Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United Prediction

Memorial Stadium, Bristol 06/11/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.2 / 10
AI Best Pick
71%Trust
Double Chance
Draw or Away Win
1.36
SignalGOODModel53%SurpriseMediumGap-1.9%
Bristol Rovers Rest
6 days
Cambridge United Rest
3 days

Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United: the result in context

Bristol Rovers beat Cambridge United 2-0 in the FA Cup on 6 Nov 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Bristol Rovers have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 9 previous meetings, which averaged 2.1 goals a game. Cambridge United tend to win more corners, 8.9 a game to 3.2 for Bristol Rovers.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
29%2.92
X
24%3.55
2
47%2.20
Double Chance
1X
53%1.62
X2
71%1.36
Both Teams to Score

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Goals

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Corners

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Cards

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Match Events

39'Alfie KilgourFoul
51'Liam bennettDangerous play
57'Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennyAssist: Clinton Mola
64'Zak·Bradshaw INIsaac Heath out
64'Liam bennett INCathal Séan Heffernan Andrews out
65'Raees Bangura-Williams INShayne Lavery out
71'Tommy LeighFoul
72'Fabrizio CavegnAssist: Thomas James
73'Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny INBobby Kamwa out
73'Tommy Leigh INShaqai Forde out
74'Ben PurringtonFoul
78'Louis Appere INCallum stead out
79'Clinton MolaFoul
79'Patrick Bauer INCallum Perry out
82'Sullay Kaikai(Penalty missed)
84'Fabrizio Cavegn INPhilip Sanyaolu out

Lineups

Bristol Rovers
4-1-2-1-2Coach: S. Evans
Cambridge United
4-2-3-1Coach: N. Harris
Brad Young1B. Young
T. James2T. James
K. Balmer4K. Balmer
A. Kilgour5A. Kilgour
B. Purrington14B. Purrington
Keenan Gough22K. Gough
C. Mola6C. Mola
R. Russell-Denny8R. Russell-Denny
T. Leigh24T. Leigh
J. Quigley9J. Quigley
F. Cavegn29F. Cavegn
J. Eastwood1J. Eastwood
L. Bennett2L. Bennett
K. Watts6K. Watts
P. Bauer5P. Bauer
Z. Bradshaw22Z. Bradshaw
O. Moxon8O. Moxon
P. Mpanzu17P. Mpanzu
B. Knight10B. Knight
Raees Bangura-Williams44R. Bangura-Williams
S. Kaikai11S. Kaikai
L. Appéré9L. Appéré

Bristol Rovers Substitutes

28A. Appiah
33R. De Havilland
7S. Forde73'for Tommy Leigh
10B. Kamwa73'for Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
17C. Kelly
23M. Southam-Hales
3J. Sparkes
27P. Sanyaolu84'for Fabrizio Cavegn
32Charlie Binns

Cambridge United Substitutes

29S. Curtis
13G. Breeze
7Isaac Heath64'for Zak·Bradshaw
38G. Hoddle
19S. Lavery65'for Raees Bangura-Williams
21S. McLoughlin
3Callum Perry79'for Patrick Bauer
12Callum stead78'replaced by Louis Appere
15Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews64'replaced by Liam bennett

Match Stats

Bristol RoversCambridge United
59%Ball Possession41%
3Corner Kicks5
4Yellow Cards1
12Total Shots6
4Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal2
1Shots Inside Box2
11Shots Outside Box4
4Blocked Shots1
14Fouls9
1Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves2
9Free Kicks14

Team Comparison

Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Cambridge UnitedCambridge United
1508Elo Rating 1584
0.93Attack 0.81
1.84Defense 0.80
27%Hit Rate 0%
11.9Shots per Game 13.8
4.0Shots on Target 4.9
3.2Corners per Game 8.9
2.4Cards per Game 1.6

AI Insights

📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.9 vs 0 in first half)
Cambridge UnitedCambridge United
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

Last 9 meetings, all competitions

Bristol RoversBristol Rovers6Wins · 67%
Draws00%
Cambridge UnitedCambridge United3Wins · 33%
2.1Avg Goals
33%Both teams scored3 of 9
33%3+ goals3 of 9

Previous meetings

League Two14/02/2026
Cambridge UnitedBristol Rovers
31
League Two23/08/2025
Bristol RoversCambridge United
10
League Cup12/08/2025
Bristol RoversCambridge United
02
League One04/01/2025
Cambridge UnitedBristol Rovers
01
League One31/08/2024
Bristol RoversCambridge United
20
League One16/04/2024
Bristol RoversCambridge United
10
League One19/08/2023
Cambridge UnitedBristol Rovers
20
League One07/01/2023
Cambridge UnitedBristol Rovers
12
League One08/10/2022
Bristol RoversCambridge United
21

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About the Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United forecast

As a knockout tie in the FA Cup, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

About FA Cup

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Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.