Fleetwood Town FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Fleetwood Town FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Highbury Stadium 3,316 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 31' Paul Digby

0–2 59' Gassan Ahadme

Scott Robertson 14' Y

Danny Mayor 26' Y

Y 28' James Brophy

Josh Vela 30' Y

Y 30' Paul Digby

Y 73' Jack Lankester

Overview

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Fleetwood Town FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Fleetwood Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Paul Newhouse

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

Fleetwood Town FC 7 games · Avg 2.7 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-12 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC 2023-04-07 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2023-02-21 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC 2022-01-29 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC 2021-09-25 Cambridge United FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Cambridge United FC	H	0–2	L
05 Aug	Carlisle United FC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
29 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Milton Keynes Dons FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Forest Green Rovers FC	A	0–0	D

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Fleetwood Town FC	A	2–0	W
05 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–0	W
07 May	Forest Green Rovers FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Burton Albion FC	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Highbury Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Fleetwood Town FC and Cambridge United FC.
5' Gassan Ahadme has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
10' Fleetwood Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cambridge United FC backline.
14' The referee calls foul for Scott Robertson. He receives a card.
19' Cambridge United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fleetwood Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
26' The referee has no hesitation. Danny Mayor is booked for Fleetwood Town FC — card on 26.
28' James Brophy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
30' Josh Vela is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
31' Paul Digby makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Cambridge United FC are in front.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 390 appearances.
46' Ryan Bennett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fleetwood Town FC and Cambridge United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' Goal! Gassan Ahadme scores his 28 goal in 383 matches.
61' Fleetwood Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cian Hayes is hanging Danny Mayor on the field on 61 minute.
66' Fleetwood Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cambridge United FC's shape.
71' Fleetwood Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
73' Jack Lankester catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
76' Another change for Cambridge United FC made on 76 minute. Saikou Janneh leaves to be changed by Elias Kachunga.
79' The Fleetwood Town FC bench stirs into life. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu is withdrawn and Junior Quitirna gets his opportunity.
83' Danny Andrew makes way for Harrison Dunk at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cambridge United FC.
88' Carl Johnston has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cambridge United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jack Marriott
32
Joshua Earl
8
Josh Vela
10
Danny Mayor ↓ Cian Hayes 61'
4
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu ↓ Junior Quitirna 79'
13
Jay Lynch
2
Carl Johnston
6
Scott Robertson
44
Phoenix Patterson ↓ Promise Omochere 61'
22
Toto Nsiala
19
Ryan Graydon

Bench

Coach Scott Brown

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Saikou Janneh ↓ Elias Kachunga 76'
7
James Brophy
10
Jack Lankester ↓ Fejiri Okenabirhie 76'
5
Michael Morrison
6
Ryan Bennett
3
Danny Andrew ↓ Harrison Dunk 83'
1
Jack Stevens
8
George Thomas
4
Paul Digby
23
Gassan Ahadme
2
Liam Bennett

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gassan Ahadme	2
Paddy Lane	2
Adam May	2
Anthony Pilkington	1
Danny Andrew	1
Shaun Rooney	1
Fejiri Okenabirhie	1
Junior Quitirna	1

Head to Head

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2023-08-12 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC L 2023-08-05 Carlisle United FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-05-07 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-04-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-04-22 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2023-04-18 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC D

Cambridge United FC Form

2023-08-12 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC W 2023-08-05 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2023-05-07 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2023-05-03 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2023-04-29 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2023-04-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.15 Fleetwood Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Fleetwood Town FC or Cambridge United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fleetwood Town FC32% Draw30% Cambridge United FC38%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

68%

Fleetwood Town FC or Cambridge United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fleetwood Town FC23% Draw50% Cambridge United FC27%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.1%

0 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap	Fleetwood Town FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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