Passive Possession
Gillingham
Gillingham controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 60.0%
- On target
- 1
EFL Trophy · Group South · 7Gillingham
L. Dayal 31'
1 – 4
FT
HT 1–2
Cambridge United
Z. Bradshaw 24'
P. Mpanzu 34'
L. Appere 57'
I. Heath 87'
EFL Trophy
Group South · 7Gillingham1–4Cambridge United
2
Shots in the box
10
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
24′31′34′57′87′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Gillingham 1-4 Cambridge United
Cambridge United were far too strong for Gillingham 4-1 at Priestfield Stadium in EFL Trophy. Bradshaw opened the scoring for Cambridge United on 24', Dayal levelled for Gillingham on 31', Mpanzu put Cambridge United back in front on 34', Appere made it 3-1 to Cambridge United on 57' and Heath made it 4-1 to Cambridge United on 87' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Gillingham took 2 of their 4 attempts inside the box, Cambridge United 10 of 14. Gillingham held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Gillingham graded out for passive possession — 60.0% possession and 1 on target.
B. Knight came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.4 for Cambridge United from 2 assists, 3 key passes and 2 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
4Shots14
What the numbers say
2 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Cambridge United scored on 87′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 87′
Timeline
⚽24'
Z. Bradshaw — assist: G. McConnell
L. Dayal — assist: M. Luxton
⚽31'
⚽34'
P. Mpanzu — assist: B. Knight
Half-time
B. Dack ↑ E. Coleman ↓
🔄46'
W. Goodwin ↑ G. McCleary ↓
🔄46'
⚽57'
L. Appere — assist: B. Knight
🟨59'
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Foul
🔄62'
J. Murefu ↑ B. Knight ↓
🔄62'
D. Ball ↑ P. Mpanzu ↓
Jack Daley
Argument
🟨64'
C. Beszant ↑ C. Antwi ↓
🔄75'
S. Booth ↑ L. Dobbs ↓
🔄75'
🟨78'
Daniel Herd
Foul
⚽87'
I. Heath (Pen)
D. Theodore ↑ S. Kendall ↓
🔄88'
🔄88'
D. Efobi ↑ L. Appere ↓
🔄88'
L. McDougald ↑ I. Heath ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePriestfield Stadium, Gillingham
RefereeG. Laflin
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup South · 7
StatusMatch Finished