Saturday , 14 November 2026

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Forest Green Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Cambridge United FC
Sat 3 Dec 2022 · 13:00 UTC New Lawn Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Casey 45' Y
Harry Boyes 78' Y
Corey O'Keeffe 89' Y
Corey O'Keeffe 90' R
Y 90' Sam Smith
Dylan McGeouch 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at New Lawn Stadium.

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 Blackpool FC 13 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 15 12
22 Barnsley FC 13 10
23 Peterborough United FC 13 10
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
Forest Green Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cambridge United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W
26 Nov Alvechurch FC H 2–1 W
19 Nov Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
12 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
05 Nov South Shields FC A 2–0 W
29 Oct Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
Cambridge United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC A 1–2 L
19 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L
15 Nov Curzon Ashton FC H 4–2 W
12 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
06 Nov Curzon Ashton FC A 0–0 D
29 Oct Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Forest Green Rovers FC and Cambridge United FC get this one started.
  • 5' Forest Green Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cambridge United FC's shape.
  • 10' Myles Peart-Harris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Forest Green Rovers FC and Cambridge United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Forest Green Rovers 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.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' England international Joe Ironside has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' A goal from the England international Josh March! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-0!
  • 37' Josh March with the second goal in the match!
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Oliver Casey is booked for Forest Green Rovers FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Cambridge United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' 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 Jack Lankester suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' Another change for Cambridge United FC made on 63 minute. Harvey Knibbs leaves to be changed by Jack Lankester.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' The Forest Green Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Moore-Taylor departs to be replaced by Harvey Bunker.
  • 77' A change in the Forest Green Rovers FC ranks — Kyle McAllister exits the field as Connor Wickham enters on 77.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Boyes on 78.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. James Brophy is replaced by Saikou Janneh.
  • 84' Forest Green Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamille Matt is hanging Josh March on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Saikou Janneh makes it 2-1.
  • 90' Corey O'Keeffe picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Forest Green Rovers FC 2-1 Cambridge United FC.

Lineups

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Burchnall

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bonner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh March 2
Sam Smith 2
Connor Wickham 1
Saikou Janneh 1
Harrison Dunk 1

Head to Head

2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2022-11-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Alvechurch FC W 2022-11-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2022-11-12 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2022-11-05 South Shields FC 0–2 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2022-10-29 Barnsley FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L

Cambridge United FC Form

2022-12-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2022-11-19 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2022-11-15 Cambridge United FC 4–2 Curzon Ashton FC W 2022-11-12 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-11-06 Curzon Ashton FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2022-10-29 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Cambridge United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC50% Draw27% Cambridge United FC23%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Forest Green Rovers FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Cambridge United FC
50%
Forest Green Rovers FC or Cambridge United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Forest Green Rovers FC33% Draw48% Cambridge United FC19%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Forest Green Rovers FC

Handicap Forest Green Rovers FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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