Cambridge United vs 25.08.26 18:450 – 1Full Time
Millwall — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Cooper strike sends Millwall past Cambridge United in League Cup
Millwall edged Cambridge United 1-0 in the Round of 64 of the League Cup at Abbey Stadium, a match settled by a single early goal that the hosts never found a way back from. The result continued a mixed run for Neil Harris's side, who had won and lost in equal measure across their recent matches heading into this tie.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The visitors struck inside the opening ten minutes when Jake Cooper converted an assist from Zakariya Lovelace to put Millwall 1-0 up, a lead that held firm through to half-time. Cambridge United could not find a response in the second half, with the scoreline unchanged as Millwall managed the contest through to full time.
Millwall controlled proceedings for long spells despite having less of the ball, finishing with nine shots to Cambridge United's seven and forcing four efforts on target compared to none from the hosts. Cambridge United picked up two yellow cards to Millwall's none, reflecting some of the home side's frustration as they searched in vain for an equaliser.
Jake Cooper scored the only goal of the game inside nine minutes and finished with a rating of 8.9, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Millwall's four shots on target against Cambridge United's none underlined how much more clinical the visitors were in front of goal.
Millwall won 1–0 away against Cambridge United (half-time 0–1).
Cambridge United met Millwall in the League Cup (Round of 64). Kick-off was Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Abbey Stadium. Referee: P. Howard.
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Key moments
- 9' Goal: Jake Cooper (assist: Zakariya Lovelace) — 0–1 · Watch Jake Cooper's goal video (9')
Starting line-ups
Cambridge United (4-2-3-1)
Millwall (3-1-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cambridge United 29%, the draw 32%, Millwall 39%. It finished Cambridge United 0–1 Millwall.
Millwall's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Millwall are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives Millwall the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Millwall at 39%?
Millwall sit 121 points higher on our strength rating — 1474 to 1594. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,091 such games. Millwall hold 9 more possession points (55 to 46 in recent games) across a 121-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,622 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 32–31–37.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 32% and Cambridge United at 29%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Cambridge United win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,128. The goals environment adds 3.6 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Millwall are missing 2 regular starters — Oluwafemi Azeez, Tristan Crama — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
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About this match
On this page: the Cambridge United vs Millwall final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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