England - EFL League OneAbbey StadiumData current as of 22 October 2026

Cambridge United vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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Cambridge United vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cambridge United play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Abbey Stadium.

Current form

Cambridge United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cambridge United scores 1.64 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.50 and concedes 1.42. League average: 2.84 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cambridge United 91%, Plymouth Argyle 42%. Over 2.5: Cambridge United 64%, Plymouth Argyle 50%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.57. Cambridge United: 13.3 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 14.8.

Match halves

Cambridge United: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 1.36. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Cambridge United: 76-90+ (7 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.84 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.55)
(3.35)
(2.43)

Pre-match profile— what 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 UnitedPlymouth Argyle
1.64Goals scored / match1.5
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
1.27Goals conceded / match1.42
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
48%Average possession46%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
4.64Shots on target / match4.58
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.27Shots per match14.75
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
4.64Shots on target4.58
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
12.3%Shot conversion10.2%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
48%Possession46%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
1.57xG for1.58
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
1.4xG against1.44
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Cambridge United: BalancedPlymouth Argyle: Attacking
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.33

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Cambridge United is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Cambridge United · 1.2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Cambridge United
DDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
45% W45% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-1
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Plymouth Argyle
LWWLL
Season result split
50% W8% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-5
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.64 goals / match - Cambridge United · 1.5 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Cambridge United is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.27 goals / match - Cambridge United · 1.42 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Cambridge United scoring profile: very strong

Cambridge United scores in 100% of matches (11 of 11 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 67% of matches (8 of 12 matches), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

18Goals scored (season)18
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
14Goals conceded (season)17
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
2.91Average goals in match2.92
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
55%2 goals50%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
9%3 goals25%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals8%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal75%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
36%2 goals50%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%3 goals17%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

* 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.

91%
Cambridge United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 11 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time17%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
9%BTTS in both halves8%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
18%Scored in both halves42%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

64%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
80%BTTS - last 520%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
73%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Plymouth Argyle is 82% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.73 pts / match - Cambridge United · 1.33 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Cambridge United - half-time state
9% leading45% draw45% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.73Points per match (1st half)1.33
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0.82Average goals (1st half)1.33
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
45%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
82%No goal before half-time50%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

2.09Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
1.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
2.09Average goals (2nd half)1.58
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
45%Clean sheet after half-time42%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle
0%No goal after half-time42%
Cambridge UnitedPlymouth Argyle

Cambridge United - second-half results

64% W18% D18% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding500%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

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

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

42% W25% D33% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cambridge United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.203.00
Goals scored / match0.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-4+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Cambridge United
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
5
0
46-60
3
3
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.1
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Cambridge UnitedLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals in match• 2.912.84• 2.92
Both teams scored▲ 91%57%▼ 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 64%54%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▼ 9%26%• 25%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%67%▲ 83%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%84%▲ 92%

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

2.84
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle play?

Cambridge United face Plymouth Argyle on 24 October 2026 in EFL League One at Abbey Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cambridge United vs Plymouth Argyle?

Cambridge United score 1.64 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.50. The EFL League One average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 91% of Cambridge United's matches and 42% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Cambridge United have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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