Cambridge United v Blackpool result

Full-time · Cambridge United 4–4 Blackpool

League One · Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:00 BST

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cambridge United · Blackpool

Cambridge United 4–4 Blackpool — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cambridge United and Blackpool drew 4–4 in League One on Saturday 24 August. Cambridge United are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Blackpool led 3–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Blackpool: James Husband (5’; 38’, assisted by Lee Evans), Kyle Joseph (39’) and Dominic Ballard (53’, assisted by Kyle Joseph); Cambridge United: Shayne Lavery (28’, assisted by James Brophy; 75’, assisted by M. Emmanuel), Daniel Andrew (59’) and B. Njoku (72’, assisted by Shayne Lavery).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Cambridge United 0.00, Blackpool 0.00, from 9 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Miles showed six yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cambridge United: James Brophy (19’) and Liam Bennett (45+2’); Blackpool: Elkan Baggott (58’), Oliver Norburn (76’), Hayden Coulson (80’) and Oliver Casey (84’).

What it changes

With eight goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 3, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) 11.1, James Husband (Blackpool) 10.4 and Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) 9.5 led the match.

Next up

Cambridge United next host Wycombe on 20 October 2026.

Blackpool next host Milton Keynes Dons on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Cambridge United: Cambridge United v Wycombe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Blackpool: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cambridge United 4–4 Blackpool · League One
Referee: J. Miles
Head-to-head (last 2): Cambridge United 1 · draws 0 · Blackpool 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Cambridge United 0W 2D 3L · Blackpool 2W 0D 3L

Cambridge United 4–4 Blackpool (League One): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.38 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 7

Corners

against 5.75 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 3.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.13

Cards

against 2 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2024. 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	Blackpool for / against
Goals scored	0.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.25 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.38 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Miles.

Cambridge United

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. 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
S. Kaikai n 8	60.4	1.9 5/3	1.9 5/2	A. Fletcher
Gassan Ahadme n 8	75.5	1.8 7/3	1.6 6/4	—
S. Lavery n 8	67	1.8 6/3	2.5 8/3	—
E. Kachunga n 8	74.3	1.5 6/3	2.4 7/5	—
J. Gibbons n 8	90	1.4 5/4	0.8 4/2	—

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Daniel Barton n 3	61	2.5 2/2	1 2/0
S. Lavery n 8	67	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/1
M. Bonne n 8	50.9	1.5 4/2	1.1 3/1
Gassan Ahadme n 8	75.5	1 4/2	0.7 4/1
S. Kaikai n 8	60.4	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0

Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Bennett n 8	68	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
S. Lavery n 8	67	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
M. Bonne n 8	50.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
P. Digby n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Gassan Ahadme n 8	75.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. May n 8	26.4	4.7 7/4
J. Gibbons n 8	90	2.9 7/6
Daniel Barton n 3	61	2.5 3/2
J. Brophy n 8	61.9	2.4 6/3
L. Bennett n 8	68	2.2 6/4

Blackpool

Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. 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
A. Fletcher n 8	45.1	2.5 6/2	1.2 4/1	S. Kaikai
K. Joseph n 8	37.3	2.4 6/2	0.3 1/0	—
E. Embleton n 8	41.3	2.2 4/2	0 0/0	—
R. Finnigan n 8	68.3	2.1 7/5	1.6 6/3	—
K. Kouassi n 8	28.1	2 5/0	2 4/1	—

Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Beesley n 8	64.9	2.6 6/5	2.1 6/4
A. Fletcher n 8	45.1	2 4/2	1 3/1
S. Lavery n 8	67	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/1
G. Byers n 8	72.5	1.6 7/2	0.6 3/1
R. Apter n 8	71.5	1.6 6/3	0.6 3/1

Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Apter n 8	71.5	0.5 2/1	0.6 3/1
K. Dembélé n 8	77.9	0.3 2/0	0.7 4/1
Z. Ashworth n 8	62.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
A. Fletcher n 8	45.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Pennington n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0 0/0

Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Z. Ashworth n 8	62.1	3.3 7/5
C. Hamilton n 8	76.6	2.8 7/5
G. Byers n 8	72.5	2.6 7/5
L. Evans n 8	55.9	2.6 5/3
K. Joseph n 8	37.3	1.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cambridge United		Blackpool
52%	Possession	48%
9	Shots	12
6	Shots on target	7
2	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	9
2	Corners	10
3	Offsides	0
15	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
444	Passes	397
82%	Pass accuracy	77%

Cambridge United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Reyes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. O'Riordan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Z. Rossi	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
D. Andrew	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
L. Bennett	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.3
K. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.7
P. Digby	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Lavery	90	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	8.2
S. Kaikai	71	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Daniel Barton	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Brophy	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
J. Stokes sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7
M. Emmanuel sub	19	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
B. Njoku sub	19	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3

Blackpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. O'Donnell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
O. Casey	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.9
E. Baggott	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
J. Husband	90	2	0	2	2	1	2	0	8.2
C. Hamilton	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
L. Evans	90	0	1	1	1	3	2	0	7.9
O. Norburn	86	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9
H. Coulson	86	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
K. Joseph	86	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	8.2
A. Fletcher	74	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Ballard	62	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.9
J. Rhodes sub	28	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
E. Embleton sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Carey sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Lawrence-Gabriel sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Apter sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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 Blackpool — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BlackpoolWLLWL

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

Head-to-head last 2

Cambridge United 1 · 0 draws · Blackpool 1 · 2 goals/game

2024-04-06 Blackpool 1–0 Cambridge United
2023-12-16 Cambridge United 2–1 Blackpool

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cambridge United#23 pos38 pts46 pl-28 GD

Blackpool#9 pos67 pts46 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored0.98

Blackpool scored1.57

Cambridge United conceded1.59

Blackpool conceded1.3

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

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