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

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

Nélson Marques Jardim and Paul Simpson pit their wits in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Newport County face Carlisle United at the Rodney Parade. Team form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We've backed , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Newport and Carlisle's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.29.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Newport are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
45%
21/10
5%
21/10
5%
Draw
25%
12/512/5
Carlisle
30%
5/4
2%
5/4
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Newport 1-0
10%
9/115/2
6%
Newport 2-1
9%
10/1
8%
9/1
Carlisle 1-0
8%
15/2
6%
13/2
7%
Newport 2-0
8%
14/1
12%
12/1
Carlisle 2-1
7%
8/115/2
6%
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
10%
15/2
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
Newport 3-1
5%
22/1
12%
18/1
Carlisle 2-0
5%
10/19/1
5%
Newport 3-0
4%
33/122/1
12%
Carlisle 3-1
3%
16/114/1
15%
Newport 3-2
3%
33/122/1
Carlisle 3-2
2%
25/120/1
Carlisle 3-0
2%
20/116/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/2010/11
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/205/6
2%
Home 1st Goal
51%
5/4
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
8/118/11
1%
BTTS - No
44%
1/11/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
5/1
8%
9/2
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
10/3
BTTS - Away Win
15%
7/216/5
Home/draw
70%
8/13
3%
8/13
3%
Away/draw
55%
4/11
2%
4/11
2%
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/73/10
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/223/10
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/4
4%
11/5
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3
2%
1/3
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2
7%
5/1
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9
1%
1/9
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/331/40
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/18
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
10%
8/1
6%
Home DNB
63%
6/5
2%
6/5
4%
Away DNB
47%
8/13
3%
8/13
5%
Newport win to nil
23%
9/2-
Carlisle win to nil
15%
3/1
7%
-
Newport / Newport
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Newport / Carlisle
4%
25/118/1
Newport / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Newport
12%
6/111/2
7%
Draw / Carlisle
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
Carlisle / Newport
3%
28/122/1
Carlisle / Carlisle
22%
11/4
4%
13/5
6%
Carlisle / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Newport have outscored their opponents by 21 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Newport have played 8 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Carlisle are in 23rd position in the League Two on 14 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 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 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Carlisle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale181053835 
l
 
1-4A
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 21
2
Walsall1710431434 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
3
MK Dons179351130 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
4
Crewe17863630 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1F
Jan 1
5
Doncaster17854429 
w
 
3-1A
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
6
Notts C18774728 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
7
Grimsby18918-428 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
8
AFC Wim178361127 
Jan 2
d
 
2-2A
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
9
Chesterfield18675725 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 8
Dec 14
Apr 1
10
Bradford17665424 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
11
Salford17665-124 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
May 3
w
 
0-1F
12
Gillingham16727323 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
13
Barrow18657123 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
14
Fleetwood15573522 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
15
Cheltenham18648-322 
Feb 22
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
16
Newport Home18648-722 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
17
Colchester18495121 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
18
Harrogate18639-921 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
19
Accrington17467-718 
w
 
3-1F
-
Dec 29
Apr 21
20
Tranmere17467-1018 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
21
Bromley16385-217 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
22
Morecambe183510-1214 
Jan 5
w
 
0-1F
Dec 26
Apr 12
23
Carlisle Away183510-1514 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
24
Swindon18279-1213 
Jan 24
l
 
4-0A
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Newport have drawn 3 consecutive league games
3
Carlisle have drawn 3 consecutive league games
5
Newport have not won in 5 consecutive league games
3
Newport have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Newport 16TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Carlisle 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
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
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Newport have drawn with Carlisle in 3 consecutive home league meetings
9
Newport have not lost to Carlisle in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Newport since 2015
Newport
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
8 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
1 / 9
NEW
5
D
4
League games at Carlisle since 2014
Carlisle
Newport
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
NEW
3
D
1
CUT
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Carlisle United of late. It has been 10 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Newport County.

Newport 16th Carlisle 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Newport will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Newport’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Carlisle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281417/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Carlisle
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
9%
better
NEW
CUT
view stats
Games scored11
12
Failed to score7
6
Scored first5
6
Goals scored21
15
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.8
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal5
10
Conversion rate for19
10
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
6%
better
NEW
CUT
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded28
30
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
21%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17445
N TownsendA WildigA Driscoll-GlennonC Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Townsend GLK17
2
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD1731
3
-
B Morris MID161
-
K Evans MID162
2
-
B Kamwa FWD162
1
-
C Evans DEF151
5
-
C Antwi MID151
2
-
A Wildig MID154
4
-
C Brennan DEF14
2
1
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF144
5
-
K Jameson DEF13
3
2
M Baker DEF133
2
-
K Hudlin FWD1341
3
-
M Spellman FWD112
1
-
K. Whitmore MID91
1
-
O. Greaves MID91
-
S McLoughlin FWD91
1
-
N Mawene MID7
1
-
L Jephcott FWD7
1
-
J Clarke DEF5
1
-
K Rai FWD4
-
J. Miley MID3
1
-
J. Thomas DEF2
-
J Carney GLK1
-
N. Sanca DEF1
-
H. Kargbo FWD1
-
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
-