Barrow vs Cambridge United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barrow played Cambridge United in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Barrow: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Cambridge United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barrow scores 1.00 and concedes 1.19 goals per match. Cambridge United scores 1.00 and concedes 0.94. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barrow 50%, Cambridge United 44%. Over 2.5: Barrow 50%, Cambridge United 31%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Cambridge United has higher xG: 1.33 vs 1.12. Barrow: 10.1 shots per match, Cambridge United: 11.4.

Match halves

Barrow: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.56. Cambridge United: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Barrow: 31-45+ (5 goals). Cambridge United: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
BarrowCambridge United
9Shots12
BarrowCambridge United
3Shots on target7
BarrowCambridge United
1.29xG1.47
BarrowCambridge United
4Corners3
BarrowCambridge United
69Dangerous attacks30
BarrowCambridge United
13Fouls10
BarrowCambridge United
1Cards2
BarrowCambridge United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BarrowCambridge United
1Goals scored / match1
BarrowCambridge United
1.19Goals conceded / match0.94
BarrowCambridge United
41%Average possession51%
BarrowCambridge United
2.69Shots on target / match2.88
BarrowCambridge United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.06Shots per match11.38
BarrowCambridge United
2.69Shots on target2.88
BarrowCambridge United
9.9%Shot conversion8.8%
BarrowCambridge United
41%Possession51%
BarrowCambridge United
1.12xG for1.33
BarrowCambridge United
1.77xG against0.98
BarrowCambridge United

Shooting quality

Barrow: BalancedCambridge United: Balanced
BarrowCambridge United
Accuracy (shots on target)27%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.35

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Barrow is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Barrow · 1 pts / match - Cambridge United

Barrow
DWDDL
Season result split
31% W25% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 2.21BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cambridge United
LWLDD
Season result split
38% W31% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Cambridge United is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.19 goals / match - Barrow · 0.94 goals / match - Cambridge United

Barrow scoring profile: strong

Barrow scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

Cambridge United scores in 56% of matches (9 of 16 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

16Goals scored (season)16
BarrowCambridge United
19Goals conceded (season)15
BarrowCambridge United
2.19Average goals in match1.94
BarrowCambridge United
7Goals scored (last 5)2
BarrowCambridge United
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
BarrowCambridge United

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal56%
BarrowCambridge United
38%2 goals38%
BarrowCambridge United
0%3 goals6%
BarrowCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
BarrowCambridge United

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal69%
BarrowCambridge United
38%2 goals19%
BarrowCambridge United
6%3 goals6%
BarrowCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
BarrowCambridge United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time13%
BarrowCambridge United
0%BTTS in both halves6%
BarrowCambridge United
31%Scored in both halves19%
BarrowCambridge United

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
BarrowCambridge United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BarrowCambridge United
80%BTTS - last 520%
BarrowCambridge United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
BarrowCambridge United
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
BarrowCambridge United
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
BarrowCambridge United

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time56%
BarrowCambridge United
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
BarrowCambridge United
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
BarrowCambridge United

Match 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 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / match - Barrow · 1.5 pts / match - Cambridge United

Barrow - half-time state
31% leading25% draw44% trailing
Cambridge United - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per match (1st half)1.5
BarrowCambridge United
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.56
BarrowCambridge United
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
BarrowCambridge United
1.06Average goals (1st half)1
BarrowCambridge United
56%Clean sheet before half-time69%
BarrowCambridge United
63%No goal before half-time56%
BarrowCambridge United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)1.25
BarrowCambridge United
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
BarrowCambridge United
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
BarrowCambridge United
1.13Average goals (2nd half)0.94
BarrowCambridge United
56%Clean sheet after half-time56%
BarrowCambridge United
44%No goal after half-time69%
BarrowCambridge United

Barrow - second-half results

25% W56% D19% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cambridge United - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cambridge United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BarrowLigaCambridge United
Average goals in match 2.192.62 1.94
Both teams scored 50%56% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 31%
Clean sheets 25%25% 31%
Goal before half-time 75%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 69%75% 56%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
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 UnitedYellow cardKorey Smith
  2. Cambridge UnitedGoalPelly Ruddock Mpanzu
  3. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Sulaiman Borbor KaikaiOff: Glenn McConnell
  4. BarrowSubstitutionOn: Isaac FletcherOff: Benjamin Michael Whitfield
  5. BarrowYellow cardJoshua Luke Gordon
  6. Cambridge UnitedYellow cardPelly Ruddock Mpanzu
  7. Cambridge UnitedGoalPelly Ruddock MpanzuAssist: Elias Kachunga

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.

Scott OldhamMatches officiated: 11
3.73Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins27%Draws36%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Barrow vs Cambridge United?

The EFL League Two match finished Barrow 0:2 Cambridge United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Barrow score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cambridge United 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Barrow's matches and 44% of Cambridge United's.

What form are Barrow and Cambridge United in?

Over the last 5 games Barrow have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Cambridge United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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