Cambridge United vs Bristol Rovers

19 August 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Fejiri Okenabirhie 79’
  • Sullay Kaikai 90+7’

Match summary

Cambridge United saw off Bristol Rovers 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Fejiri Okenabirhie put Cambridge United ahead in the 79th minute and Sullay Kaikai made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 12-7 to Cambridge United, with 4 on target for Cambridge United and 5 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

Cambridge United Bristol Rovers
12 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Cambridge United Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Fejiri Okenabirhie1-0 (Cambridge United)
79’
Sullay Kaikai2-0 (Cambridge United)
90+7’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Cambridge United
  • Ryan Bennett
Bristol Rovers
  • Luca Hoole
  • Connor Taylor
  • Antony Evans

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Cambridge United attacking 
2’ Jack Lankester (Cambridge United), open play, saved 7’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, saved 14’ Liam Bennett (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 14’ George Thomas (Cambridge United), direct free kick, blocked 26’ Ryan Bennett (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 28’ George Thomas (Cambridge United), open play, saved 42’ Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United), open play, off target 46’ Danny Andrew (Cambridge United), open play, off target 47’ Liam Bennett (Cambridge United), open play, off target 50’ Paul Digby (Cambridge United), open play, blocked 56’ Jack Lankester (Cambridge United), open play, blocked 63’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 68’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 79’ Fejiri Okenabirhie (Cambridge United), open play, goal 84’ Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 84’ Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 84’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 90+3’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 90+5’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United), open play, goal 2’ Jack Lankester (Cambridge United), open play, saved 7’ Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United), open play, saved 14’ Liam Bennett (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 14’ George Thomas (Cambridge United), direct free kick, blocked 26’ Ryan Bennett (Cambridge United), from a corner, blocked 28’ George Thomas (Cambridge United), open play, saved 42’ Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United), open play, off target 46’ Danny Andrew (Cambridge United), open play, off target 47’ Liam Bennett (Cambridge United), open play, off target 50’ Paul Digby (Cambridge United), open play, blocked 56’ Jack Lankester (Cambridge United), open play, blocked 63’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 68’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 79’ Fejiri Okenabirhie (Cambridge United), open play, goal 84’ Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 84’ Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 84’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 90+3’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 90+5’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Michael Morrison
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Bennett
90′ – – 1 – – –
Danny Andrew Taken off
74′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
George Thomas
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Lankester Taken off
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Elias Kachunga Taken off
64′ – – 1 – – – –
Gassan Ahadme Taken off
73′ – – 1 – – – –
Sullay Kaikai Came on as a substitute
26′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Fejiri Okenabirhie Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Harrison Dunk Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
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 36% Avg odds 2.58
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Bristol Rovers win 36% Avg odds 2.65

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

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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.