It's the premier game of the new campaign for Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town. The canvas is blank, the potential infinite.
Carlisle United form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Carlisle as they were promoted from League Two last season. Happy days that were secured through 20 wins, 16 draws and 10 losses from 46 games. The team scored 34 goals at home last season and conceded 21. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Carlisle United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 5 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Carlisle after this match as they are travelling to Harrogate Town for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.
Carlisle United have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Carlisle United have scored {13 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Fleetwood Town performed last season in the League One: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 16 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded {51 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 8 and lost 8 with 28/26 goals scored/conceded.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Fleetwood Town in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Fleetwood, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Fleetwood Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Carabao Cup game at Port Vale is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Fleetwood Town as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Fleetwood Town have played seven with the results W2-D2-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Fleetwood Town has scored {8 goals} and conceded 9 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Carlisle two wins, one draw and Fleetwood Town four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Carlisle United missing players
Fleetwood Town missing players
| Carlisle United | Fleetwood Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | Last season | Fleetwood Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 49 | 25 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Drew | D | 8 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 70 | 38 | Scored | S | 28 | 53 | ||
| 46 | 23 | Conceded | C | 26 | 51 | ||
| 84% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 63% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 70% | ||
| 41% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 43% | ||
| 24% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 14% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 4% | 4% | ||
| 47% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 57% | ||
| 41% | 48% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 28% | ||
| 29% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 13.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 91 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 85 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 83 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 79 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 76 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 76 |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 75 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 75 |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | -3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | -3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | -9 | 52 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | -7 | 49 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -12 | 48 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 41 | -23 | 46 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | -26 | 43 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -24 | 38 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 101 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 66 | 98 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 44 | 96 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 81 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 77 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 76 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 70 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 69 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 46 | -22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 54 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 47 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 42 | -27 | 46 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 45 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | -31 | 44 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 38 | -37 | 44 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 47 | -58 | 27 |