Cambridge United v Burton Albion result

Full-time · Cambridge United 3–0 Burton Albion

League One · Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · Abbey Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cambridge United · Burton Albion

Cambridge United 3–0 Burton Albion — Cambridge United won this League One match.

Next for Cambridge United: Cambridge United v Wycombe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Burton Albion: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cambridge United 3–0 Burton Albion · League One
Venue: Abbey Stadium · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Referee: B. Toner
Recent form: Cambridge United 1W 3D 1L · Burton Albion 3W 1D 1L

Cambridge United 3–0 Burton Albion (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.4

Corners

against 4 / 5.8 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.8 / 2.6

Shots on target

against 3.6 / 4.4 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 2

Cards

against 1.6 / 0.6 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.8 yellows

Referee · B. Toner

2.8 home / 2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. 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	Burton Albion for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.4 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.8 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12.4 for · 14.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.8 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.6 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14.2 for · 8.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: B. Toner — 4.8 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 25.4 fouls over 5 matches (2.8 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.8Away 2

Cambridge United

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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. Ironside n 8	81	2.6 8/5	1.1 5/3	L. Akins
H. Boateng n 8	55.3	2.6 6/5	0.8 4/0	—
J. Weir n 4	40	2.3 3/1	1.1 2/0	—
P. Mullin n 8	88.1	1.8 6/4	2.2 8/5	—
A. May n 8	32	1.8 3/1	2.1 4/2	—

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Mullin n 8	88.1	2.8 8/7	1.8 6/5
H. Knibbs n 8	45.5	2 7/1	0.5 2/0
J. Ironside n 8	81	1.4 5/4	0.8 4/2
H. Boateng n 8	55.3	1.2 4/2	0.6 3/0
S. Smith n 8	54.9	1.2 4/2	0.6 3/0

Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Ironside n 8	81	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
P. Mullin n 8	88.1	0.9 5/2	0 0/0
W. Hoolahan n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
H. Knibbs n 8	45.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
H. Boateng n 8	55.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Iredale n 8	83.5	2.6 7/4
J. Weir n 4	40	2.3 2/2
A. May n 8	32	2.1 4/2
P. Digby n 8	79.9	1.7 7/4
H. Knibbs n 8	45.5	1.7 4/3

Cambridge United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Burton n 8	90	3.5 8/5
D. Mitov n 8	80.8	2.9 7/4

Burton Albion

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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
M. Fondop-Talum n 8	37.8	3.3 6/4	1.2 4/0	—
T. Taylor n 8	55.5	2.8 8/5	1 4/1	—
S. Clare n 8	90	2.3 7/5	1.4 6/5	—
K. Hemmings n 8	45.9	2.2 5/3	2 5/2	—
L. Akins n 8	88.1	1.9 7/5	1.1 5/3	J. Ironside

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Fondop-Talum n 8	37.8	2.4 5/3	1.8 5/1
C. Shaughnessy n 8	59.1	2.3 5/4	0.8 3/1
K. Hemmings n 8	45.9	2 4/2	1 2/2
J. Powell n 8	75.8	1.6 7/3	0.7 5/0
J. Smith n 8	69.9	1.6 5/4	0.6 4/0

Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Shaughnessy n 8	59.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
J. Smith n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
K. Hemmings n 8	45.9	0.5 1/1	0.2 1/0
L. Akins n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Powell n 8	75.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. O'Connor n 8	68.8	2.6 6/6
S. Clare n 8	90	2.1 7/6
M. Mancienne n 8	79.3	2 6/5
D. Rowe n 8	46.6	1.9 4/2
T. Taylor n 8	55.5	1.8 5/4

Burton Albion — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Garratt n 8	90	2.9 5/3
D. Barnes n 5	78.6	2.5 4/2
K. O'Hara n 8	90	2.4 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Cambridge United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Mitov	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.9
G. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8
L. Jones	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7.3
C. Masterson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Iredale	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
P. Digby	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. O'Neil	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
W. Hoolahan	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7
J. Ironside	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Smith	84	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
J. Brophy	70	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
S. Tracey sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
H. Knibbs sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Burton Albion player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Garratt	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Brayford	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.6
C. Shaughnessy	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
R. Leak	90	4	1	0	3	0	6.9
T. Hamer	90	1	1	1	4	0	6.3
M. Mancienne	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
L. Akins	90	1	1	1	2	0	7
O. Patrick	90	2	2	4	0	0	7.2
J. Powell	76	1	1	2	1	0	6.7
J. Smith	66	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
T. O'Connor	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Borthwick-Jackson sub	80	2	1	1	3	0	6.9
D. Rowe sub	24	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Amadi-Holloway sub	14	2	2	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedWDDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Burton AlbionLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cambridge United#14 pos58 pts46 pl-18 GD

Burton Albion#16 pos53 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored1.22

Burton Albion scored1.11

Cambridge United conceded1.61

Burton Albion conceded1.46

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