Bristol Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 August 2025

Result

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United

League Two · Saturday 23 August 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Bristol Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United: match report

Bristol Rovers won against Cambridge United 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 23 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Ellis Harrison of Bristol Rovers in the 34th minute.

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 1 point from 4 and Cambridge United 10th on 7 points from 4. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 62 points, and Cambridge United 4th with 82.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cambridge United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Josh McEachran of Bristol Rovers (7.8), ahead of Jack Sparkes (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Bristol Rovers wins, 0 draws and 1 for Cambridge United.

Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read D-L-L-L and Cambridge United's W-D-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Isaac HutchinsonBristol Rovers
  • 15'Yellow card · James GibbonsCambridge United
  • 34'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 1-0
  • 41'Yellow card · Luke Kevin SouthwoodBristol Rovers
  • 80'Yellow card · Mamadou JobeCambridge United
  • 90+10'Second yellow · Mamadou JobeCambridge United

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Bristol Rovers 4, draws 0, Cambridge United 1.

Team news

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Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Luke Southwood, Macauley Southam-Hales, Kacper Łopata, Alfie Kilgour, Jack Sparkes, Kamil Conteh, Josh McEachran, Luke Thomas, Isaac Hutchinson, Promise Omochere, Ellis Harrison

Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Ben Purrington, Shane McLoughlin, Dominic Ball, Liam Bennett, Elias Kachunga, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré