Cambridge United FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Cambridge United FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Burton Albion FC

Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Abbey Stadium 6,706 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Cousins 84' 1–0

Y 5' Mason Bennett

Y 23' Elliot Watt

Y 34' Billy Bodin

Liam Bennett 39' Y

Danny Andrew 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Declan Bourne
Assistant 1 Declan Ford
Assistant 2 Scott Chalkley (England)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-26 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC 2024-01-27 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Burton Albion FC	H	1–0	W
22 Oct	Stevenage FC	A	2–0	W
19 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–0	W
05 Oct	Exeter City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	Lincoln City FC	H	0–2	L

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Cambridge United FC	A	0–1	L
22 Oct	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
19 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Bristol Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
01 Oct	Reading FC	A	1–3	L
28 Sep	Blackpool FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Burton Albion FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cambridge United FC welcome Burton Albion FC for this crunch clash at Abbey Stadium.
5' Poor challenge from Mason Bennett. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Burton Albion FC winning 0% of all matches.
20' Burton Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
23' The referee has no hesitation. Elliot Watt is booked for Burton Albion FC — card on 23.
28' Elliot Watt, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cambridge United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Billy Bodin on 34 minutes.
39' The referee calls foul for Liam Bennett. He receives a card.
44' Burton Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' Charlie Webster has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 379 appearances.
54' Burton Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
61' The crowd applauds Brandon Njoku as he leaves the pitch. Sullay Kaikai steps in for Cambridge United FC.
62' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. James Brophy is replaced by Emmanuel Longelo.
67' 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.
71' The whistle greets Tomas Kalinauskas as he departs to be replaced by Nick Akoto.
76' Michael Morrison has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
80' Paul Digby makes way for Jordan Cousins at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cambridge United FC.
81' Another substitution for Cambridge United FC to replace Dan N'Lundulu by James Gibbons on 81 minute.
83' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Alex Bannon exits the field as Charlie Webster enters on 83.
84' Jordan Cousins makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cambridge United FC are in front.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' That is a card for Cambridge United FC. Danny Andrew will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cambridge United FC 1-0 Burton Albion FC.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	5
Gassan Ahadme	3
Tom Hamer	2
Gassan Ahadme	2
Adedeji Oshilaja	1
Fejiri Okenabirhie	1
Jordan Cousins	1
Jon Bodvarsson	1

Head to Head

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-10-26 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-10-22 Stevenage FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-10-19 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-10-05 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-10-01 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC L 2024-09-28 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2024-10-26 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L 2024-10-22 Burton Albion FC 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-10-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L 2024-10-05 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC L 2024-09-28 Blackpool FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Burton Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC55% Draw24% Burton Albion FC21%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Burton Albion FC

45%

Cambridge United FC or Burton Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC38% Draw44% Burton Albion FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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