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Cambridge United

3rd of 24
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32.7
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
22.6
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 25/26 rated

Club profile

LeagueLeague Two
League position3rd of 24
Squad size26
Average age104.3
CountryEngland

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 24 · League Two

Cambridge United sit 3rd of 24 in the League Two, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 32.7 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 22.6 across the wider group. Recent form reads DWLDW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 123.1% on last season (Season 14.7 → 32.7), while squad talent has eased 26.7% (Rating 31.6 → 23.2). Of the 21 players with a season to compare, 12 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

J. Eastwood is the form pick (Season 47), while B. Knight carries the highest ceiling (Rating 36). In the market, the headline arrival is M. Jobe (Value 6.4), and M. Jobe is the most valuable asset at 6.4.

32.7
123.1%
Squad season
22.6
26.7%
Squad rating
3rdof 24
League finish
DWLDW
Last 5
Top performer
J. Eastwood
Season 47
Highest potential
B. Knight
Rating 36
Marquee signing
M. Jobe
Value 6.4
Top asset
M. Jobe
Value 6.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2314
Defence
2123
Midfield
1924
Attack
1223

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Eastwood
4726
Watts
4435
Jobe
4136
Gibbons
3927
Brophy
3216
Knight
2936
Kaikai
2821
Mpanzu
2817
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1B. Knight11goals
  2. 2S. Kaikai9goals
  3. 3L. Appéré7goals
  4. 4S. Lavery7goals
  5. 5K. Watts6goals

Top assists

  1. 1J. Brophy8assists
  2. 2J. Gibbons6assists
  3. 3S. Kaikai3assists
  4. 4B. Knight3assists
  5. 5P. Mpanzu3assists

Squad · 26

Nat.
1J. EastwoodGoalkeeperEngland292.549—473484.6%2618%
25Ben HughesGoalkeeper—22—5———
31J.J. BriggsGoalkeeperEngland20250——02
2L. BennettDefensive midfielder
played DEF · MID
England244.74722632.3%3424.7%
3B. PurringtonCentre-backEngland301.636—2599.2%1737.9%
5M. MorrisonFull-backEngland380.217—1628.8%474.4%
6K. WattsCentre-backEngland266.250644255.6%3517.4%
16Z. RossiFull-backEngland253.112—371.3%2926.8%
22Z. BradshawFull-backEngland2238—372.3%292.4%
23M. JobeCentre-backEngland236.44824136
26J. GibbonsFull-backEngland28344639131.1%2725.7%
28S. RaggettFull-back
Loanfrom Rotherham
on loan at Rotherham · 396 min, 0g
England330.215—188.7%763.1%
4D. BallDefensive midfielderEngland311.439225123.2%1744.2%
7J. BrophyCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
England321.25133226.1%1644.7%
8K. SmithCentral midfielderEngland350.426—847%751.1%
11S. KaikaiAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Sierra Leone301.950928146.9%2126.7%
14B. KnightAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
England245.34411292554.5%366.5%
17P. MpanzuDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
Congo DR321.2533287.3%1738.5%
21S. McLoughlinCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Republic of Ireland291.12621162.8%1925.8%
27G. McConnellAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
England21311—2533.3%3022.1%
38G. HoddleDefensive midfielderEngland21322—53120.8%
9L. AppéréCentre-forwardScotland27444722388.9%2825.7%
10E. KachungaCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Congo DR340.224—288.9%671.4%
15A. MayorDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD · DEF
Loanfrom Millwall
England213.4332203515%
19S. LaveryCentre-forwardNorthern Ireland273.13271710.3%2536.8%
20K. KouassiCentre-forward
Loanfrom Blackpool
England233.4182743.1%314.3%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)22-16-8 in 46
Goals (for / against)66 / 33
Clean sheets20
Last 5DWLDW

Fixtures & results

League Two22W 16D 8LFriendlies Clubs4W 1D 1LEFL Trophy2W 1D 1LLeague Cup2W 0D 1LFA Cup1W 1D 1L
May 2ACrewe0–0D
Apr 25HBarrow3–0W
Apr 21HGrimsby1–2L
Apr 16ABromley0–0D
Apr 11HNotts County4–0W
Apr 6ACheltenham1–1D
Apr 2HSwindon Town1–1D
Mar 28ABarnet0–1L
Mar 21HSalford City1–0W
Mar 17AWalsall0–0D
Mar 14HGillingham5–0W
Mar 7AAccrington ST1–1D
Feb 28HMilton Keynes Dons1–1D
Feb 21ANewport County2–0W
Feb 17HColchester1–1D
Feb 14HBristol Rovers3–1W
Feb 10ACrawley Town3–0W
Feb 7AHarrogate Town1–2L
Jan 31AOldham3–0W
Jan 27HShrewsbury1–0W
Jan 24HTranmere4–2W
Jan 17AFleetwood Town2–1W
Jan 10HBirmingham2–3L
Jan 1HWalsall2–0W
Dec 29AChesterfield1–0W
Dec 26AGillingham1–1D
Dec 19HAccrington ST2–0W
Dec 13AMilton Keynes Dons1–1D
Dec 9HChesterfield1–1D
Dec 6AStockport County0–0D
Dec 2ABristol Rovers2–2D
Nov 29HCrewe2–1W
Nov 22ABarrow2–0W
Nov 15HBarnet0–0D
Nov 8ASalford City0–0D
Nov 5HBrighton U211–0W
Nov 1HChester3–0W
Oct 25ANotts County0–2L
Oct 21ABarnet2–3L
Oct 18HBromley2–1W
Oct 11AShrewsbury0–2L
Oct 7HLuton3–1W
Oct 4HCrawley Town3–1W
Sep 27ATranmere0–0D
Sep 23AFulham0–1L
Sep 20HFleetwood Town2–1W
Sep 13AGrimsby1–1D
Sep 6HOldham0–1L
Aug 30HNewport County2–0W
Aug 26HCharlton3–1W
Aug 23ABristol Rovers0–1L
Aug 19AColchester2–1W
Aug 16HHarrogate Town1–1D
Aug 12ABristol Rovers2–0W
Aug 9ASwindon Town2–3L
Aug 2HCheltenham1–0W
Jul 26HCharlton1–1D
Jul 18ACardiff1–5L
Jul 15ABraintree3–0W
Jul 8HNorthampton3–0W
Jul 8HNorthampton3–0W
Jul 5ACambridge City3–1W

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

D. BallLeyton Orient· Free Transfer2025/26
R. LoftCrawley Town· Return from loan2025/26
B. PurringtonExeter City· Free Transfer2025/26
G. MundayHereford· Return from loan2025/26
G. MundayBedford Town· Return from loan2025/26
K. KouassiBlackpool· Loan2025/26
E. NevittGillingham· Loan2025/26
A. MayorMillwall· Loan2025/26

Out

S. JannehTruro City· Free agent2025/26
Daniel BartonThe New Saints· Free agent2025/26
R. LoftCrawley Town· Loan2025/26
D. NlunduluBolton· Back from Loan2025/26
J. CousinsEastleigh· Free Transfer2025/26
J. CousinsEastleigh· Free agent2025/26
G. ThomasMorecambe· Free agent2025/26
P. DigbyDundee· Free Transfer2025/26