Cambridge United v Birmingham result

Full-time · Cambridge United 2–3 Birmingham

FA Cup · Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Cambridge United 2–3 Birmingham — Birmingham won this FA Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Birmingham won 3–2 at Cambridge United in the FA Cup on Saturday 10 January. Cambridge United have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Birmingham led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Birmingham: K. Wagner (31’), K. Furuhashi (42’) and Marvin Ducksch (78’, assisted by Thomas Doyle); Cambridge United: Sulaiman Kaikai (80’; 89’, assisted by Mamadou Jobe).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Cambridge United out-shot Birmingham 12 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.21 xG to 0.62 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

M. Corlett showed one yellow card — against 4.4 yellows a game across the last 19 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cambridge United: G. Hoddle (88’).

What it changes

Cambridge United sit 214th on four points from three games with a goal difference of +2 (2025/26 so far). Cambridge United have scored five goals, the 274th-most (shared) of the 748 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game). Cambridge United have conceded three goals, the 64th-fewest (shared) of the 748 clubs.

Birmingham sit 225th on four points from two games with a goal difference of +1 (2025/26 so far). Birmingham have scored four goals, the 124th-most (shared) of the 748 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 2 games, ranked per game). Birmingham have conceded three goals, the 274th-fewest (shared) of the 748 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Sulaiman Kaikai (Cambridge United) 7.8, K. Wagner (Birmingham) 7.3 and Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Cambridge United next travel to Luton on 14 November 2026.

Birmingham next travel to Stoke City on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cambridge United: Luton v Cambridge United, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Stoke City v Birmingham, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Cambridge United 2–3 Birmingham · FA Cup
Referee: M. Corlett
Head-to-head (last 3): Cambridge United 1 · draws 0 · Birmingham 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Cambridge United 3W 2D 0L · Birmingham 1W 2D 2L

Cambridge United 2–3 Birmingham (FA Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1

Goals

against 0.5 / 2 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.57 / 4.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.57 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 4.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1 / 2.38

Cards

against 1 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 4 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cambridge United for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.57 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 9.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Corlett.

Cambridge United

Cambridge United Defensive

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cambridge United before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0	—
K. Watts n 8	83.6	0.7 4/1	0.4 3/0	—
P. Mpanzu n 8	76.4	1 6/1	1 3/3	—
S. Kaikai n 8	65	0.9 3/1	1.9 8/3	—
J. Brophy n 8	73.6	0.6 3/1	0.9 3/2	—
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Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cambridge United before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0 0/0
K. Watts n 8	83.6	0.5 3/1
P. Mpanzu n 8	76.4	1 5/2
S. Kaikai n 8	65	1.2 5/2
J. Brophy n 8	73.6	1.4 5/2
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Cambridge United Attacking

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cambridge United before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Watts n 8	83.6	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
P. Mpanzu n 8	76.4	0.4 2/1	0.3 1/1
S. Kaikai n 8	65	1 3/2	0.5 2/1
J. Brophy n 8	73.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cambridge United before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Watts n 8	83.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
P. Mpanzu n 8	76.4	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
S. Kaikai n 8	65	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Brophy n 8	73.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Birmingham

Birmingham Goalkeeper

Birmingham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Beadle	18	901620 min	482.7 /90	241.3 /90	00 /90
R. Allsop	10	90900 min	161.6 /90	141.4 /90	00 /90

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Beadle n 8	90	2.9 6/6
R. Allsop n 8	90	1.9 4/2

Birmingham Defensive

Birmingham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Iwata	26	892302 min	451.8 /90	261 /90	70.3 /90	1064.1 /90	291.1 /90	60.2 /90
C. Klarer	24	902160 min	291.2 /90	341.4 /90	90.4 /90	1727.2 /90	231 /90	70.3 /90
P. Neumann	21	881855 min	241.2 /90	140.7 /90	140.7 /90	803.9 /90	241.2 /90	50.2 /90
A. Cochrane	21	791665 min	271.5 /90	191 /90	20.1 /90	804.3 /90	110.6 /90	30.2 /90
B. Osayi-Samuel	12	66793 min	60.7 /90	121.4 /90	00 /90	455.1 /90	131.5 /90	50.6 /90
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Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Iwata n 8	90	1.3 6/3	1 7/1	—
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	90	1.4 5/3	0.6 5/0	—
J. Stansfield n 8	82.6	1.1 5/1	0.3 2/0	—
C. Klarer n 8	90	1.1 4/3	0.5 4/0	—
D. Gray n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0	1.6 4/3	—
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Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Iwata n 8	90	1.9 8/5
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	90	1.8 7/3
J. Stansfield n 8	82.6	1.9 6/4
C. Klarer n 8	90	1.4 6/3
D. Gray n 8	71.3	1.7 6/2
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Birmingham Attacking

Birmingham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Furuhashi	21	45953 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	302.8 /90	90.8 /90	50.5 /90	40.4 /90
M. Ducksch	16	55883 min	50.5 /90	00 /90	171.7 /90	111.1 /90	121.2 /90	20.2 /90
L. Koumas	14	45634 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	71 /90	20.3 /90	50.7 /90	60.9 /90
L. Dykes	13	34445 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.2 /90	10.2 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90
Paik Seung-Ho	26	832161 min	40.2 /90	00 /90	180.7 /90	70.3 /90	231 /90	140.6 /90
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Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Iwata n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Stansfield n 8	82.6	1.5 6/2	0.4 1/1
C. Klarer n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
D. Gray n 8	71.3	2.1 6/4	1.3 5/2
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Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Iwata n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Stansfield n 8	82.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Klarer n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Gray n 8	71.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cambridge United		Birmingham
49%	Possession	51%
1.21	Expected goals (xG)	0.62
12	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	0
3	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
466	Passes	507
77%	Pass accuracy	76%

Cambridge United Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Eastwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
L. Bennett	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6
M. Jobe	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
Z. Rossi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
G. Hoddle	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
B. Knight	90	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	6.5
L. Appéré	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Gibbons	74	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
P. Mpanzu	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
D. Ball	63	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Brophy	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Lavery sub	27	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
S. Kaikai sub	27	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	8.9
B. Purrington sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
S. McLoughlin sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Birmingham Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Beadle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Iwata	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.3
C. Klarer	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
K. Wagner	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.3
T. Doyle	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
Paik Seung-Ho	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Ducksch	90	1	0	3	2	2	2	7.7
L. Koumas	89	0	0	1	1	0	3	6.5
J. Robinson	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.3
K. Furuhashi	76	1	0	2	1	1	1	7.7
P. Roberts	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
W. Willumsson sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
K. Fujimoto sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Neumann sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Sampsted sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Cambridge United v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedDWDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

BirminghamLDDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Cambridge United 1 · 0 draws · Birmingham 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-05-03 Cambridge United 1–2 Birmingham
2025-02-11 Birmingham 4–0 Cambridge United
2020-09-05 Birmingham 0–1 Cambridge United

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored1.4

Birmingham scored1

Cambridge United conceded0.4

Birmingham conceded2

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What is the head-to-head record between Cambridge United and Birmingham?: In their last 3 meetings, Cambridge United won 1, Birmingham won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cambridge United and Birmingham?: Recent form — Cambridge United 3W 2D 0L; Birmingham 1W 2D 2L.

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