Bristol Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Bristol Rovers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 7,893 HT 45' · FT 45'

Promise Omochere 30' 1–0

Promise Omochere 48' 2–0

Taylor Moore 29' Y

Y 55' Danny Andrew

Overview

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Bristol Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Hicks
Assistant 1 Declan O'Shea (England)
Assistant 2 Christopher Husband (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-31 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-04-16 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC 2023-08-19 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-01-07 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2022-10-08 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Cambridge United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Aug	Stockport County FC	A	0–2	L
17 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	0–0	D
10 Aug	Northampton Town FC	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
20 Apr	Peterborough United FC	H	0–2	L

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Bristol Rovers FC	A	0–2	L
24 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	4–4	D
17 Aug	Crawley Town FC	H	0–1	L
10 Aug	Stockport County FC	A	0–2	L
27 Apr	Port Vale FC	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	3 G
Kelland Watts	2 G
Gassan Ahadme	2 G
Louis Appere	1 G	1 A
Isaac Heath	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Memorial Stadium. Bristol Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cambridge United FC.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol Rovers FC and Cambridge United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' It looks surprising Cambridge United FC does not make any changes. Zeno Ibsen Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
29' Bristol Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
30' Bristol Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Promise Omochere on 30.
35' Cambridge United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Cambridge United FC come into this ranked 20 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
48' GOAL! Promise Omochere fires home to make it 2-0!
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' It’s a booking for Cambridge United FC player. Danny Andrew gets a card.
57' Sullay Kaikai makes way for Dan Barton at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cambridge United FC.
58' Cambridge United FC ring the changes. Michael Morrison has done his job and it is now time for James Brophy to step up.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Cambridge United FC's compact .
64' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke McCormick is hanging Ruel Sotiriou on the field on 64 minute.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' Cambridge United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' Gatlin O'Donkor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Promise Omochere at the 77 minute mark.
81' Bristol Rovers FC ring the changes. Bryant Bilongo has done his job and it is now time for Scott Sinclair to step up.
82' A tactical swap from Bristol Rovers FC — Lino Sousa on, Taylor Moore off on 82 minutes.
87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
2-0 the final result. Cambridge United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Ruel Sotiriou ↓ Luke McCormick 64'
8
Grant Ward ↓ Connor Taylor 81'
4
Taylor Moore ↓ Lino Sousa 82'
5
James Wilson
11
Luke Thomas
6
Clinton Mola
1
Joshua Griffiths
9
Promise Omochere ↓ Gatlin O'Donkor 77'
14
Jake Garrett
22
Kamil Conteh
27
Bryant Bilongo ↓ Scott Sinclair 81'

Bench

19
Isaac Hutchinson
7
Scott Sinclair ↑ 81'
23
Luke McCormick ↑ 64'
24
Gatlin O'Donkor ↑ 77'
17
Connor Taylor ↑ 81'
3
Lino Sousa ↑ 82'
37
Kofi Shaw

Coach Matt Taylor

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Coburn	2
Promise Omochere	2
Greg Taylor	1
Joe Ironside	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Sam Smith	1
Sullay Kaikai	1
Fejiri Okenabirhie	1

Head to Head

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2024-08-31 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-08-24 Stockport County FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-08-17 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2024-08-10 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2024-04-27 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-04-20 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC L

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-08-31 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-08-24 Cambridge United FC 4–4 Blackpool FC D 2024-08-17 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Crawley Town FC L 2024-08-10 Stockport County FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-04-27 Port Vale FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2024-04-23 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Bristol Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.76 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol Rovers FC53% Draw28% Cambridge United FC19%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

47%

Bristol Rovers FC or Cambridge United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol Rovers FC33% Draw52% Cambridge United FC15%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.2%

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap	Bristol Rovers FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.