Cambridge United vs Birmingham City

League One 3 May 2025, 14:00
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Cledara Abbey Stadium (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) 👤 C. Breakspear Round 46

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Cambridge United 2-1 in the League One on 3 May 2025.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 12 shots to Cambridge United's 9.

E. Kachunga was sent off in the 68th minute.

The match was played at Cledara Abbey Stadium (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire), with C. Breakspear in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 9 - 12 On target 4 - 6 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 15 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Marc Leonard
Birmingham City · 61 passes (80% accurate)
7 Shayne Lavery 1 goal
7 Christoph Klarer 1 goal
7 Liam Bennett 1 assist
7 Michael Morrison captained the side
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 2–10
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–5
Ball Possession 28–72 —
Corners 3–1 0–2
Attacks 34–61 30–63
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
64 Attacks 124
2 Attacks 0
26 Dangerous Attacks 65
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 5
1 On Target 0
6 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 5
15 Fouls 14
3 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
30% Ball Possession 70%
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3
246 Passes Total 584
153 Passes Accurate 490
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cambridge United · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Bishop
2 L. Bennett 5 M. Morrison 6 K. Watts 26 J. Gibbons
4 P. Digby 28 B. Stevenson
11 S. Kaikai 10 E. Kachunga 7 J. Brophy
19 S. Lavery
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 R. Allsop
2 E. Laird 4 C. Klarer 31 G. Hanley 16 M. Lee
12 M. Leonard 13 S. Paik
18 W. Willumsson 26 L. Harris 19 T. Gardner-Hickman
28 J. Stansfield
Cambridge United
Coach
N. Harris
Substitutes
  • 29 Dominic Ballard
  • 22 Josh Stokes
  • 18 Ryan Loft
  • 31 Louis Chadwick
  • 3 Danny Andrew
  • 15 Jubril Okedina
  • 38 George Hoddle
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 24 Tomoki Iwata
  • 30 Kieran Dowell
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 6 Krystian Bielik
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 45 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  • 9 Alfie May
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Ballard ↓ S. Lavery Cambridge United
  • 46' ↑ T. Iwata ↓ Paik Seung-Ho Birmingham City
  • 46' ↑ K. Dowell ↓ W. Willumsson Birmingham City
  • 60' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ E. Laird Birmingham City
  • 64' ↑ K. Bielik ↓ G. Hanley Birmingham City
  • 72' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ L. Harris Birmingham City
  • 88' ↑ R. Loft ↓ S. Kaikai Cambridge United
  • 88' ↑ J. Stokes ↓ L. Bennett Cambridge United
Cards
  • 68' E. Kachunga Cambridge United
  • 34' E. Kachunga Cambridge United
  • 68' E. Kachunga Cambridge United
  • 75' T. Gardner-Hickman Birmingham City
  • 77' K. Watts Cambridge United
  • 88' J. Stokes Cambridge United
Head-to-head
Cambridge United 1 0 draws 3 Birmingham City
2026-01-10 Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham 2 - 3
2025-05-03 Cambridge United vs Birmingham City 1 - 2
2025-02-11 Birmingham City vs Cambridge United 4 - 0
2020-09-05 Birmingham City vs Cambridge United 0 - 1
Recent form
Cambridge United D D D W D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cambridge United vs Birmingham City?
Cambridge United lost 1-2 against Birmingham City on 3 May 2025.
Who won Cambridge United vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Cambridge United vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Cledara Abbey Stadium (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire).
Who had more possession in Cambridge United vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.