Cambridge United vs Birmingham

3 May 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee C Breakspear

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Shayne Lavery 36’
  • Christoph Klarer 25’
  • Kell Watts 82’ (og)

Match summary

Birmingham beat Cambridge United 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Christoph Klarer put Birmingham ahead in the 25th minute, Shayne Lavery equalised in the 36th minute, and Watts's own goal won it from a corner in the 82nd minute.

Shots finished 11-9 to Birmingham, with 4 on target for Cambridge United and 6 for Birmingham. Cambridge United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cambridge United Birmingham
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

Cambridge United Birmingham
Kick-off
25’
Christoph Klarer0-1 (Birmingham)
Shayne Lavery1-1 (Cambridge United)
36’
Half-time1-1
82’
Kell Watts
Own goal
1-2 (Birmingham)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cambridge United
  • Elias Kachunga
  • Kell Watts
  • Josh Stokes
Birmingham
  • Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Cambridge United attacking 
1’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, saved 2’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, off target 5’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, off target 19’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), from a corner, off target 19’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 20’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, off target 25’ Christoph Klarer (Birmingham), open play, goal 36’ Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United), open play, goal 41’ Luke Harris (Birmingham), open play, off target 47’ Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United), open play, saved 48’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, saved 50’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham), open play, blocked 53’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, saved 73’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, saved 74’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, off target 80’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, off target 82’ Kell Watts (Cambridge United), own goal 86’ Marc Leonard (Birmingham), open play, saved 90’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, blocked 90’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, saved 90+1’ Marc Leonard (Birmingham), direct free kick, saved 1’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, saved 2’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, off target 5’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, off target 19’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), from a corner, off target 19’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 20’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, off target 25’ Christoph Klarer (Birmingham), open play, goal 36’ Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United), open play, goal 41’ Luke Harris (Birmingham), open play, off target 47’ Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United), open play, saved 48’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, saved 50’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham), open play, blocked 53’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, saved 73’ James Brophy (Cambridge United), open play, saved 74’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, off target 80’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, off target 82’ Kell Watts (Cambridge United), own goal 86’ Marc Leonard (Birmingham), open play, saved 90’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, blocked 90’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, saved 90+1’ Marc Leonard (Birmingham), direct free kick, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Bennett Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Michael Morrison
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sullay Kaikai Taken off
88′ – – 1 – – – –
Elias Kachunga Sent off
68′ – – 3 – – –
90′ – – 4 – – – –
Shayne Lavery Taken off
46′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Dominic Ballard Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Josh Stokes Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – –
Ryan Loft Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cambridge United win 16% Avg odds 6.01
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.41
Birmingham win 63% Avg odds 1.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.