Swindon Town vs Cambridge United

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Edward Duckworth 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Swindon Town 9 · Cambridge United 3
Referee Stats
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 (9-10).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27
Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

6

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

1.70
PPG
1.35
1.65
GF
1.00
1.17
GA
0.78
61%
O2.5
26%
65%
BTTS
39%
35%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th
Cambridge United rank3rd
Swindon Town points75
Cambridge United points82
Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11
11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 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.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
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 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.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Swindon Town score at home87%
Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%
Cambridge United score away61%
Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%
Swindon Town win after scoring first75%
Cambridge United score first39%
Cambridge United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Cambridge United 38%
Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37
Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20
Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37
Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4

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
5
4
Total Shots
9
10
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
6
4
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
2
7
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
243
352
Passes Accurate
135
268
Passes %
56%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
4'
4' Goal · 0-1
J. Brophy
Normal Goal
32'
32' Goal · 1-1
A. Drinan
Normal Goal
34'
34' Goal · 2-1
H. Smith
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Snowdon
51'
51' L. Bennett
1st substitution · For: E. Kachunga
51'
51' S. McLoughlin
2nd substitution · For: P. Mpanzu
53'
53' Goal · 3-1
D. Oldaker
Normal Goal · Assist: Finley Munroe
64'
64' Goal · 3-2
S. Kaikai
Normal Goal
69'
69' D. Oldaker
1st substitution · For: P. Glatzel
74'
74' T. Nichols
2nd substitution · For: Filozofe Mabete
74'
74' J. Snowdon
3rd substitution · For: B. Ameen
81'
81' K. Watts
3rd substitution · For: R. Loft
82'
82' Finley Munroe
89'
89' Finley Munroe
4th substitution · For: D. Butterworth
90+6'
90+6' D. Butterworth
90+6'
90+6' J. Brophy

Swindon Town vs Cambridge United 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swindon Town beat Cambridge United 3-2 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Edward Duckworth. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: Cambridge United took an early lead at 4' when J. Brophy scored, making the score 0-1. Swindon Town leveled the score at 32' when A. Drinan scored, making the score 1-1. Swindon Town took the lead at 34' when H. Smith scored, with the assist credited to J. Snowdon, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 51', with L. Bennett replacing E. Kachunga. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 51', with S. McLoughlin replacing P. Mpanzu. Swindon Town extended the lead at 53' when D. Oldaker scored, with the assist credited to Finley Munroe, making the score 3-1. Cambridge United reduced the deficit at 64' when S. Kaikai scored, making the score 3-2. Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 69', with D. Oldaker replacing P. Glatzel. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 74', with T. Nichols replacing Filozofe Mabete. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Snowdon replacing B. Ameen. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Watts replacing R. Loft. Finley Munroe received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 82'. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 89', with Finley Munroe replacing D. Butterworth. D. Butterworth received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 90+6'. J. Brophy received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 90+6'.

Swindon Town used 4 substitutions while Cambridge United used 3 substitutions. Swindon Town got 2 yellow cards, while Cambridge United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-10).
  • Cambridge United controlled possession (60%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

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