Cambridge United FC vs Leyton Orient FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Cambridge United FC

1 – 2

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Leyton Orient FC

Mon 21 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Abbey Stadium 7,414 HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Stokes 19' 1–0

1–1 67' Charlie Kelman

1–2 78' Jamie Donley

James Brophy 70' Y

Y 70' Azeem Abdulai

Ryan Loft 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cambridge United FC vs Leyton Orient FC — League One at Abbey Stadium.

Cambridge United FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Leyton Orient FC 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

Cambridge United FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Leyton Orient FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-21 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC 2024-12-29 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-01-01 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC 2023-08-26 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
05 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
01 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–2	D
29 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D

Leyton Orient FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
18 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	4–3	W
12 Apr	Crawley Town FC	A	3–1	W
08 Apr	Mansfield Town FC	A	3–2	W
05 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Burton Albion FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Cambridge United FC		Leyton Orient FC
#5	Position	#11
13	Points	10
8	Played	7
3 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 3
13	Scored	13
11	Conceded	9
+2	GD	+4
1.63	PPG	1.43
38%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Leyton Orient FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 5th (13 pts). Leyton Orient FC are 11th (10 pts).

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

Leyton Orient FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ 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

Leyton Orient FC

Jaze Kabia	4 G	2 A
Yusuf Akhamrich	3 G	2 A
Joseph Olowu	1 G
Tony Springett	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Abbey Stadium as Cambridge United FC face off against Leyton Orient FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Elias Kachunga suffering a number of foals already.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Michael Morrison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 36 Yellow cards this season.
19' Magnificent from Josh Stokes! That is 11 goals in 12 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
24' Sean Clare, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' Leyton Orient FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' James Brophy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelland Watts, as he is very good at scoring at Abbey Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' 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.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
64' The crowd applauds Sean Clare as he leaves the pitch. Azeem Abdulai steps in for Leyton Orient FC.
67' The deadlock is broken! Charlie Kelman gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
70' James Brophy was booked on 70.
75' Another substitution for Cambridge United FC to replace Danny Andrew by Liam Bennett on 75 minute.
78' What a strike from Jamie Donley! The score is 1-2.
81' A change in the Cambridge United FC ranks — Paul Digby exits the field as Dominic Ballard enters on 81.
83' A moment of madness from Ryan Loft on 83 minutes earns him a card. Cambridge United FC will be frustrated.
85' The whistle greets Charlie Kelman as he departs to be replaced by Brandon Cooper.
90' Oliver O'Neill is replacing Jack Currie for the Leyton Orient FC side.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Elias Kachunga ↑ 81'
13
Nathan Bishop
19
Shayne Lavery ↑ 75'
15
Jubril Okedina
38
George Hoddle
29
Dominic Ballard ↑ 81'
2
Liam Bennett ↑ 75'

Coach Neil Harris

Leyton Orient FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richie Wellens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Donley	2
Shaqai Forde	1
Daniel Agyei	1
Jordan Brown	1
Oliver O'Neill	1
Charlie Kelman	1
Josh Stokes	1
Theodore Archibald	1

Head to Head

Cambridge United FC Form

2025-04-21 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-04-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2025-04-12 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC W 2025-04-01 Cambridge United FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D 2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D

Leyton Orient FC Form

2025-04-21 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-04-18 Leyton Orient FC 4–3 Barnsley FC W 2025-04-12 Crawley Town FC 1–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-04-08 Mansfield Town FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-04-05 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-01 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Leyton Orient FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC26% Draw25% Leyton Orient FC49%

Actual: Leyton Orient FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Leyton Orient FC

74%

Cambridge United FC or Leyton Orient FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cambridge United FC20% Draw43% Leyton Orient FC37%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

5.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Leyton Orient FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Leyton Orient FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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