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

Sat 14th Dec, 15:00 BST, Brunton Park, Carlisle

Paul Cook pays counterpart Paul Simpson a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Chesterfield and Carlisle United charges face each other at the Brunton Park. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head history, will change as you browse each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Carlisle
22%
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Draw
23%
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Chesterfield
55%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Chesterfield 1-0
10%
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Chesterfield 2-1
10%
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Chesterfield 2-0
9%
--
Carlisle 1-0
6%
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Chesterfield 3-1
6%
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Draw 0-0
6%
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Carlisle 2-1
6%
--
Chesterfield 3-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Carlisle 2-0
3%
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Chesterfield 3-2
3%
--
Chesterfield 4-1
3%
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Chesterfield 4-0
3%
--
Carlisle 3-1
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
42%
--
Away 1st Goal
55%
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No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
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BTTS - No
46%
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BTTS - Home Win
11%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
26%
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Home/draw
45%
--
Away/draw
78%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
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Under 1.5 Goals
22%
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Over 3.5 Goals
32%
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Under 3.5 Goals
68%
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Over 4.5 Goals
16%
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Under 4.5 Goals
84%
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Over 5.5 Goals
7%
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Under 5.5 Goals
93%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
38%
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Away DNB
71%
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Carlisle win to nil
11%
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Chesterfield win to nil
29%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Carlisle have conceded 30 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Chesterfield lay in 9th place on 25 points in the League Two league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Chesterfield have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Chesterfield have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 2.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Carlisle
Chesterfield
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale181053835 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
2
Walsall1710431434 
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
3
MK Dons179351130 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Jan 1
l
 
3-0A
4
Crewe17863630 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 1
Mar 1
w
 
0-5F
5
Doncaster17854429 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
6
Notts C18774728 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
7
Grimsby18918-428 
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
8
AFC Wim178361127 
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
Dec 21
Apr 18
9
Chesterfield A18675725 
Dec 14
Apr 1
-
-
10
Bradford17665424 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Dec 29
11
Salford17665-124 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
-
12
Gillingham16727323 
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
Jan 5
l
 
1-0A
13
Barrow18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
14
Fleetwood15573522 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
Apr 12
Dec 26
15
Cheltenham18648-322 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
16
Newport18648-722 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Mar 8
w
 
0-3F
17
Colchester18495121 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
18
Harrogate18639-921 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
Mar 22
l
 
2-1A
19
Accrington17467-718 
Dec 29
Apr 21
l
 
0-3A
May 3
20
Tranmere17467-1018 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
Dec 7
Apr 5
21
Bromley16385-217 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
Jan 28
d
 
2-2A
22
Morecambe183510-1214 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Apr 26
w
 
2-5F
23
Carlisle Home183510-1514 
-
-
Apr 1
Dec 14
24
Swindon18279-1213 
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
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Win / draw / win form
8
Carlisle have not won in 8 consecutive home league games
Carlisle 23RD
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Carlisle1 - 4Bolton
Carlisle1 - 3Oxford Utd
Carlisle2 - 1Port Vale
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HCarlisle1 - 2Tranmere
ACarlisle0 - 3MK Dons
HCarlisle1 - 0Barrow
ACarlisle1 - 4Gillingham
ACarlisle0 - 2Derby
HCarlisle1 - 3Wycombe
Chesterfield 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
MK Dons3 - 0Chesterfield
Harrogate2 - 1Chesterfield
Morecambe2 - 5Chesterfield
Newport0 - 3Chesterfield
Bromley2 - 2Chesterfield
Doncaster0 - 3Chesterfield
Port Vale1 - 0Chesterfield
Gillingham1 - 0Chesterfield
Crewe0 - 5Chesterfield
Barnet3 - 0Chesterfield
Forest Green4 - 1Chesterfield
Exeter2 - 1Chesterfield
Morecambe2 - 2Chesterfield
Grimsby1 - 0Chesterfield
Port Vale2 - 1Chesterfield
Cheltenham1 - 1Chesterfield
Carlisle2 - 0Chesterfield
Yeovil1 - 2Chesterfield
Accrington4 - 0Chesterfield
Coventry1 - 0Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AChesterfield0 - 3MK Dons
HChesterfield1 - 0Barrow
AChesterfield1 - 2Harrogate
HChesterfield0 - 3Accrington
AChesterfield5 - 2Morecambe
HChesterfield1 - 1Colchester
AChesterfield3 - 0Newport
HChesterfield2 - 2Notts C
HChesterfield2 - 2Walsall
AChesterfield2 - 2Bromley
AChesterfield3 - 0Doncaster
HChesterfield1 - 1Cheltenham
AChesterfield0 - 1Port Vale
HChesterfield2 - 1Grimsby
AChesterfield0 - 1Gillingham
HChesterfield1 - 1Salford
AChesterfield5 - 0Crewe
HChesterfield1 - 1Swindon
AChesterfield0 - 3Barnet
HChesterfield1 - 0Newport
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Carlisle since 2007
Carlisle
Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
4
1
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
CUT
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
Carlisle2 - 0
Carlisle2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Chesterfield since 2006
Chesterfield
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
D
2
CHF
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Chesterfield
Draw2 - 2Draw
Chesterfield4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Carlisle United of late. It has been 10 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Chesterfield.

Carlisle 23rd Chesterfield 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Chesterfield will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Carlisle have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Chesterfield’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
2.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Chesterfield
1
1.8
Attack rating
CUT
CHF
34%
better
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Games scored12
14
Failed to score6
4
Scored first6
10
Goals scored15
30
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal10
5
Conversion rate for10
20
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
CUT
CHF
7%
better
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Games conceded13
14
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded30
23
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against21%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15235
J MellishJ MellishC HarperJ Mellish
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Mellish DEF1721
5
-
S Lavelle DEF1621
3
-
D Sadi FWD1621
3
-
J Vela MID15
4
-
H Neal MID151
5
-
L Armstrong FWD152
-
H Lewis GLK14
-
C Harper DEF143
2
-
B Barclay DEF1311
5
-
C Wyke FWD132
2
-
T Thomas DEF11
1
-
A Davies DEF1111
3
-
H Biggins MID111
1
-
A Hayden DEF91
2
-
B Williams DEF8
-
C Guy MID8
1
-
D Adu-Adjei FWD821
1
-
J Ellis DEF7
1
-
J Jones FWD7
4
-
D McGeouch MID51
1
-
T Charters MID5
1
-
G Kelly FWD5
1
-
G Breeze GLK4
-
J Robinson DEF3
1
-
E Robson MID3
1
-
Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18748
L GordonJ BerryT NaylorD Oldaker
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Gordon DEF183
1
-
A Dobra FWD183
2
-
D Oldaker MID1723
6
2
O Banks MID173
3
-
J Berry FWD1772
1
-
W Grigg FWD1771
4
-
T Naylor MID1614
7
-
D Markanday FWD1652
-
L Mandeville MID142
-
H. Araujo DEF13
3
-
R Colclough FWD131
-
R Boot GLK12
-
M Jacobs FWD11
-
J. Metcalfe MID10
4
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF9
1
-
C Dunkley DEF91
1
1
P Madden FWD921
1
-
D. Tanton DEF8
2
-
J Grimes DEF82
1
-
M. Thompson GLK6
-
K. Drummond FWD5
-
T Williams DEF4
1
-
M Jones MID2
-
L. Jessop FWD2
1
-
B Horton DEF1
-
B Hobson MID1
-