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Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 26th Aug, 16:00 BST, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Tuesday afternoon at The Abbey Stadium, and it’s a League Cup showdown between Cambridge United and Charlton Athletic. Neil Critchley and Nathan Jones will be doing all they can to guide their side to the win. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Cambridge and Charlton combined during 90 minutes. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 74% chance of it coming in. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.29.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Charlton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cambridge 24%	3/1	16/5
Draw 25%	13/5	13/5
Charlton 51%	17/20	17/20
Charlton 1-0 12%	6/1	11/2
Draw 1-1 12%	6/1	11/2
Charlton 2-0 10%	15/2	7/1
Charlton 2-1 9%	15/2	7/1
Draw 0-0 8%	17/2	15/2
Cambridge 1-0 7%	9/1	17/2
Cambridge 2-1 6%	12/1	11/1
Charlton 3-0 5%	14/1	11/1
Charlton 3-1 5%	14/1	12/1
Draw 2-2 5%	16/1	12/1
Cambridge 2-0 4%	20/1	16/1
Charlton 3-2 3%	28/1	20/1
Charlton 4-0 2%	33/1	22/1
Charlton 4-1 2%	33/1	22/1
Cambridge 3-1 2%	33/1	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 48%	21/20	19/20
Under 2.5 Goals 52%	3/4	3/4
Home 1st Goal 42%	6/4	13/8
Away 1st Goal 53%	4/6	8/13
No 1st Goal 5%	17/2	15/2
BTTS - Yes 50%	19/20	10/11
BTTS - No 50%	4/5	5/6
BTTS - Home Win 11%	7/1	13/2
BTTS - Draw 18%	4/1	18/5
BTTS - Away Win 22%	10/3	29/10
Home/draw 49%	10/11	10/11
Away/draw 76%	2/9	2/9
Home/away 75%	2/7	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 73%	1/3	1/3
Under 1.5 Goals 27%	9/4	21/10
Over 3.5 Goals 26%	5/2	12/5
Under 3.5 Goals 74%	2/7	2/7
Over 4.5 Goals 12%	7/1	11/2
Under 4.5 Goals 88%	1/12	1/11
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	16/1	12/1
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	1/40	1/40
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	1/16	1/18
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	17/2	15/2
Home DNB 41%	2/1	2/1
Away DNB 69%	4/11	7/20
Cambridge win to nil 13%	11/2	-
Charlton win to nil 29%	2/1	-
Cambridge / Cambridge 12%	6/1	11/2
Cambridge / Charlton 4%	22/1	18/1
Cambridge / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1
Draw / Cambridge 9%	8/1	15/2
Draw / Charlton 17%	15/4	18/5
Draw / Draw 16%	4/1	19/5
Charlton / Cambridge 3%	33/1	28/1
Charlton / Charlton 28%	2/1	9/5
Charlton / Draw 6%	12/1	12/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Cambridge	2 - 1	Colchester
H	Cambridge	1 - 1	Harrogate
A	Cambridge	2 - 0	Bristol R
A	Cambridge	2 - 3	Swindon
H	Cambridge	1 - 0	Cheltenham
H	Cambridge	1 - 2	Birmingham
A	Cambridge	1 - 2	Burton
H	Cambridge	1 - 2	L Orient
A	Cambridge	2 - 1	Huddersfield
H	Cambridge	0 - 1	Charlton
A	Cambridge	1 - 0	Shrewsbury
H	Cambridge	2 - 2	Wrexham
H	Cambridge	1 - 1	Northampton
A	Cambridge	1 - 1	Barnsley
H	Cambridge	0 - 1	Peterborough
A	Cambridge	1 - 2	Blackpool
A	Cambridge	0 - 1	Wigan
H	Cambridge	0 - 1	Stevenage
A	Cambridge	2 - 0	Crawley
H	Cambridge	2 - 0	Stockport

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Charlton	0 - 0	Bristol C
H	Charlton	3 - 1	Stevenage
H	Charlton	1 - 0	Watford
H	Charlton	1 - 0	L Orient
H	Charlton	1 - 0	Wycombe
A	Charlton	0 - 0	Wycombe
H	Charlton	3 - 1	Burton
A	Charlton	0 - 3	Wrexham
A	Charlton	4 - 0	Wycombe
H	Charlton	2 - 1	Northampton
A	Charlton	1 - 0	Cambridge
H	Charlton	2 - 2	Lincoln
A	Charlton	2 - 1	Mansfield
H	Charlton	4 - 0	Huddersfield
A	Charlton	0 - 3	Peterborough
H	Charlton	2 - 1	Wigan
A	Charlton	1 - 0	Crawley
A	Charlton	0 - 0	Stockport
H	Charlton	1 - 0	Barnsley
A	Charlton	2 - 1	L Orient

Goal Statistics

Charlton Athletic's defensive record is to be admired, Nathan Jones's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Cup games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Cambridge United makes sense in this context.

	Cambridge	Charlton
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.0 goals	1.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 37% 1 37% 2 18% 3 4+ There is a 74% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 80% probability that Charlton will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	1.1 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

CMU

CHA

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Games scored	16		15
Failed to score	4		5
Scored first	11		12
Goals scored	23		30
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.5
Avg. shots per game	7		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		6
Conversion rate for	15		17
Avg. XG for	1.1		1.4
KickOff rating		+6%

CMU

CHA

35%

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Games conceded	15		9
Clean sheets	5		11
Conceded first	9		5
Goals conceded	22		14
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		6
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		9
Conversion rate against	14%		11%
Avg. XG against	1		1
KickOff rating		+35%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Cambridge v Charlton will show here when available.

Cambridge League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
Z Bradshaw	L Appéré	J Gibbons	J Brophy

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
Z Bradshaw DEF	1			-
J Gibbons DEF	1		1	-
L. Bennett DEF	1			-
K Watts DEF	1			-
M Jobe DEF	1			-
D Ball MID	1			-
G Hoddle MID	1			-
J Brophy MID	1			1 -
L Appéré FWD	1	1		-
B Knight FWD	1			-
R Loft FWD	1	1		-
S Kaikai FWD	1		1	-
E Kachunga FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	1	2
L Appéré	L Appéré	J Gibbons	J Gibbons

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Appéré FWD	1	1
R Loft FWD	1	1
J Gibbons DEF			1	2
S Kaikai FWD			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
38	3	9
J Gibbons	J Gibbons	M Jobe

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Gibbons DEF	38	3	5
K Watts DEF	32		6
Z Bradshaw DEF	29	1	3
M Jobe DEF	25	2	9
L. Bennett DEF	23	2	8
E Kachunga FWD	19	1	5
S Kaikai FWD	13	1	4
L Appéré FWD	10		3
D Ball MID	10		1
R Loft FWD	9		4
J Brophy MID	7	1	1
B Knight FWD	6
G Hoddle MID	2		2

Charlton League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	0
W Mannion	I. Fullah	I Olaofe

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
W Mannion GLK	1			-
J Rankin-Costello DEF	1			-
Z Mitchell DEF	1			-
M Gillesphey DEF	1			-
A Mitchell DEF	1			-
I. Fullah MID	1	1		-
H Knibbs MID	1			-
L Berry MID	1	1		-
K Anderson MID	1			-
C Kelman FWD	1			-
I Olaofe FWD	1		1	-
M Leaburn FWD	1	1	1	-
D Kanu FWD	1		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	1
I. Fullah	L Berry	I Olaofe	I Olaofe

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
I. Fullah MID	1	1
L Berry MID	1	2
M Leaburn FWD	1	1	1
I Olaofe FWD			1	1
D Kanu FWD			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
41	4	9
K Anderson	M Gillesphey	M Gillesphey

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
K Anderson MID	41	2	6
M Gillesphey DEF	37	4	9
Z Mitchell DEF	35		3
J Rankin-Costello DEF	29	1	4
A Mitchell DEF	27		5
I. Fullah MID	23	1	5
W Mannion GLK	21
M Leaburn FWD	12		8
H Knibbs MID	12	1	4
I Olaofe FWD	11		7
L Berry MID	7		1
C Kelman FWD	3		2
D Kanu FWD	2	1	1