Cambridge United 1–1 Northampton: Result & Stats

Cambridge United

FT

1 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Northampton

3/9/2024

League One · Round 37Cledara Abbey Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 92+ matches

Cambridge United45%

×Draw26%

Northampton29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Cambridge UnitedExpected goals in this matchNorthampton

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.43

1.09

Cambridge United

1.43

Northampton

1.09

Cambridge United creates 31% more chances

Season form · 92 home / 94 away

1.08

creates per match

0.96

1.22

allows per match

1.78

creates per match

Cambridge United

1.08

Northampton

0.96

allows per match

Cambridge United

1.22

Northampton

1.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Cambridge United+0.00on par

Northampton+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cambridge United ↓

Northampton →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

46%54%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Cambridge United or draw

71%

Cambridge United or Northampton

74%

Draw or Northampton

55%

Winning margin

Cambridge United wins by 2+

22%

Northampton wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Cambridge United 1+ goals

76%

Cambridge United 2+ goals

42%

Cambridge United 3+ goals

17%

Northampton 1+ goals

66%

Northampton 2+ goals

30%

Northampton 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Cambridge United (draw refunded)

61%

Northampton (draw refunded)

39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Cambridge United at home — creates 1.08, concedes 1.22 · 92 matches

Northampton away — creates 0.96, concedes 1.78 · 94 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Cambridge United attack 1.08 + Northampton defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.43

Northampton attack 0.96 + Cambridge United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.09

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 45%?"

Cambridge United scores more

45%

level

26%

Northampton scores more

29%

Cambridge United at 45% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 45% does not mean "Cambridge United will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff