Cambridge have recorded 9 expected goals (xG) across 8 League One games in 2026/2027, averaging 1.1 per match. B. Knight leads the squad with 1 expected goals (xG) - 0.23 per game. G. Ahadme is next with 1.
Over their last 10 games, Cambridge are averaging 1.1 expected goals (xG) per match - B. Knight leads that period with 1. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Cambridge vs Blackpool on 10.10.2026.
Cambridge average 1.1 expected goals (xG) per League One game in 2026/2027, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.1 per match.
B. Knight leads Cambridge for expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027 with 1 in League One - an average of 0.23 per game. G. Ahadme is second with 1.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Cambridge's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.
Cambridge have taken 2.7 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: +2.7 goals against their xG, and +1.0 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 | 8 | 10.29 | 13 | +2.71 | 11.97 | 11 | +0.97 | 10.30 | 13 | +2.70 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 5.46 | 8 | +2.54 | 8.06 | 6 | +2.06 | 5.52 | 9 | +3.48 |
| Home | 4 | 6.35 | 7 | +0.65 | 5.76 | 6 | -0.24 | 5.91 | 7 | +1.09 |
| Away | 4 | 3.94 | 6 | +2.06 | 6.21 | 5 | +1.21 | 4.39 | 6 | +1.61 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | League One | Wimbledon (H) | 1-1 | 1.76 | 0.83 | 2.01 | 1 | W |
| 19 Sep | League One | Oxford Utd (A) | 1-1 | 1.41 | 1.06 | 1.62 | 1 | W |
| 12 Sep | League One | Reading (H) | 2-1 | 0.81 | 1.68 | 0.78 | 3 | L |
| 5 Sep | League One | Burton (A) | 2-2 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 0.84 | 1 | L |
| 1 Sep | League One | Bradford (A) | 1-2 | 0.58 | 2.79 | 0.27 | 3 | L |
| 29 Aug | League One | Huddersfield (H) | 1-2 | 1.60 | 1.15 | 1.68 | 0 | W |
| 22 Aug | League One | Bromley (A) | 1-1 | 1.05 | 0.66 | 1.66 | 1 | W |
| 15 Aug | League One | Wigan (H) | 3-2 | 2.18 | 2.10 | 1.44 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelland Watts | defender | 8 | 720 | 0.42 | 2 | +1.58 | 0.05 |
| Ben Knight | attacker | 8 | 572 | 1.87 | 3 | +1.13 | 0.29 |
| Zak Bradshaw | defender | 8 | 504 | 0.95 | 2 | +1.05 | 0.17 |
| Gassan Ahadme | attacker | 6 | 413 | 1.00 | 2 | +1.00 | 0.22 |
| Liam Bennett | defender | 6 | 540 | 0.19 | 1 | +0.81 | 0.03 |
| Sullay Kaikai | attacker | 7 | 365 | 0.57 | 1 | +0.43 | 0.14 |
| L. Appéré | attacker | 8 | 276 | 1.06 | 1 | -0.06 | 0.34 |
| Shayne Francis Lavery | attacker | 7 | 170 | 0.55 | 0 | -0.55 | 0.29 |
| Isaac Heath | attacker | 6 | 378 | 1.64 | 1 | -0.64 | 0.39 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 8 | 8.6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10.8 | 16 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 9 | 7.2 | 14 | 14.7 | 15 | 8.2 | 12 | +3.8 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 6 | 7.6 | 13 | 10.2 | 7 | 7.3 | 11 | +3.7 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11.9 | 8 | 8.5 | 12 | +3.5 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 7.4 | 13 | 14.5 | 11 | 6.9 | 10 | +3.1 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 8 | 10.3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10.3 | 13 | +2.7 |
| 7 | Bromley | 7 | 6.4 | 8 | 14.7 | 18 | 5.3 | 8 | +2.7 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 14.6 | 16 | 12.4 | 11 | 13.7 | 16 | +2.3 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 15.1 | 13 | 8.7 | 6 | 12.7 | 14 | +1.3 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 8.2 | 10 | 11.3 | 13 | 7.9 | 8 | +0.1 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 7 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 9 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 11.7 | 13 | 12.8 | 16 | 10.7 | 10 | -0.7 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 8 | 15.1 | 17 | 10.2 | 10 | 13.9 | 13 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 7 | 10.2 | 9 | 10.2 | 11 | 9.9 | 9 | -0.9 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 14.3 | 13 | 14.8 | 13 | 9.4 | 8 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 17.5 | 14 | 7.3 | 7 | 16.6 | 15 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Notts County | 7 | 8.6 | 7 | 9.5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | -2 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 10.7 | 7 | 10.6 | 12 | 10.1 | 8 | -2.1 |
| 19 | Reading | 8 | 15.6 | 17 | 8.9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | -3 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 7 | 11.2 | 12 | 7.4 | 14 | 12.2 | 8 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 11.4 | 8 | 10.2 | 10 | 10.2 | 6 | -4.2 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 10.6 | 8 | 8.7 | 9 | 10.7 | 6 | -4.7 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 8 | 12.1 | 4 | 13.9 | 13 | 10.5 | 5 | -5.5 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 11.1 | 5 | 11.1 | 12 | 9.5 | 4 | -5.5 |