Cambridge United v Scunthorpe result

Full-time · Cambridge United 0–1 Scunthorpe

League Two · Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:00 GMT · Abbey Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cambridge United · Scunthorpe

Cambridge United 0–1 Scunthorpe — Scunthorpe won this League Two match.

Next for Cambridge United: Cambridge United v Wycombe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Scunthorpe: Scunthorpe v Woking, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cambridge United 0–1 Scunthorpe · League Two
Venue: Abbey Stadium · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Referee: C. Hicks
Head-to-head (last 3): Cambridge United 3 · draws 0 · Scunthorpe 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Cambridge United 2W 1D 2L · Scunthorpe 3W 0D 2L

Cambridge United 0–1 Scunthorpe (League Two): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4

Corners

against 5.29 / 3.33 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.86 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 1.33

Cards

against 0.86 / 1.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.4 yellows

Referee · C. Hicks

1.2 home / 1.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 February 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	Scunthorpe for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	14.14 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 10.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.86 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.14 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: C. Hicks — 2.4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 5 matches (1.2 to the home side, 1.2 to the away side).

Home 1.2Away 1.2

Cambridge United

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 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	71.8	2.8 7/4	1.9 6/3	—
A. May n 8	86.9	2.2 6/6	0.9 4/2	K. van Veen
P. Mullin n 8	89.4	1.9 7/4	1.5 7/3	—
Declan Drysdale n 8	64.3	1.8 4/3	0.9 4/1	—
S. Tracey n 8	30.8	1.5 4/0	1.1 3/0	J. Karacan

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 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	89.4	2.6 6/6	1.4 6/4
H. Knibbs n 8	45.9	2 7/1	0.7 3/0
A. May n 8	86.9	1.3 7/3	0.6 4/1
L. O'Neil n 8	26.3	1.3 1/1	0.9 1/1
W. Hoolahan n 8	89.6	1.1 5/2	0.8 4/1

Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. O'Neil n 8	26.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
W. Hoolahan n 8	89.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
P. Mullin n 8	89.4	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
H. Knibbs n 8	45.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
S. Tracey n 8	30.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. O'Neil n 8	26.3	4.3 2/2
P. Digby n 8	90	3.5 8/7
A. Alese n 8	64.8	3.3 6/5
S. Tracey n 8	30.8	2.6 3/2
J. Iredale n 8	45.4	2.5 4/2

Cambridge United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Mitov n 8	80.8	2.9 8/4
C. Burton n 8	88	2.3 6/5

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 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
K. Dünnwald-Turan n 5	29.6	5.5 3/2	1.8 1/1	—
R. Loft n 8	77.5	2.5 8/5	1.5 6/3	—
J. Karacan n 8	66.4	2.2 7/4	1.9 6/2	S. Tracey
G. Taft n 8	79.5	1.6 7/3	0.6 4/0	—
K. van Veen n 8	55.4	1.6 6/1	0.6 3/0	A. May

Scunthorpe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. van Veen n 8	55.4	2 5/4	1.2 4/2
R. Loft n 8	77.5	1.7 6/4	0.7 4/1
Abobaker Eisa n 8	76.8	1.5 5/3	0.9 4/1
J. McAtee n 8	32.6	1.4 3/1	1.4 3/1
E. Onariase n 8	77.8	0.9 5/1	0.1 1/0

Scunthorpe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Loft n 8	77.5	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
K. van Veen n 8	55.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
A. Beestin n 8	73.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Green n 8	60.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
J. Hallam n 8	26.4	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Scunthorpe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Karacan n 8	66.4	3.2 7/5
L. Spence n 8	59.5	2.6 6/4
J. Clarke n 8	81.8	2.1 7/5
E. Onariase n 8	77.8	2 7/3
M. Hippolyte n 8	51.9	2 4/2

Scunthorpe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Howard n 8	90	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Cambridge United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Burton	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Knoyle	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
G. Taylor	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Declan Drysdale	90	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
H. Dunk	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. Tracey	90	3	1	1	0	0	6.3
A. May	90	0	0	2	5	0	7.9
P. Mullin	90	4	0	2	0	Y	6.3
J. Ironside	90	2	2	1	0	Y	6.9
L. O'Neil	75	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Iredale	75	1	1	3	1	0	7.5
H. Boateng sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Davies sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Scunthorpe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Howard	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
H. McGahey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
J. Karacan	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	7.3
A. Beestin	90	1	0	1	1	0	4	7.5
Abobaker Eisa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
D. Green	85	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Bedeau	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
K. van Veen	64	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.7
L. Spence sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Rowe sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Hippolyte sub	13	0	0	0	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 Scunthorpe — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedLDWLW

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

ScunthorpeWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Cambridge United 3 · 0 draws · Scunthorpe 0 · 4 goals/game

2020-10-17 Scunthorpe 0–5 Cambridge United
2020-02-11 Scunthorpe 0–2 Cambridge United
2019-08-20 Cambridge United 3–2 Scunthorpe

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cambridge United#2 pos80 pts46 pl+24 GD

Scunthorpe#22 pos48 pts46 pl-23 GD

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored1.59

Scunthorpe scored0.89

Cambridge United conceded1.07

Scunthorpe conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Cambridge United and Scunthorpe?: In their last 3 meetings, Cambridge United won 3, Scunthorpe won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cambridge United and Scunthorpe?: Recent form — Cambridge United 2W 1D 2L; Scunthorpe 3W 0D 2L.

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