Cambridge United vs Barnet match stats & report

2–1 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 128 · Abbey Stadium, Cambridge · Ref C. Brook

Cambridge United stats & fixtures · Barnet stats & fixtures

Cambridge United beat Barnet 2–1 in the League Cup (Round of 128) on 8 August 2026. Cambridge United had 51% of the ball.

Cambridge United vs Barnet match statistics

Cambridge UnitedBarnet

51% Ball possession 49%
13 Total shots 17
7 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 6
8 Shots inside the box 11
5 Corners 4
14 Fouls 10
4 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
300 Passes 290
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

49' Goal K. Tshimanga Barnet
52' Goal B. Knight (assist G. McConnell) Cambridge United
57' Goal Isaac Heath (assist L. Appéré) Cambridge United
86' Yellow card K. Watts Cambridge United
86' Yellow card I. Kanu Barnet
88' Yellow card J. Eastwood Cambridge United
88' Yellow card Z. Williams Barnet

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Cambridge United win 7.8 corners a game — 96th percentile in this competition.
Cambridge United have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
Barnet score 1.7 a game — 82nd percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

Cambridge United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Neil Harris

1 J. Eastwood

3 Callum Perry 6 K. Watts 23 M. Jobe 2 L. Bennett

21 S. McLoughlin 4 D. Ball

7 Isaac Heath 27 G. McConnell 10 B. Knight

9 L. Appéré

Bench J.J. Briggs , B. Hughes , P. Mpanzu , S. Lavery , P. Bauer , S. Kaikai , Z. Bradshaw , D. Efobi

Barnet

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dean Brennan

13 M. Cox

30 M. Kenlock 6 Z. Williams 25 N. Tavares 4 D. Collinge

10 N. Ofoborh 22 O. Gallagher

11 I. Kanu 8 C. Lakin 5 A. Senior

20 K. Tshimanga

Bench T. Ashby-Hammond , K. Smith , W. Wright , C. Farquhar , T. Knowles , B. Siaw , A. Liwala-Lukizalamu

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Cambridge United at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 7.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barnet away

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cambridge United vs Barnet head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Mar 26	Barnet v Cambridge United	1–0
15 Nov 25	Cambridge United v Barnet	0–0
21 Oct 25	Barnet v Cambridge United	3–2
29 Jul 23	Barnet v Cambridge United	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cambridge United vs Barnet head-to-head record