Cambridge United vs Chesterfield: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cambridge United played against Chesterfield in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 9, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Cambridge United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Chesterfield has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Cambridge United scores 1.11 goals per game and allows 0.89. Chesterfield scores 1.78 and allows 1.61. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Cambridge United's games and 72% of Chesterfield's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 56%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Chesterfield has the higher season xG average, 1.39 to 1.37 per game. Cambridge United takes 11.6 shots per game, while Chesterfield takes 11.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Cambridge United leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.61 goals per game after halftime. Chesterfield leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.06 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cambridge United's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). For Chesterfield, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

39Possession (%)61
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
13Shots8
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
7Shots on target4
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
1.66xG1.03
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
5Corners1
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
48Dangerous attacks31
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
8Fouls13
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0Cards0
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
1.11Goals scored / game1.78
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.89Goals allowed / game1.61
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
50%Average possession59%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
3.28Shots on target / game3.94
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.61Shots per game11.61
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
3.28Shots on target3.94
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
9.6%Shot conversion15.3%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
50%Possession59%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
1.37xG for1.39
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.99xG against1.3
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Shooting quality

Cambridge United: BalancedChesterfield: Efficient finishing
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
Accuracy (shots on target)28%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.45

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cambridge United is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Cambridge United · 1.2 pts / game - Chesterfield

Cambridge United
LDDWW
Season result split
44% W28% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-5
1.61 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Chesterfield
DDWDL
Season result split
39% W39% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-4
1.56 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Chesterfield is 60% better for: goals scored per game.

1.11 goals / game - Cambridge United · 1.78 goals / game - Chesterfield

Cambridge United is 81% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.89 goals / game - Cambridge United · 1.61 goals / game - Chesterfield

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

Cambridge United scores in 61% of games (11 of 18 meczów), while Chesterfield keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

Chesterfield scoring profile: very strong

Chesterfield scores in 94% of games (17 of 18 meczów), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)32
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
16Goals conceded (season)29
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
2Average goals per game3.39
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
4Goals scored (last 5)9
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
3Goals conceded (last 5)9
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal94%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
44%2 goals56%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
6%3 goals22%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0%4 goals6%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal78%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
17%2 goals39%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
6%3 goals22%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0%4 goals11%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time33%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
6%BTTS in both halves22%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
17%Scored in both halves39%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
20%BTTS - last 580%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cambridge United is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Cambridge United · 1.33 pts / game - Chesterfield

Cambridge United - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing
Chesterfield - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)1.33
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.72
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.89Average goals (1st half)1.56
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
72%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
61%No goal before half-time39%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per game (2nd half)1.61
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
56%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield
61%No goal after half-time28%
Cambridge UnitedChesterfield

Cambridge United - second-half results

33% W44% D22% L
26
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Chesterfield - second-half results

44% W28% D28% L
24
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 39%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cambridge United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.00.6
Average goals per game0.01.4
1 goal0%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Chesterfield - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.20
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.81.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cambridge United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
5
4
31-45
4
4
46-60
4
3
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Chesterfield
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
5
16-30
6
5
31-45
5
4
46-60
6
5
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Chesterfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Cambridge UnitedLigaChesterfield
Average goals per game 2.002.67 3.39
Both teams scored 44%57% 72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%49% 56%
Clean sheets 33%24% 22%
Goal before half-time 56%71% 83%
Goal after half-time 61%76% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Cambridge UnitedGoalKelland WattsAssist: Glenn McConnell
  2. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: George HoddleOff: Glenn McConnell
  3. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Louis AppereOff: Elias Kachunga
  4. ChesterfieldSubstitutionOn: Luke BatterfieldOff: Ryan Stirk
  5. ChesterfieldSubstitutionOn: William Donald GriggOff: Lee Bonis
  6. ChesterfieldSubstitutionOn: Will DicksonOff: Ronan Darcy
  7. ChesterfieldGoalKyle John McFadzean

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Elliot SwallowMatches officiated: 8
4.13Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins50%Draws13%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Cambridge United vs Chesterfield?

The EFL League Two match finished Cambridge United 1:1 Chesterfield. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cambridge United vs Chesterfield?

Cambridge United score 1.11 goals per game on average and Chesterfield 1.78. The EFL League Two average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Cambridge United's matches and 72% of Chesterfield's.

What form are Cambridge United and Chesterfield in?

Over the last 5 games Cambridge United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Chesterfield 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cambridge United vs Chesterfield?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cambridge United vs Chesterfield: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.