Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
🏟 Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire) 👤 Oliver Mackey

Match report

Cambridge Utd beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025.

Cambridge Utd had 10 shots to Bristol Rovers' 7.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire), with Oliver Mackey in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 7 - 10 On target 1 - 2 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 17 - 12 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Louis Appéré
Cambridge Utd · 1 goal
8 Ryan Loft 1 goal
8 James Gibbons 1 assist
7 Ryan Howley captained the side
7 Clinton Mola 69 passes (83% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 4–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–1 5–4
Attacks 61–48 38–40
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 88
0 Attacks 1
32 Dangerous Attacks 42
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
1 On Target 2
6 Off Target 7
7 Shots Total 10
1 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 6
17 Fouls 12
6 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 1
411 Passes Total 310
298 Passes Accurate 205
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 3-4-3
1 L. Southwood
25 R. Howley 5 A. Kilgour 6 C. Mola
23 M. Southam 22 K. Conteh 8 I. Hutchinson 3 J. Sparkes
11 L. Thomas 19 E. Harrison 10 R. Sotiriou
Cambridge Utd · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Eastwood
26 J. Gibbons 23 M. Jobe 6 K. Watts 22 Z. Bradshaw
21 S. McLoughlin 17 P. Mpanzu
2 L. Bennett 10 E. Kachunga 11 S. Kaikai
9 L. Appéré
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 27 Bryant Akono Bilongo
  • 4 Taylor Moore
  • 2 Joel Senior
  • 29 Fabrizio Cavegn
  • 43 Ollie Dewsbury
  • 13 Brad Young
  • 15 Dan Ellison
  • 20 Josh McEachran
  • 9 Promise Omochere
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 4 Dominic Ball
  • 7 James Brophy
  • 18 Ryan Loft
  • 14 Ben Knight
  • 38 George Hoddle
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi
  • 27 Glenn McConnell
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Bilongo ↓ J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ T. Moore ↓ A. Kilgour Bristol Rovers
  • 61' ↑ O. Dewsbury ↓ I. Hutchinson Bristol Rovers
  • 61' ↑ F. Cavegn ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 61' ↑ J. Senior ↓ M. Southam-Hales Bristol Rovers
  • 67' ↑ J. Brophy ↓ S. Kaikai Cambridge Utd
  • 67' ↑ D. Ball ↓ P. Mpanzu Cambridge Utd
  • 67' ↑ R. Loft ↓ L. Appéré Cambridge Utd
  • 76' ↑ B. Knight ↓ E. Kachunga Cambridge Utd
  • 83' ↑ G. Hoddle ↓ S. McLoughlin Cambridge Utd
Cards
  • 23' K. Conteh Bristol Rovers
  • 67' J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 4 0 draws 3 Cambridge Utd
2026-02-14 Cambridge Utd vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 1
2025-08-23 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd 1 - 0
2025-08-12 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd 0 - 2
2025-01-04 Cambridge United vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
2024-08-31 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United 2 - 0
2024-04-16 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United 1 - 0
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Cambridge Utd D D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd?
Bristol Rovers lost 0-2 against Cambridge Utd on 12 August 2025.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd?
Cambridge Utd won the match 2-0.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd?
Bristol Rovers had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.