Burton Albion FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Burton Albion FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Mon 9 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium 2,296 HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Walker 10' 1–0

Adedeji Oshilaja 31' 2–0

2–1 67' Fejiri Okenabirhie

Kwadwo Baah 53' Y

Mason Bennett 90' Y

Overview

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Burton Albion FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
Assistant 1 Joe Simpson
Assistant 2 Daniel Robinson (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Burton Albion FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-09 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC 2023-05-03 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC 2022-08-27 Cambridge United FC 4–3 Burton Albion FC 2022-02-12 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC 2021-08-21 Cambridge United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–1	W
30 Sep	Reading FC	A	0–0	D
23 Sep	Fleetwood Town FC	H	1–1	D
19 Sep	Port Vale FC	A	3–2	W
16 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	0–2	L

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	Burton Albion FC	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Barnsley FC	H	0–4	L
30 Sep	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D
23 Sep	Port Vale FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–2	L
04 Sep	Reading FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Cambridge United FC
#15	Position	#10
17	Points	21
15	Played	14
4 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 3
20	Scored	21
27	Conceded	21
-7	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.50
27%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts). Cambridge United FC are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

4/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	4 G	2 A
Shayne Lavery	3 G	2 A
Sullay Kaikai	3 G	1 A
Gassan Ahadme	3 G
Zak Bradshaw	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Burton Albion FC and Cambridge United FC get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dino Maamria will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Walker makes it 1-0.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Kwadwo Baah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
25' Cambridge United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
31' Adedeji Oshilaja adds to his 1 season tally! Burton Albion FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Burton Albion FC and Cambridge United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Sweeney, as he is very good at scoring at Pirelli Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Burton Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' Cambridge United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Gassan Ahadme scoring 2 goals.
53' It’s a booking for Burton Albion FC player. Kwadwo Baah gets a card.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Powell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cambridge United FC.
65' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace Josh Walker by Josh Gordon on 65 minute.
67' The deadlock is broken! Fejiri Okenabirhie gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
68' A tactical swap from Cambridge United FC — Adam May on, George Thomas off on 68 minutes.
73' Cambridge United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' It is a substitution in Burton Albion FC team. Mustapha Carayol is replaced by Mason Bennett on 77 minute.
80' Rekeem Harper is replacing Adedeji Oshilaja for the Burton Albion FC side.
81' Time for substitution for Burton Albion FC. Kwadwo Baah is replaced by Jake Caprice.
86' 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.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Mason Bennett is booked for Burton Albion FC — card on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Rekeem Harper ↑ 80'
11
Mason Bennett ↑ 77'
30
Jamal Blackman
10
Josh Gordon ↑ 65'
22
Jake Caprice ↑ 81'
16
Kgaogelo Chauke

Coach Dino Maamria

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	5
Gassan Ahadme	3
Tom Hamer	2
Gassan Ahadme	2
Jordan Cousins	1
Jon Bodvarsson	1
Williams Kokolo	1
Dylan Williams	1

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2023-10-09 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2023-10-03 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-09-30 Reading FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2023-09-23 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-09-19 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC W 2023-09-16 Barnsley FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L

Cambridge United FC Form

2023-10-09 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2023-10-03 Cambridge United FC 0–4 Barnsley FC L 2023-09-30 Derby County FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2023-09-23 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-09-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2023-09-04 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Cambridge United FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC44% Draw24% Cambridge United FC32%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

56%

Burton Albion FC or Cambridge United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC29% Draw43% Cambridge United FC28%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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