Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC — FA Cup at Ewood Park.
- Blackburn Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Cambridge United FC H 5–2 W 01 Jan Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D 29 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–3 L 26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–3 L 23 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L 16 Dec Southampton FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–5 L 01 Jan Leyton Orient FC H 0–2 L 26 Dec Oxford United FC A 1–2 L 22 Dec Exeter City FC H 2–0 W 16 Dec Blackpool FC H 2–1 W 09 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season33% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Cambridge United FCKylian Kouassi 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Cambridge United FC is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 6' Cambridge United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jack Lankester on 6.
- 11' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Danny Andrew has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 23' Goal! Samuel Szmodics scores his 72 goal in 7 matches.
- 26' Cambridge United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sullay Kaikai on 26.
- 31' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 37' Samuel Szmodics with the second goal in the match!
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
- 46' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Leonard is hanging Semir Telalovic on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Samuel Szmodics puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
- 53' The referee shows Cambridge United FC player a card on 53.
- 58' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Garrett departs to be replaced by Sondre Tronstad.
- 63' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
- 66' GOAL! Arnor Sigurdsson scores on 66. Assisted by Hayden Carter
- 69' John-Kymani Gordon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam May on 69 minute.
- 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 77' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 77 minute. Adam Wharton leaves to be changed by Yasin Ayari.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Saikou Janneh. He replaces Jack Lankester on 78 minute.
- 81' What a strike from Harry Leonard! The score is 5-2.
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- 87' Another change for Cambridge United FC made on 87 minute. Sullay Kaikai leaves to be changed by Michael Morrison.
- 90' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Callum Brittain is replaced by Patrick Gamble on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.
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Lineups
Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Samuel Szmodics ↓ Rory Finneran 90'
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- 7
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Jake Garrett ↓ Sondre Tronstad 58'
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Semir Telalovic ↓ Harry Leonard 46'
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Adam Wharton ↓ Yasin Ayari 77'
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Bench
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- 14
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Sondre Tronstad ↑ 58'
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Yasin Ayari ↑ 77'
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- 18
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Harry Leonard ↑ 46'
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Patrick Gamble ↑ 90'
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Rory Finneran ↑ 90'
Coach Jon Dahl TomassonCambridge United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
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Jack Lankester ↓ Saikou Janneh 78'
- 24
- 6
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- 4
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Adam May ↓ John-Kymani Gordon 69'
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Bench
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17
Saikou Janneh ↑ 78'
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Michael Morrison ↑ 87'
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John-Kymani Gordon ↑ 69'
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- 25
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Coach Neil Harris -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Samuel Szmodics 3 Arnor Sigurdsson 1 Harry Leonard 1 Sullay Kaikai 1 Jack Lankester 1 Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC LCambridge United FC Form
2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC L 2024-01-01 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2023-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2023-12-22 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Exeter City FC W 2023-12-16 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.67 Blackburn Rovers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.51 Cambridge United FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackburn Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 78%Draw or Cambridge United FC 42%Blackburn Rovers FC or Cambridge United FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–2 not predicted5 – 2Actual2 – 1 8.1%3 – 1 7%1 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 6%2 – 0 5.6%3 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 4.8%4 – 1 4.7%1 – 2 4.6%1 – 0 3.8%4 – 2 3.6%4 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC
Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers -2.5 24% — 76% -2 24% 17% 59% -1.5 41% — 59% -1 41% 20% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 11% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.