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Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Oct, 15:00 BST, Brunton Park, Carlisle

It's an away match for Michael John Flynn's Cheltenham Town side on Saturday afternoon, as they head to the Brunton Park for a League Two showdown with Paul Simpson's Carlisle United. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for the two sides. All can be selected using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Carlisle may feel optimistic ahead of this game and, funnily enough, so might Cheltenham. The bookmakers can't split them and neither can we – there's no obvious victor in this tie. So our tip looks to the both teams to score market, where there's far more clarity. The form stats, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookies odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and that's what we'd recommend too.

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
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Carlisle
39%
11/1011/10
Draw
24%
12/55/2
Cheltenham
37%
12/523/10
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
Carlisle 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Cheltenham 2-1
8%
11/19/1
Carlisle 1-0
7%
8/17/1
Cheltenham 1-0
7%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
Carlisle 2-0
6%
10/19/1
Cheltenham 2-0
5%
18/114/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/19/1
Carlisle 3-1
4%
16/112/1
Cheltenham 3-1
4%
25/118/1
Carlisle 3-2
3%
22/116/1
Cheltenham 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Carlisle 3-0
3%
20/114/1
Cheltenham 3-0
3%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
3/48/11
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
21/201/1
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
48%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
61%
8/1313/20
BTTS - No
39%
6/523/20
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/111/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
20%
5/19/2
Home/draw
63%
3/101/3
Away/draw
61%
7/107/10
Home/away
76%
3/103/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
2/91/4
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
3/111/4
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
7/47/4
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
2/52/5
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
9/24/1
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/72/13
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10/117/2
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/201/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11/19/1
Home DNB
56%
8/158/15
Away DNB
53%
11/811/8
Carlisle win to nil
18%
3/1-
Cheltenham win to nil
16%
11/2-
Carlisle / Carlisle
24%
12/59/4
Carlisle / Cheltenham
3%
28/122/1
Carlisle / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Carlisle
15%
9/24/1
Draw / Cheltenham
11%
13/26/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Cheltenham / Carlisle
4%
22/118/1
Cheltenham / Cheltenham
15%
9/217/4
Cheltenham / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Carlisle have conceded 24 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cheltenham lay in 17th place on 13 points in the League Two league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 7 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cheltenham have conceded 7 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Cheltenham have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Carlisle
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Cheltenham
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Port Vale12732624 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Doncaster12723423 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Walsall117131022 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
 Notts C12642922 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
 Bradford12633621 
Oct 22
Mar 4
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
 Gillingham12615519 
Apr 18
Dec 20
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
 Barrow12615419 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Chesterfield124621018 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Crewe11533118 
Dec 26
Apr 12
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
 Grimsby12606-618 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
 AFC Wim9513716 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
 Fleetwood10442516 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
 MK Dons12435215 
Mar 22
Nov 16
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
 Harrogate12435-615 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Newport12507-815 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
 Tranmere11353-514 
Nov 22
Mar 28
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Cheltenham Away12417-413 
-
-
May 3
Nov 9
 Salford11344-413 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1F
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Accrington11335-612 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 28
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
 Colchester11254-311 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
 Swindon12255-411 
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
Mar 22
Nov 16
 Bromley11245-310 
Nov 9
May 3
-
-
 Carlisle Home12228-138 
Apr 26
Oct 26
Dec 26
Apr 12
 Morecambe12147-77 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Win / draw / win form
5
Carlisle have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
Carlisle 23RD
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Carlisle1 - 4Bolton
Carlisle1 - 3Oxford Utd
Carlisle2 - 1Port Vale
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Carlisle2 - 2Northampton
Carlisle1 - 1Charlton
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCarlisle1 - 1Harrogate
ACarlisle0 - 4AFC Wim
ACarlisle0 - 0Colchester
HCarlisle0 - 2Notts C
HCarlisle2 - 3Grimsby
ACarlisle2 - 0Swindon
HCarlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
ACarlisle1 - 2Bradford
HCarlisle1 - 2Tranmere
ACarlisle0 - 3MK Dons
HCarlisle1 - 0Barrow
ACarlisle1 - 4Gillingham
ACarlisle0 - 2Derby
HCarlisle1 - 3Wycombe
HCarlisle0 - 1Blackpool
ACarlisle1 - 0Cheltenham
ACarlisle0 - 2Northampton
HCarlisle1 - 3Lincoln
ACarlisle3 - 1Peterborough
HCarlisle2 - 2Stevenage
Cheltenham 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 2Cheltenham
Barrow2 - 1Cheltenham
Chesterfield1 - 1Cheltenham
Salford2 - 1Cheltenham
Walsall2 - 1Cheltenham
Grimsby3 - 2Cheltenham
Stevenage2 - 1Cheltenham
Burton1 - 2Cheltenham
L Orient3 - 1Cheltenham
Fleetwood1 - 2Cheltenham
Barnsley0 - 0Cheltenham
Oxford Utd2 - 1Cheltenham
Wycombe2 - 0Cheltenham
Wigan1 - 1Cheltenham
Cambridge0 - 1Cheltenham
Derby2 - 1Cheltenham
Bolton1 - 0Cheltenham
Northampton1 - 0Cheltenham
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Bristol R1 - 1Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACheltenham2 - 1Colchester
HCheltenham2 - 3Swindon
ACheltenham1 - 2Barrow
HCheltenham2 - 1Accrington
HCheltenham0 - 2Fleetwood
ACheltenham1 - 1Chesterfield
ACheltenham1 - 2Salford
HCheltenham1 - 0Harrogate
ACheltenham1 - 2Walsall
HCheltenham0 - 1AFC Wim
ACheltenham2 - 3Grimsby
HCheltenham3 - 2Newport
ACheltenham1 - 2Stevenage
HCheltenham2 - 0Peterborough
HCheltenham1 - 2Lincoln
ACheltenham2 - 1Burton
HCheltenham1 - 3Bristol R
HCheltenham0 - 1Carlisle
ACheltenham1 - 3L Orient
HCheltenham1 - 2Exeter
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Cheltenham have beaten Carlisle in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Carlisle since 2006
Carlisle
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
9 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
2 / 11
CUT
6
D
2
CHT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
0 - 1Cheltenham
1 - 2Cheltenham
0 - 1Cheltenham
Carlisle2 - 0
Carlisle3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cheltenham since 2005
Cheltenham
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
6 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
5 / 11
CUT
5
D
3
CHT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cheltenham
0 - 1Carlisle
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cheltenham2 - 0
0 - 1Carlisle
0 - 1Carlisle
Cheltenham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cheltenham1 - 0
0 - 1Carlisle
2 - 3Carlisle
Goal Statistics

Carlisle United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Cheltenham Town have conceded in each of their last 7 League Two outings. A PG of 1.6 for Paul Simpson's side suggests that run should continue.

Carlisle 23rd Cheltenham 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that Carlisle will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Cheltenham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Carlisle have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Cheltenham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
2.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
CUT
CHT
28%
better
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Games scored8
10
Failed to score4
2
Scored first4
5
Goals scored11
16
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal11
5
Conversion rate for9
19
Avg. XG for1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
3%
better
CUT
CHT
view stats
Games conceded9
11
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded24
20
Avg. goals conceded2
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
6
Conversion rate against25%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12234
H LewisC WykeC HarperJ Vela
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Lewis GLK12
-
J Mellish DEF1211
2
-
C Wyke FWD122
2
-
A Davies DEF1111
3
-
J Vela MID11
4
-
L Armstrong FWD112
-
S Lavelle DEF102
1
-
H Neal MID101
2
-
D Sadi FWD1011
1
-
B Barclay DEF8
4
-
T Thomas DEF8
-
C Harper DEF83
2
-
H Biggins MID8
1
-
J Jones FWD6
3
-
B Williams DEF5
-
A Hayden DEF5
2
-
J Ellis DEF4
1
-
D Adu-Adjei FWD411
-
J Robinson DEF3
1
-
D McGeouch MID31
1
-
G Kelly FWD3
-
C Guy MID2
-
T Charters MID2
-
E Robson MID1
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11243
O EvansE ArcherE ArcherS Bennett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Archer MID1224
-
O Evans GLK11
-
L Young  MID1112
-
S Bennett MID11
3
-
T Pett MID11
1
-
L. Dulson FWD1111
-
S Stubbs DEF10
2
-
J Colwill MID1022
1
-
R Bowman FWD1021
1
-
T Bradbury DEF81
1
-
L. Shipley DEF7
2
-
L Payne DEF71
2
-
J. Thomas FWD72
-
G Miller FWD72
1
-
M Taylor FWD71
2
-
R Haynes DEF6
2
-
I Bakare DEF6
1
-
H Sohna MID6
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF511
1
-
L Laing DEF5
-
L Kinsella MID51
-
M. Norkett FWD51
-
F Willcox MID2
1
-
J Day GLK1
1
-