EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 13, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Abbey Stadium

Cambridge
1 - 2
QPR

Digby (57')
Brophy (9'), Kaikai (68')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Frey (13'), Smyth (36')
Andersen (45+1'), Bennie (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Cambridge United and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cambridge United

All competitions

Last Game: Stockport 2-0 Cambridge
Saturday, August 10 at 5.30pm in League One

Goals
for

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

Last Game: QPR 1-3 West Brom
Saturday, August 10 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 48.02%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 24.67%.

The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.66%) and 1-2 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.68%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 1-0 (9.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Queens Park Rangers in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Queens Park Rangers.

Result
Cambridge United	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
24.67% ( 0.02)	27.31% ( -0)	48.02% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 44.96% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.48% (

0.02)

59.51% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.13% (

0.01)

79.86% (

-0.01)

Cambridge United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.86% (

0.02)

40.14% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.22% (

0.02)

76.78% (

-0.02)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.11% (

24.89% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.49% (

59.5%

Score Analysis

Cambridge United 24.67%

Queens Park Rangers 48.01%

Draw 27.31%

Cambridge United	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 9.12% ( 0) 2-1 @ 5.79% ( 0) 2-0 @ 4.16% ( 0) 3-1 @ 1.76% ( 0) 3-0 @ 1.27% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.23% ( 0) Other @ 1.34% Total : 24.67%	1-1 @ 12.68% 0-0 @ 9.99% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.03% ( 0) Other @ 0.62% Total : 27.31%	0-1 @ 13.89% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 9.66% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 8.82% ( 0) 0-3 @ 4.48% ( -0) 1-3 @ 4.09% 2-3 @ 1.87% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.56% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.42% Other @ 2.23% Total : 48.01%