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Cambridge United v Birmingham City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

The Abbey Stadium plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Neil Critchley's Cambridge United host Chris Davies's Birmingham City in the League One. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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The last English League One meeting between Cambridge and Birmingham was on Saturday 3rd May 2025

English League One

May 3rd 2025

Cambridge 1	2 Birmingham

S. Lavery 36'	25' C. Klarer
	82' (OG)K. Watts

	CMU BIR
Shots On	4 6
Shots Off	4 3
Corners	3 3
Possession	30% 70%
Fouls	15 14
Yellow/red cards	3/1 1/0

Cambridge	Birmingham

N. Bishop L. Bennett (J. Stokes 88') J. Gibbons K. Watts M. Morrison J. Brophy B. Stevenson P. Digby E. Kachunga S. Kaikai (R. Loft 88') S. Lavery (D. Ballard 46')	R. Allsop M. Lee (K. Bielik 64') G. Hanley C. Klarer (K. Anderson 60') E. Laird (T. Iwata 46') S. Paik M. Leonard T. Gardner-Hickman (Lukas Jutkiewicz 72') L. Harris (K. Dowell 46') W. Willumsson J. Stansfield

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 53% chance of Birmingham coming away with a win.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cambridge 22%	19/4 15%	-
Draw 25%	10/3 6%	-
Birmingham 53%	12/25 9%	-
Birmingham 1-0 13%	11/2 7%	-
Draw 1-1 12%	15/2 6%	-
Birmingham 2-0 10%	6/1 13%	-
Birmingham 2-1 9%	15/2	-
Draw 0-0 9%	11/1	-
Cambridge 1-0 8%	14/1 15%	-
Birmingham 3-0 5%	9/1 17%	-
Cambridge 2-1 5%	18/1 27%	-
Birmingham 3-1 5%	12/1	-
Draw 2-2 4%	20/1 24%	-
Cambridge 2-0 3%	28/1 12%	-
Birmingham 3-2 2%	28/1 12%	-
Birmingham 4-0 2%	18/1 17%	-
Birmingham 4-1 2%	22/1 12%	-
Cambridge 3-1 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 44%	17/20 3%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 56%	19/20 3%	-
Home 1st Goal 40%	5/2 13%	-
Away 1st Goal 54%	1/3 5%	-
No 1st Goal 6%	11/1	-
BTTS - Yes 47%	1/1 11%	-
BTTS - No 53%	3/4 10%	-
BTTS - Home Win 9%	11/1 33%	-
BTTS - Draw 17%	5/1 9%	-
BTTS - Away Win 21%	5/2	-
Home/draw 47%	13/8 16%	-
Away/draw 78%	1/7 3%	-
Home/away 75%	1/5 2%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 70%	1/4	-
Under 1.5 Goals 30%	11/4	-
Over 3.5 Goals 23%	9/4 8%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 77%	1/3 2%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	5/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/8	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	12/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/25	-
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/25	-
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	12/1 8%	-
Home DNB 39%	7/2 20%	-
Away DNB 71%	2/11 6%	-
Cambridge win to nil 12%	9/1 11%	-
Birmingham win to nil 32%	11/8 13%	-
Cambridge / Cambridge 7%	10/1 22%	-
Cambridge / Birmingham 4%	20/1	-
Cambridge / Draw 4%	18/1 12%	-
Draw / Cambridge 6%	12/1 18%	-
Draw / Birmingham 21%	10/3 4%	-
Draw / Draw 12%	5/1	-
Birmingham / Cambridge 2%	40/1	-
Birmingham / Birmingham 40%	5/4 10%	-
Birmingham / Draw 5%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Cambridge have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

43 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 25 games, drawn 11 and won 7. Cambridge have conceded 70 goals, scored 39, failed to score in 17 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cambridge have played 22 games at home, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 11 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 31 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 9 times in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 1st place on 108 points in the League One league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 45 games against teams below them in the table, winning 33, drawing 9 and losing 3 games. They have scored 82 goals and kept 22 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 22 away games, winning 14, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Cambridge Birmingham
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Birmingham Away	46	34	9	3	53	111	l 1-2A	l 4-0A	-	-
2	Wrexham	46	27	11	8	33	92	d 2-2A	d 2-2F	w 3-1A	d 1-1A
3	Stockport	46	25	12	9	30	87	w 2-0F	l 2-0A	w 2-0F	d 1-1F
4	Charlton	46	25	10	11	24	85	l 0-1A	l 2-1A	w 1-0F	l 1-0A
5	Wycombe	46	24	12	10	25	84	d 1-1A	l 2-1A	w 1-0F	w 2-3A
6	L Orient	46	24	6	16	24	78	l 1-2F	l 2-0A	w 2-0F	w 1-2F
7	Reading	46	21	12	13	11	75	l 1-3A	l 3-0A	d 1-1A	d 0-00-0
8	Bolton	46	20	8	18	-3	68	d 1-1A	d 2-2F	w 2-0F	l 3-1F
9	Blackpool	46	17	16	13	12	67	d 4-4A	l 2-1F	d 0-00-0	w 0-2F
10	Huddersfield	46	19	7	20	3	64	l 0-4A	w 1-2F	w 1-0F	w 0-1F
11	Lincoln	46	16	13	17	8	61	l 0-2A	d 1-1A	w 1-0F	w 1-3A
12	Barnsley	46	17	10	19	-4	61	d 1-1F	d 1-1F	w 6-2F	w 1-2A
13	Rotherham	46	16	11	19	-5	59	l 0-1A	l 2-1F	w 2-1A	w 0-2F
14	Stevenage	46	15	12	19	-8	57	l 0-1A	w 0-2F	w 2-1F	w 0-1F
15	Wigan	46	13	17	16	-2	56	w 2-0F	l 1-0A	w 2-1F	w 0-3F
16	Exeter	46	15	11	20	-16	56	l 0-1A	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	w 0-2F
17	Mansfield	46	15	9	22	-13	54	w 3-2F	l 2-1A	w 4-0F	d 1-1F
18	Peterborough	46	13	12	21	-13	51	l 0-1A	l 6-1A	w 3-2A	w 1-2F
19	Northampton	46	12	15	19	-18	51	d 1-1A	d 0-00-0	d 1-1F	d 1-1A
20	Burton	46	11	14	21	-17	47	w 1-0F	l 2-1A	w 2-0F	w 1-2F
21	Crawley	46	12	10	24	-26	46	l 0-1A	w 0-2F	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F
22	Bristol R	46	12	7	27	-32	43	l 0-1A	l 2-0A	w 2-0F	w 1-2F
23	Cambridge Home	46	9	11	26	-28	38	-	-	w 4-0F	w 1-2F
24	Shrewsbury	46	8	9	29	-38	33	w 4-1F	w 0-1F	w 4-1F	l 3-2A

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Win / draw / win form

Birmingham have won 5 consecutive away league games

Cambridge have not won in 6 consecutive home league games

Birmingham have not lost in 12 consecutive league games

Birmingham have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge	1 - 2	L Orient
Cambridge	0 - 1	Charlton
Cambridge	2 - 2	Wrexham
Cambridge	1 - 1	Northampton
Cambridge	0 - 1	Peterborough
Cambridge	0 - 1	Stevenage
Cambridge	2 - 0	Stockport
Cambridge	0 - 1	Exeter
Cambridge	1 - 1	Wycombe
Cambridge	3 - 2	Mansfield
Cambridge	0 - 1	Bristol R
Cambridge	1 - 3	Reading
Cambridge	0 - 4	Huddersfield
Cambridge	4 - 1	Shrewsbury
Cambridge	1 - 1	Bolton
Cambridge	1 - 1	Barnsley
Cambridge	1 - 0	Burton
Cambridge	2 - 0	Wigan
Cambridge	0 - 1	Rotherham
Cambridge	0 - 2	Lincoln

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
H	Cambridge	0 - 1	Exeter
A	Cambridge	0 - 4	Birmingham
A	Cambridge	1 - 1	Lincoln
H	Cambridge	1 - 1	Wycombe
A	Cambridge	1 - 2	Rotherham
H	Cambridge	3 - 2	Mansfield

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool	0 - 2	Birmingham
Stevenage	0 - 1	Birmingham
Burton	1 - 2	Birmingham
Peterborough	1 - 2	Birmingham
Bristol R	1 - 2	Birmingham
Northampton	1 - 1	Birmingham
Bolton	3 - 1	Birmingham
Reading	0 - 0	Birmingham
Huddersfield	0 - 1	Birmingham
Wrexham	1 - 1	Birmingham
Wigan	0 - 3	Birmingham
Stockport	1 - 1	Birmingham
Crawley	0 - 1	Birmingham
Barnsley	1 - 2	Birmingham
Exeter	0 - 2	Birmingham
Shrewsbury	3 - 2	Birmingham
Mansfield	1 - 1	Birmingham
Lincoln	1 - 3	Birmingham
Charlton	1 - 0	Birmingham
Rotherham	0 - 2	Birmingham

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Birmingham	2 - 0	Blackpool
H	Birmingham	4 - 0	Mansfield
A	Birmingham	1 - 0	Stevenage
A	Birmingham	2 - 1	Burton
H	Birmingham	0 - 0	Crawley
A	Birmingham	2 - 1	Peterborough
H	Birmingham	6 - 2	Barnsley
A	Birmingham	2 - 1	Bristol R
H	Birmingham	4 - 1	Shrewsbury
A	Birmingham	1 - 1	Northampton
H	Birmingham	2 - 1	Stevenage
H	Birmingham	1 - 0	Lincoln
A	Birmingham	1 - 3	Bolton
H	Birmingham	1 - 0	Wycombe
H	Birmingham	2 - 0	L Orient
A	Birmingham	0 - 0	Reading
H	Birmingham	1 - 0	Charlton
H	Birmingham	4 - 0	Cambridge
H	Birmingham	2 - 1	Rotherham
A	Birmingham	1 - 0	Huddersfield

Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.9, Cambridge United look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Birmingham City haven't conceded a goal in 3 consecutive League One games, and it could be a long afternoon for Neil Critchley's men.

	Cambridge 23rd	Birmingham 1st
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	0.9 goals	1.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 41% 1 37% 2 16% 3 4+ There is a 78% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-25 Cambridge have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted	-5 Birmingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.0 average goals scored	1.5 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	0.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
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Failed to score	0		0
Scored first	0		0
Goals scored	0		0
Avg. goals scored	0		0
Avg. shots per game	0		0
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Games conceded	0		0
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	0		0
Goals conceded	0		0
Avg. goals conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/goal conceded	0		0
Conversion rate against	0%		0%
Avg. XG against	0		0
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Cambridge v Birmingham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
42	7	5	10
J Brophy	E Kachunga	J Brophy	R Loft

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Bishop GLK	14			2 -
L. Bennett DEF	40	1	3	7 -
M Morrison DEF	41	1		7 1
K Watts DEF	29		2	3 -
J Gibbons DEF	29	1		7 1
P Digby MID	30	1		8 -
B Stevenson MID	17			4 -
S Kaikai MID	24	4		5 -
E Kachunga MID	43	7		8 1
J Brophy MID	45	3	5	7 -
S Lavery FWD	14	5	2	3 -
Subs
L Chadwick GLK				-
D Andrew DEF	31	1	2	9 -
J Okedina DEF	27			2 1
J Stokes MID	31	7	2	4 -
G Hoddle MID	2			-
R Loft FWD	32	2	1	9 1
D Ballard FWD	17	2	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	26	5	27
E Kachunga	J Stokes	J Brophy	L. Bennett

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
E Kachunga MID	7	18		12
S Lavery FWD	5	12	2	4
S Kaikai MID	4	10		8
J Brophy MID	3	11	5	25
L. Bennett DEF	1	5	3	27
M Morrison DEF	1	4		6
J Gibbons DEF	1	3
P Digby MID	1	2		3
K Watts DEF		6	2	2
B Stevenson MID				1
Subs
J Stokes MID	7	26	2	19
R Loft FWD	2	7	1	10
D Ballard FWD	2	7	1
D Andrew DEF	1	3	2	22
J Okedina DEF		3		3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1349	84	300
M Morrison	J Brophy	M Morrison

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
M Morrison DEF	1349	55	300
J Brophy MID	1103	84	209
P Digby MID	887	37	116
L. Bennett DEF	848	49	156
K Watts DEF	832	24	136
E Kachunga MID	688	28	158
J Gibbons DEF	666	53	118
N Bishop GLK	455	1	8
B Stevenson MID	424	32	67
S Kaikai MID	245	19	60
S Lavery FWD	95	12	42
Subs
D Andrew DEF	818	33	106
J Okedina DEF	800	27	105
J Stokes MID	701	39	141
R Loft FWD	332	14	167
D Ballard FWD	124	11	46
G Hoddle MID	11		1

Birmingham League One squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
42	19	7	12
C Klarer	J Stansfield	A May	C Klarer

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R Allsop GLK	38		1	5 -
E Laird DEF	34	4	4	6 -
C Klarer DEF	42	1	3	12 -
G Hanley DEF	14			1 -
L Myung-Jae DEF	3			-
M Leonard MID	34		4	2 -
S Paik MID	40	1	3	1 -
W Willumsson MID	40	6	6	-
L Harris MID	28	3	1	5 -
T Gardner-Hickman MID	32	3	2	7 -
J Stansfield FWD	37	19	3	7 -
Subs
B Peacock-Farrell GLK	8			-
K Bielik DEF	31	1		5 1
T Iwata MID	40	6	1	7 -
K Dowell MID	19	5	4	2 -
K Anderson MID	36	7	5	6 -
A May FWD	43	16	7	3 -
L Jutkiewicz FWD	15	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
19	38	7	27
J Stansfield	J Stansfield	A May	W Willumsson

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Stansfield FWD	19	38	3	12
W Willumsson MID	6	18	6	27
E Laird DEF	4	9	4	15
L Harris MID	3	6	1	3
T Gardner-Hickman MID	3	7	2	4
C Klarer DEF	1	3	3	10
S Paik MID	1	11	3	17
R Allsop GLK			1	2
M Leonard MID		5	4	16
Subs
A May FWD	16	31	7	14
K Anderson MID	7	11	5	20
T Iwata MID	6	16	1	19
K Dowell MID	5	13	4	9
K Bielik DEF	1	5		5
L Jutkiewicz FWD	1	4		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
3256	75	318
C Klarer	C Klarer	C Klarer

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C Klarer DEF	3256	75	318
S Paik MID	2042	52	177
R Allsop GLK	1664	1	21
W Willumsson MID	1318	50	151
M Leonard MID	1126	46	92
E Laird DEF	1104	44	215
T Gardner-Hickman MID	898	40	107
J Stansfield FWD	436	50	112
L Harris MID	323	28	52
G Hanley DEF	262	8	28
L Myung-Jae DEF	152	3	9
Subs
T Iwata MID	2276	57	117
K Bielik DEF	1818	35	177
K Anderson MID	899	38	158
K Dowell MID	644	27	56
A May FWD	578	15	56
B Peacock-Farrell GLK	297		10
L Jutkiewicz FWD	73	3	30

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Cambridge United v Birmingham City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Cambridge have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Birmingham lay in 1st place on 108 points in the League One league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

Cambridge v Birmingham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

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