Cambridge United v Leicester prediction

League One · Tue, 01 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · Abbey Stadium

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 13:34 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Cambridge United v Leicester, League One on Tue, 01 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Cambridge United host Leicester in League One on Tuesday 1 December (kick-off 19:45 UK).

The key numbers

Both teams scored in 12 of Cambridge United’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%).

Leicester have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Cambridge United are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Nine of Cambridge United’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). At home, Cambridge United have three wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.38 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.50. Cambridge United have scored 21 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games, ranked per game). Cambridge United have conceded 21 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

10 of Leicester’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in nine of Leicester’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Leicester have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.43. Leicester have scored 22 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 13 games, ranked per game). Leicester have conceded 19 goals, the 12th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Cambridge United (eighth) and Leicester (10th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Leicester the stronger side, 80 rating points above Cambridge United (Leicester 1525, Cambridge United 1445, after at least 13 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Cambridge United XI (4-2-3-1): J. Eastwood, K. Watts, L. Bennett, Z. Bradshaw, C. Perry, P. Mpanzu, B. Knight, G. Hoddle, S. Kaikai, O. Moxon, L. Appéré — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Mamadou Jobe (5.7 per match over three appearances, one assist) and Benjamin Knight (4.0 per match over 15 appearances, five goals and two assists) have been Cambridge United’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Cambridge United (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Mamadou Jobe averages 1.1 tackles per 90 over 853 minutes, with a tackle in three of the last 10 appearances. Benjamin Knight averages 2.1 key passes per 90 over 1171 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Leicester XI (3-4-2-1): A. McCarthy, W. O'Hora, H. Souttar, C. Okoli, W. Alves, L. Page, J. Lundstram, L. Thomas, K. Doyle, S. Braybrooke, E. Riis — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, E. Riis (4.6 per match over nine appearances, six goals and one assist) and Luke Thomas (4.3 per match over 15 appearances, one goal and five assists) have been Leicester’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Leicester (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), E. Riis averages 3.1 shots per 90 over 803 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances. Luke Thomas averages 1.9 tackles per 90 over 1346 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Tue, 01 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · League One · Abbey Stadium
Recent form: Cambridge United 1W 2D 2L · Leicester 3W 1D 1L

Cambridge United v Leicester (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

10.38 / 7.13

Corners

against 5.63 / 5.88 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.25 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 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	Leicester for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	10.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.13 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.5 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.38 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Cambridge United

Cambridge United Goalkeeper

Cambridge United — 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. Eastwood	16	901440 min	382.4 /90	120.8 /90	00 /90

Cambridge United — Goalkeeper saves: 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 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Eastwood n 8	90	2.4 5/4

Cambridge United Defensive

Cambridge United — 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
K. Watts	16	901440 min	181.1 /90	221.4 /90	80.5 /90	1127 /90	70.4 /90	40.3 /90
Z. Bradshaw	13	821064 min	181.5 /90	131.1 /90	40.3 /90	655.5 /90	121 /90	30.3 /90
Callum Perry	11	73804 min	182 /90	80.9 /90	40.4 /90	465.1 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
Cathal Heffernan	7	90630 min	50.7 /90	00 /90	50.7 /90	375.3 /90	60.9 /90	10.1 /90
M. Jobe	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	31 /90	31 /90	4013.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
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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 31 October 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
K. Watts n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.9 5/2	—
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1	—
P. Mpanzu n 8	80.4	1.4 7/2	1.1 6/2	—
B. Knight n 8	85.8	1.2 6/3	0.5 4/0	—
L. Bennett n 8	89.3	0.6 3/2	2.1 7/4	—
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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 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Watts n 8	90	1.3 5/3
P. Mpanzu n 8	80.4	1.7 8/3
B. Knight n 8	85.8	1.4 7/1
L. Bennett n 8	89.3	1.1 4/1
S. Kaikai n 8	73.6	1.2 4/2
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Cambridge United Attacking

Cambridge United — 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
S. Kaikai	14	61848 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	171.8 /90	70.7 /90	272.9 /90	60.6 /90
S. Lavery	12	33393 min	30.7 /90	20.5 /90	173.9 /90	71.6 /90	30.7 /90	20.5 /90
L. Appéré	11	58640 min	10.1 /90	20.3 /90	81.1 /90	50.7 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90
Gassan Ahadme	10	68684 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	141.8 /90	91.2 /90	30.4 /90	30.4 /90
P. Mpanzu	16	661048 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	80.7 /90	40.3 /90	121 /90	90.8 /90
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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 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Watts n 8	90	1 6/1	0.1 1/0
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Mpanzu n 8	80.4	1 5/2	0.4 3/0
B. Knight n 8	85.8	2.2 7/6	0.7 4/1
L. Bennett n 8	89.3	0.8 5/1	0.6 4/1
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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 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Watts n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Eastwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Mpanzu n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
B. Knight n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
L. Bennett n 8	89.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Leicester

Leicester Goalkeeper

Leicester — 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
A. McCarthy	12	901074 min	373.1 /90	141.2 /90	00 /90
J. Stolarczyk	3	93279 min	92.9 /90	31 /90	00 /90

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. McCarthy n 8	90	3.2 8/4
J. Stolarczyk n 8	92.1	2 4/3

Leicester Defensive

Leicester — 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
L. Thomas	15	901346 min	281.9 /90	161.1 /90	50.3 /90	704.7 /90	261.7 /90	30.2 /90
H. Souttar	12	911089 min	131.1 /90	201.7 /90	40.3 /90	564.6 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90
C. Okoli	9	85762 min	141.7 /90	101.2 /90	10.1 /90	465.4 /90	131.5 /90	10.1 /90
W. O'Hora	8	84670 min	131.7 /90	91.2 /90	00 /90	212.8 /90	60.8 /90	10.1 /90
Jayden Joseph	7	78543 min	111.8 /90	50.8 /90	00 /90	315.1 /90	50.8 /90	10.2 /90
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Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 31 October 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
L. Thomas n 8	90	2.8 8/7	1.8 7/4	—
S. Braybrooke n 8	61.6	1.8 5/3	1.8 8/2	—
L. Page n 8	79.5	1.6 7/2	2 8/4	—
W. Alves n 8	83.8	0.7 4/1	1.2 4/3	—
H. Souttar n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.4 2/1	—
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Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Thomas n 8	90	2 8/6
S. Braybrooke n 8	61.6	1.6 4/3
L. Page n 8	79.5	1.7 5/4
W. Alves n 8	83.8	1.6 7/3
H. Souttar n 8	90	1.3 5/4
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Leicester Attacking

Leicester — 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
Wes Burns	10	45450 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90
E. Riis	9	83751 min	60.7 /90	10.1 /90	273.2 /90	172 /90	131.6 /90	30.4 /90
B. De Cordova-Reid	9	57515 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	132.3 /90	30.5 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
T. Watson	7	47327 min	00 /90	00 /90	102.8 /90	51.4 /90	113 /90	41.1 /90
A. Bristrić	5	49243 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	20.7 /90	41.5 /90	20.7 /90
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Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Thomas n 8	90	1 4/2	0.4 2/1
S. Braybrooke n 8	61.6	1.8 6/2	1.1 5/1
L. Page n 8	79.5	1 6/1	0.1 1/0
W. Alves n 8	83.8	1.2 5/3	0.4 3/0
H. Souttar n 8	90	0.9 5/1	0.3 2/0
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Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Thomas n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
S. Braybrooke n 8	61.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
L. Page n 8	79.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
W. Alves n 8	83.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
H. Souttar n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedWDLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

LeicesterWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Cambridge United#8 pos21 pts14 pl0 GD

Leicester#10 pos19 pts13 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored1.5

Leicester scored1.69

Cambridge United conceded1.5

Leicester conceded1.46

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