Cambridge United vs Accrington Stanley: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cambridge United played Accrington Stanley in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 19 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Cambridge United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Accrington Stanley: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cambridge United scores 1.10 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Accrington Stanley scores 1.15 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cambridge United 50%, Accrington Stanley 50%. Over 2.5: Cambridge United 30%, Accrington Stanley 35%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Cambridge United: 11.7 shots per match, Accrington Stanley: 12.4.

Match halves

Cambridge United: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.60. Accrington Stanley: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Cambridge United: 31-45+ (5 goals). Accrington Stanley: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
8Shots8
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
4Shots on target2
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1.23xG0.89
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
7Corners6
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
60Dangerous attacks33
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
11Fouls7
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1Cards0
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

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.

Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1.1Goals scored / match1.15
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.9Goals conceded / match1.15
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
50%Average possession48%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
3.45Shots on target / match3.9
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.7Shots per match12.4
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
3.45Shots on target3.9
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
9.4%Shot conversion9.3%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
50%Possession48%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1.37xG for1.38
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1.01xG against1.29
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

Shooting quality

Cambridge United: BalancedAccrington Stanley: Balanced
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
Accuracy (shots on target)29%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.29

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.

Accrington Stanley is 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Cambridge United · 2 pts / match - Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
40% W35% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-5
1.55 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Accrington Stanley
WDWWL
Season result split
30% W30% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-8
1.20 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 40%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.

Accrington Stanley is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

1.1 goals / match - Cambridge United · 1.15 goals / match - Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United is 28% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Cambridge United · 1.15 goals / match - Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

Cambridge United scores in 65% of matches (13 of 20 matches), while Accrington Stanley keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 matches).

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: strong

Accrington Stanley scores in 70% of matches (14 of 20 matches), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

22Goals scored (season)23
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
18Goals conceded (season)23
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
2Average goals in match2.3
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
3Goals conceded (last 5)3
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal70%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
40%2 goals25%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
5%3 goals15%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0%4 goals5%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal75%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
15%2 goals30%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
5%3 goals10%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0%4 goals0%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

* 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.

50%
Cambridge United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 20 matches
50%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 20 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time5%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
5%BTTS in both halves5%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
15%Scored in both halves25%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
60%BTTS - last 540%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time15%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

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.

Accrington Stanley is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - Cambridge United · 1.7 pts / match - Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United - half-time state
35% leading40% draw25% trailing
Accrington Stanley - half-time state
50% leading20% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)1.7
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.9Average goals (1st half)1
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
70%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
60%No goal before half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.45Points per match (2nd half)1.15
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
1.1Average goals (2nd half)1.3
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
55%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley
60%No goal after half-time55%
Cambridge UnitedAccrington Stanley

Cambridge United - second-half results

35% W40% D25% L
29
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Accrington Stanley - second-half results

25% W40% D35% L
34
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding60%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 30%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cambridge United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Accrington Stanley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Accrington Stanley
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
5
6
16-30
3
2
31-45
0
3
46-60
7
7
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
80%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.36
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.
-4.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Accrington Stanley

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.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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

Cambridge UnitedLigaAccrington Stanley
Average goals in match 2.002.70 2.30
Both teams scored 50%57% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%49% 35%
Clean sheets 30%24% 25%
Goal before half-time 60%71% 80%
Goal after half-time 65%76% 70%

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

2.70
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
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 UnitedYellow cardKelland Watts
  2. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Zeno Ibsen RossiOff: Kelland Watts
  3. Accrington StanleySubstitutionOn: Dan MartinOff: Joe Bauress
  4. Cambridge UnitedGoalJames Andrew GibbonsAssist: Zeno Ibsen Rossi
  5. Cambridge UnitedGoalSulaiman Borbor KaikaiAssist: Adam Major
  6. Accrington StanleySubstitutionOn: Alex HendersonOff: Isaac Sinclair
  7. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Shane McLoughlinOff: James Brophy
  8. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Shayne LaveryOff: Louis Appere
  9. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Benjamin Leo KnightOff: Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Cambridge United vs Accrington Stanley?

The EFL League Two match finished Cambridge United 2:0 Accrington Stanley. 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 Accrington Stanley?

Cambridge United score 1.10 goals per game on average and Accrington Stanley 1.15. The EFL League Two average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Cambridge United's matches and 50% of Accrington Stanley's.

What form are Cambridge United and Accrington Stanley in?

Over the last 5 games Cambridge United have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Accrington Stanley 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Cambridge United vs Accrington Stanley — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.