Cambridge United FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Cambridge United FC

1 – 1

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Northampton Town FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Abbey Stadium 7,252 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 26' Sam Hoskins

James Brophy 52' 1–1

Ben Stevenson 72' Y

Josh Stokes 74' Y

Overview

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Cambridge United FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Abbey Stadium.

Cambridge United FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Stuart Butler
Assistant 2 Steven Plane

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Cambridge United FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-11-23 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-03-09 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC 2023-11-25 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC 2021-11-06 Northampton Town FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
22 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
15 Mar	Peterborough United FC	H	0–1	L
11 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	1–2	L
08 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Stevenage FC	H	0–1	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Cambridge United FC	A	1–1	D
22 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	0–2	L
15 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Leyton Orient FC	A	2–1	W
04 Mar	Stockport County FC	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cambridge United FC		Northampton Town FC
#12	Position	#7
3	Points	35
1	Played	46
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
3	Scored	39
2	Conceded	74
+1	GD	-35
3.00	PPG	0.76
100%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 12th (3 pts). Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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 Northampton Town FC for another epic battle.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Aaron McGowan, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Nathan Bishop is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Northampton Town FC so far.
26' Sam Hoskins doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' Cambridge United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Northampton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' 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 Paul Digby suffering a number of foals already.
46' It is a substitution in Cambridge United FC team. Dominic Ballard is replaced by Liam Bennett on 46 minute.
51' Cameron McGeehan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
52' GOAL! James Brophy fires home to make it 1-1!
57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' 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.
67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
72' The referee calls foul for Ben Stevenson. He receives a card.
74' Josh Stokes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
79' Northampton Town FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' Tyler Magloire is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Eaves at the 80 minute mark.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, TJ Eyoma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Northampton Town FC.
86' Fresh legs for Northampton Town FC! TJ Eyoma comes on to replace Aaron McGowan.
90' Brandon Njoku gets the nod from Cambridge United FC. He replaces Josh Stokes and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cambridge United FC 1-1 Northampton Town FC.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Tyler Magloire ↑ 80'
22
Akin Odimayo ↑ 80'
23
William Hondermarck ↑ 90'
21
Luke Mbete-Tatu
28
TJ Eyoma ↑ 86'
36
James Dadge
13
Nikola Tzanev

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	2
Conor Masterson	1
Kieron Bowie	1
Gassan Ahadme	1
Jon Guthrie	1
Elias Kachunga	1
James Brophy	1
Paul Lewis	1

Head to Head

Cambridge United FC Form

2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-03-22 Barnsley FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-03-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-03-11 Blackpool FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2025-03-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2025-03-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Stevenage FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-03-22 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-08 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC W 2025-03-04 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.55 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cambridge United FC57% Draw22% Northampton Town FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

43%

Cambridge United FC or Northampton Town FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cambridge United FC48% Draw36% Northampton Town FC16%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.9%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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