Cambridge United FC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cambridge United FC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Abbey Stadium.
- Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Gillingham FC H 0–2 L 25 Sep Fleetwood Town FC H 2–2 D 18 Sep Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W 11 Sep Lincoln City FC H 1–5 L 28 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 21 Aug Burton Albion FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Cambridge United FC A 2–0 W 25 Sep Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 21 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D 18 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–4 L 11 Sep Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D 28 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cambridge United FC is hosting Gillingham FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Gillingham 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paul Digby made 58 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Tutonda.
- 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Ehmer.
- 26' GOAL! Vadaine Oliver scores on 26.
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 191 games and scored 193 goals.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rhys Bennett, as he is very good at scoring at Abbey Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' James Brophy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' 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.
- 60' What a strike from Danny Lloyd! The score is 0-2.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Kelman. He replaces Vadaine Oliver on 63 minute.
- 66' Cambridge United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Lankester is hanging James Brophy on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Gillingham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' Cambridge United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 76' The whistle greets Sam Smith as he departs to be replaced by Jensen Weir.
- 77' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. Paul Digby is replaced by Adam May.
- 82' The travelling Gillingham FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 87' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gillingham FC players.
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Lineups
Cambridge United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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7
James Brophy ↓ Jack Lankester 66'
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10
Sam Smith ↓ Jensen Weir 76'
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- 8
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Paul Digby ↓ Adam May 77'
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- 9
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- 24
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Bench
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23
Jack Lankester ↑ 66'
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16
Jensen Weir ↑ 76'
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19
Adam May ↑ 77'
- 26
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Coach Mark BonnerGillingham FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
- 18
- 16
- 15
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- 3
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19
Vadaine Oliver ↓ Charlie Kelman 63'
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Bench
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9
Charlie Kelman ↑ 63'
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Coach Steve Evans -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Vadaine Oliver 2 Danny Lloyd 1 Head to Head
Cambridge United FC Form
2021-09-28 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Gillingham FC L 2021-09-25 Cambridge United FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2021-09-18 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2021-09-11 Cambridge United FC 1–5 Lincoln City FC L 2021-08-28 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-08-21 Cambridge United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC WGillingham FC Form
2021-09-28 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Gillingham FC W 2021-09-25 Oxford United FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-09-21 Gillingham FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2021-09-18 Gillingham FC 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-09-11 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-08-28 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Gillingham FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.98 Cambridge United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.46 Gillingham FC xGI would bet for: Gillingham FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gillingham FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Cambridge United FC or Draw 57%Draw or Gillingham FC 72%Cambridge United FC or Gillingham FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Gillingham FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 1 11.7%0 – 0 10.9%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.8%1 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 4.4%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4%2 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC
Handicap Cambridge United FC covers Push Gillingham FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 23% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

