
87'
87' S. Lavery

Oldham vs Cambridge United 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Oldham 3-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ruebyn Ricardo. It was played at Boundary Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Oldham made their 1st substitution at 35', with J. Garner replacing J. Quigley. D. Ball received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 41'. K. Drummond received a yellow card for Oldham at 45+2'.

Second half: J. Quigley received a yellow card for Oldham at 46'. Oldham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Pett replacing L. Hannant. Cambridge United took the lead at 55' when B. Knight scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Cambridge United extended the lead at 60' when L. Appéré scored, with the assist credited to J. Brophy, making the score 0-2. Oldham made their 3rd substitution at 63', with K. Drummond replacing Kane Taylor. Oldham made their 4th substitution at 63', with J. Stevens replacing Fábio Jaló. Oldham made their 5th substitution at 64', with J. Quigley replacing M. Fondop-Talum. Cambridge United extended the lead at 67' when L. Appéré scored, with the assist credited to B. Knight, making the score 0-3. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 72', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Brophy replacing B. Purrington. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Knight replacing S. Kaikai. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 81', with S. McLoughlin replacing G. Hoddle. Cambridge United made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Ball replacing E. Nevitt. S. Lavery received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 87'.

Oldham used 5 substitutions while Cambridge United used 5 substitutions. Oldham got 2 yellow cards, while Cambridge United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (5-8).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (1-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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