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Cambridge Utd vs Brighton U21 prediction, tips and odds

Cambridge, already through with 6 points and six goals in two Trophy games, host a Brighton U21 side that has scored three in both matches but conceded four at Gillingham.
  • goals fest
  • high ceiling
  • early goal
  • one sided
  • other
Kick-off
your local time
Competition
EFL Trophy

Our prediction

Cambridge Utd
1st · 6 pts
FormL, D, L, D, W
Brighton U21
2nd · 3 pts
FormL, W
Our prediction
2–24.9 goals projected
CAM 60%Draw 21%BRI 19%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

likeliest half-time score
1–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Cambridge Utd come throughOur pickCambridge Utd
    1.62
  • Goals keep comingOur pickOver 2.5 Goals
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

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How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
CAM 60%Draw 21%BRI 19%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 2–26%
  • 2–16%
  • 3–26%
Projected goals
4.9
Likeliest at half time
1–014%
Competition goals a game
3.90
Competition matches over 2.5
69%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Cambridge Utd against Brighton U21
StatCAMBRITotal
Goals2.852.014.9

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
Cambridge UtdL, D, L, D, W
Brighton U21L, W
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendCAMBRI
Over 2.5 goals4/52/2
Both teams scored4/51/2
Clean sheets0/51/2
Failed to score1/50/2

Match context

Form
Cambridge (League One): L0-3 Leyton Orient (a), D1-1 Sheff Wed (a), L2-3 Plymouth (h), D2-2 Wycombe (h), W2-1 Barnsley (a); 2 Trophy wins. Brighton U21 Trophy: L3-4 Gillingham (a), W3-0 Northampton (a). Their PL2/U21 league games not used as form.
The competition
EFL Trophy (Jersey Mike's Trophy) 2026-27, Southern Group G, third group match. Competition for League One/Two clubs plus 16 Premier League academy sides (League One = English third tier; U21 sides are top-flight academies). Cambridge sit top on 6 pts from 2 and have already qualified; Brighton U21 on 3 pts (GD +2) are chasing progress in the final group game.

Team news

Cambridge Utd

No absences reported.

Brighton U21

No absences reported.

EFL Trophy table

EFL Trophy standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Cambridge Utd2—6
2Brighton U212—3

as read when this competition was last scouted.

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Cambridge Utd vs Brighton U21 prediction?

We project 2–2. The bookmakers' own prices imply Cambridge Utd 60%, the draw 21% and Brighton U21 19%.

What is the best bet for Cambridge Utd vs Brighton U21?

Our tip is Full time result · Cambridge Utd at 1.62. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Cambridge Utd vs Brighton U21 kick off?

Cambridge Utd vs Brighton U21 kicks off at Tue 19:00 in the EFL Trophy.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.