Oxford United FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2026-27

Oxford United FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Kassam Stadium 10,474 HT 45' · FT 45'

Siriki Dembele 15' 1–0

1–1 57' Ben Knight

Cameron Brannagan 45' Y

Y 50' Sam Curtis

Y 63' Ben Knight

Y 66' Shayne Lavery

Y 71' Cathal Heffernan

Y 87' Kelland Watts

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United FC 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Leigh Crowhurst
Assistant 2 Ryan McIlravey (England)

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Luton Town FC	14	24
4	Oxford United FC	12	23
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	13	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Oxford United FC 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC 2023-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC 2023-08-05 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2023-02-18 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Oxford United FC 2022-08-06 Oxford United FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Cambridge United FC	H	1–1	D
12 Sep	Burton Albion FC	H	3–0	W
05 Sep	Leicester City FC	A	4–0	W
01 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	Milton Keynes Dons FC	H	2–2	D

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Sep	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
05 Sep	Burton Albion FC	A	2–2	D
01 Sep	Bradford City AFC	A	2–1	W
29 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
22 Aug	Bromley FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Oxford United FC		Cambridge United FC
#4	Position	#8
23	Points	21
12	Played	14
6 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 3
20	Scored	21
11	Conceded	21
+9	GD	+0
1.92	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Oxford United FC are 4th (23 pts). Cambridge United FC are 8th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

8/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	6 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	3 G	1 A
Cameron Brannagan	2 G
Ciaron Brown	1 G

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 Kassam Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Oxford United FC and Cambridge United FC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
9' Jamie McDonnell makes way for Louie Sibley at the 9 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
14' Oxford United 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.
15' Siriki Dembele makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Oxford United FC are in front.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oxford United FC and Cambridge United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' 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 Cathal Heffernan suffering a number of foals already.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Oxford United FC and Cambridge United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Simon Eastwood has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Oxford United FC in their trying to find a way past Cambridge United FC's compact .
45' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a card on 45.
46' Another substitution for Cambridge United FC to replace Callum Perry by Zak Bradshaw on 46 minute.
50' Cambridge United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
55' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. Owen Moxon is replaced by Shayne Lavery.
57' What composure from Ben Knight! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
58' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 58 minute. Kai Andrews leaves to be changed by Luka Lynch.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ben Knight.
66' Shayne Lavery has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
70' Brodie Spencer is replacing Peter Kioso for the Oxford United FC side.
71' It’s a booking for Cambridge United FC player. Cathal Heffernan gets a card.
76' Cambridge United FC make a change. Sullay Kaikai trudges off to be replaced by Isaac Heath on 76 minutes.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' The crowd applauds Gassan Ahadme as he leaves the pitch. Louis Appere steps in for Cambridge United FC.
87' Kelland Watts is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Oxford United FC 1-1 Cambridge United FC.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Sam Long
1
Jamie Cumming
32
Louie Sibley ↑ 9'
15
Brodie Spencer ↑ 70'
19
Gatlin O'Donkor ↑ 58'
11
Tyler Goodrham ↑ 70'
20
Luka Lynch ↑ 58'

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Sullay Kaikai ↓ Isaac Heath 76'
1
Jake Eastwood
4
Dominic Ball
6
Kelland Watts
17
Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu
14
Gassan Ahadme ↓ Louis Appere 86'
10
Ben Knight ↓ Raees Bangura-Williams 86'
8
Owen Moxon ↓ Shayne Lavery 55'
29
Sam Curtis
3
Callum Perry ↓ Zak Bradshaw 46'
15
Cathal Heffernan

Bench

9
Louis Appere ↑ 86'
19
Shayne Lavery ↑ 55'
13
Gabriel Breeze
22
Zak Bradshaw ↑ 46'
44
Raees Bangura-Williams ↑ 86'
7
Isaac Heath ↑ 76'
33
Daniel Herd

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	2
Tyler Goodrham	2
Joe Ironside	2
Cameron Brannagan	2
Lloyd Jones	1
Jack Lankester	1
Gassan Ahadme	1
Ciaron Brown	1

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2026-09-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2026-09-12 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC W 2026-09-05 Leicester City FC 0–4 Oxford United FC W 2026-09-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Oxford United FC L 2026-08-22 Stevenage FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2026-08-15 Oxford United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC D

Cambridge United FC Form

2026-09-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2026-09-12 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2026-09-05 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D 2026-09-01 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2026-08-29 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-08-22 Bromley FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.7 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC50% Draw26% Cambridge United FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

50%

Oxford United FC or Cambridge United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC37% Draw46% Cambridge United FC17%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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