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Carlisle United v Bradford City : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 12:30 BST, Brunton Park, Carlisle

the Brunton Park plays host on Saturday lunch time, as Paul Simpson's Carlisle United are visited by Graham Alexander's Bradford City in the League Two. Below you'll find unique statistics for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Carlisle and Bradford have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday lunch time, and the bookies have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Bradford coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Carlisle
32%
23/10-
Draw
27%
23/10-
Bradford
41%
6/5-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Bradford 1-0
11%
13/2-
Carlisle 1-0
10%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
9%
8/1-
Bradford 2-1
8%
8/1-
Bradford 2-0
8%
9/1-
Carlisle 2-1
7%
11/1-
Carlisle 2-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Bradford 3-1
4%
18/1-
Bradford 3-0
3%
20/1-
Carlisle 3-1
3%
25/1-
Carlisle 3-0
2%
33/1-
Bradford 3-2
2%
28/1-
Carlisle 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
21/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
3/4-
Home 1st Goal
46%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/6-
BTTS - No
51%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
15/4-
Home/draw
59%
4/6-
Away/draw
68%
1/3-
Home/away
73%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1-
Home DNB
51%
5/4-
Away DNB
60%
4/7-
Carlisle win to nil
18%
9/2-
Bradford win to nil
24%
11/4-
Carlisle / Carlisle
15%
9/2-
Carlisle / Bradford
3%
25/1-
Carlisle / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Carlisle
12%
6/1-
Draw / Bradford
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Bradford / Carlisle
2%
33/1-
Bradford / Bradford
23%
13/5-
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Carlisle have conceded 38 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 12 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 8th place on 38 points in the League Two league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 12 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Carlisle
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2316432352 
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
2
Crewe2411941142 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
3
Salford2412661042 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
4
Port Vale251186441 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
6
Notts C2411761240 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
7
Doncaster251177540 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
8
Bradford Away241086638 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
10
Chesterfield24978934 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
11
MK Dons231049534 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
12
Bromley248106534 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 25
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
14
Gillingham239311-230 
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 8
15
Barrow247710-328 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
16
Fleetwood22697027 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
May 3
l
 
1-0A
17
Colchester245127027 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport237511-1026 
Apr 5
Feb 11
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
19
Accrington236710-825 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
Feb 11
Mar 29
20
Tranmere236710-1525 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
22
Swindon255911-1024 
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
23
Morecambe245514-1720 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
24
Carlisle Home244614-1918 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
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Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Bradford have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Carlisle 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Carlisle2 - 1Accrington
Carlisle0 - 1Morecambe
Carlisle0 - 2Chesterfield
Carlisle1 - 1Crewe
Carlisle0 - 0Doncaster
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Carlisle1 - 1Harrogate
Carlisle0 - 2Notts C
Carlisle2 - 3Grimsby
Carlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
Carlisle1 - 2Tranmere
Carlisle1 - 0Barrow
Carlisle1 - 3Wycombe
Carlisle0 - 1Blackpool
Carlisle1 - 3Lincoln
Carlisle2 - 2Stevenage
Carlisle2 - 3Barnsley
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Carlisle0 - 4Cambridge
Carlisle0 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACarlisle0 - 1Tranmere
ACarlisle2 - 3Crewe
HCarlisle2 - 1Accrington
HCarlisle0 - 1Morecambe
ACarlisle0 - 0Port Vale
HCarlisle0 - 2Chesterfield
HCarlisle1 - 1Crewe
HCarlisle0 - 0Doncaster
ACarlisle1 - 1Bromley
ACarlisle1 - 0Salford
HCarlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
ACarlisle1 - 3Walsall
HCarlisle1 - 1Harrogate
ACarlisle0 - 4AFC Wim
ACarlisle0 - 0Colchester
HCarlisle0 - 2Notts C
HCarlisle2 - 3Grimsby
ACarlisle2 - 0Swindon
HCarlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
ACarlisle1 - 2Bradford
Bradford 8TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barrow2 - 2Bradford
Notts C3 - 0Bradford
Crewe1 - 1Bradford
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Fleetwood1 - 0Bradford
Cheltenham1 - 1Bradford
Tranmere0 - 2Bradford
Morecambe1 - 1Bradford
Harrogate2 - 1Bradford
Walsall2 - 1Bradford
Grimsby2 - 1Bradford
MK Dons1 - 2Bradford
Barrow1 - 2Bradford
Walsall2 - 3Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Grimsby1 - 1Bradford
Harrogate3 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 3Bradford
Wrexham0 - 1Bradford
Swindon2 - 0Bradford
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBradford3 - 1Grimsby
ABradford2 - 2Barrow
HBradford2 - 1Chesterfield
HBradford2 - 1Port Vale
ABradford0 - 3Notts C
HBradford1 - 0Swindon
ABradford1 - 1Crewe
HBradford1 - 1Barrow
ABradford1 - 1Colchester
ABradford0 - 1Fleetwood
HBradford1 - 2Doncaster
ABradford1 - 1Cheltenham
HBradford2 - 1Gillingham
ABradford2 - 0Tranmere
HBradford3 - 1Newport
ABradford1 - 1Morecambe
ABradford1 - 2Harrogate
HBradford0 - 0AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 2Walsall
HBradford2 - 1Carlisle
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Carlisle have beaten Bradford in 4 consecutive home league meetings
8
Carlisle have not lost to Bradford in 8 consecutive home league meetings
3
Carlisle have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Bradford
League games at Carlisle since 1995
Carlisle
Bradford
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
7 / 8
2 / 8
Clean sheets
6 / 8
1 / 8
CUT
6
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle2 - 0
Carlisle3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Bradford since 1996
Bradford
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
16
5
Games: Scored
7 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
2 / 9
CUT
1
D
2
BRD
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford2 - 0
0 - 1Carlisle
Bradford3 - 1
Bradford4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford3 - 1
Goal Statistics
Carlisle 24th Bradford 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-31
Carlisle have scored 31% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
CUT
BRD
36%
better
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Games scored14
20
Failed to score10
4
Scored first8
11
Goals scored19
33
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
CUT
BRD
7%
better
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Games conceded18
20
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first13
11
Goals conceded38
27
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%

Carlisle v Bradford League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21337
J MellishL ArmstrongC HarperJ Mellish
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Mellish DEF2322
6
1
D Sadi FWD2221
4
-
S Lavelle DEF2121
5
-
H Neal MID211
7
-
C Harper DEF203
4
-
L Armstrong FWD2031
-
B Barclay DEF1711
5
-
H Biggins MID172
2
-
J Vela MID16
5
-
H Lewis GLK14
-
A Hayden DEF141
4
-
D Adu-Adjei FWD1421
2
-
C Wyke FWD132
2
-
J Jones FWD12
6
-
A Davies DEF1111
3
-
T Thomas DEF11
1
-
J Ellis DEF111
2
-
G Breeze GLK10
2
-
C Guy MID9
1
-
B Williams DEF8
-
T Charters MID6
1
-
D McGeouch MID61
1
-
G Kelly FWD6
2
-
J Robinson DEF3
1
-
E Robson MID3
1
-
A. Dudik FWD1
-
Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241237
S WalkerA CookR Smallwood J Shepherd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK24
1
-
R Smallwood  MID2423
5
-
B Halliday DEF22
5
-
A Cook FWD2212
5
-
B Pointon FWD2232
3
-
J Shepherd DEF212
7
-
J Walker  FWD2013
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD1912
3
-
C Oduor DEF171
1
-
L Richards DEF1721
3
-
N Byrne DEF142
4
-
T Wright FWD142
3
-
A Pattison MID1331
2
1
J Benn DEF123
4
-
A Baldwin DEF121
4
-
O. Sanderson FWD122
1
-
V Oliver FWD12
1
-
C Diabaté DEF111
3
-
C Kelly DEF11
1
-
A Sarcevic MID912
2
-
T Smith FWD5
-
J. Adams MID1
-