Delightful dogfight as daring Carlisle United duel with determined Colchester United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

Carlisle United are flying at 3rd, while Colchester United are loitering 17 points behind in the league table. Can they shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (48) in League Two
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Carlisle United form and stats

Carlisle United, who have the most scored goals (48) in League Two, have played 16 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). Carlisle are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Brunton Park, having lost their two previous games here.

Carlisle United haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 271 minutes ago. Dennis scored that one.

Carlisle's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Mansfield Town (placed 5th). As you see from the result above, Carlisle United suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Moxon (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Moxon hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that, Carlisle United played out a draw 0-0 when visiting AFC Wimbledon.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Carlisle United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 5 and lost 0.

The Carlisle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

Colchester United have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League Two, after 5-1-10 (16 played). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Colchester United's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Sutton United game.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Colchester United goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara is eager to challenge this, with his 213 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Colchester United's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Walsall that finished 0-0. Kelleher, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Kelleher won 8 of 14 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Grimsby Town.

Colchester are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.

The attacking power of Colchester United when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Colchester have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Colchester United have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Carlisle United.

Colchester United - Carlisle United 1-1 was the outcome when this pair of contenders last did battle, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

CarlisleK. Dennis
K. Dennis
17 goals
Carlisle UnitedJ. Mellish
J. Mellish
4 goals
Carlisle UnitedO. Moxon
O. Moxon
4 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Colchester United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 6 Played P 3 16 32
14 8 3 Won W 0 5 9
10 5 3 Drew D 0 1 8
7 3 0 Lost L 3 10 15
48 25 12 Scored S 3 15 31
32 16 4 Conceded C 6 21 38
87% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 62% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 62%
48% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 38%
26% 31% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 19% 16%
16% 19% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 6% 3%
52% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 53%
39% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
23% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 31%
 
5.5 6.4 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.1 4.5
4.2 3.5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 5.2 5.2
1.5 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.3 13.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 6.9 8.6
4.1 4.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 1.1
37% 35% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 94% 91%
 
10.5 8.6 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.7 11.2
2.7 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.2 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (48) in League Two
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 20 7 5 42 19 16 12 3 1 23 5 16 8 4 4 19 14 23 67
2 Stevenage 29 16 9 4 43 23 15 12 1 2 29 9 14 4 8 2 14 14 20 57
3 Carlisle United 31 14 10 7 48 32 16 8 5 3 25 16 15 6 5 4 23 16 16 52
4 Northampton Town 30 14 10 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 7 5 3 23 16 14 52
5 Mansfield Town 30 14 7 9 47 37 15 7 5 3 27 20 15 7 2 6 20 17 10 49
6 Salford City 31 14 7 10 41 31 16 7 5 4 19 15 15 7 2 6 22 16 10 49
7 Stockport County 30 14 6 10 44 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 6 2 7 22 16 15 48
8 Bradford City 29 13 9 7 37 28 15 6 6 3 20 14 14 7 3 4 17 14 9 48
9 Doncaster Rovers 30 14 4 12 36 40 15 9 1 5 22 17 15 5 3 7 14 23 -4 46
10 Sutton United 31 12 8 11 32 38 15 9 3 3 18 13 16 3 5 8 14 25 -6 44
11 Swindon Town 30 11 9 10 38 34 15 6 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 16 19 4 42
12 Tranmere Rovers 31 11 8 12 32 30 15 7 4 4 20 12 16 4 4 8 12 18 2 41
13 AFC Wimbledon 30 10 11 9 30 29 14 6 5 3 15 11 16 4 6 6 15 18 1 41
14 Barrow 31 12 5 14 34 40 15 8 1 6 19 14 16 4 4 8 15 26 -6 41
15 Walsall 28 10 10 8 31 24 13 7 3 3 20 12 15 3 7 5 11 12 7 40
16 Colchester United 32 9 8 15 31 38 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 5 1 10 15 21 -7 35
17 Crewe Alexandra 29 8 11 10 25 36 17 6 5 6 17 19 12 2 6 4 8 17 -11 35
18 Newport County 29 8 9 12 29 33 15 4 4 7 15 19 14 4 5 5 14 14 -4 33
19 Grimsby Town 27 9 6 12 30 35 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 6 1 7 17 19 -5 33
20 Harrogate Town 29 7 7 15 35 45 15 4 4 7 19 24 14 3 3 8 16 21 -10 28
21 Gillingham 29 6 9 14 17 34 14 5 4 5 9 13 15 1 5 9 8 21 -17 27
22 Crawley Town 28 6 8 14 32 46 14 6 2 6 20 21 14 0 6 8 12 25 -14 26
23 Hartlepool United 31 6 8 17 31 56 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 3 2 11 15 31 -25 26
24 Rochdale 31 5 6 20 25 47 15 2 3 10 12 22 16 3 3 10 13 25 -22 21

Table
  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 32 20 7 5 42 19 16 12 3 1 23 5 16 8 4 4 19 14 23 67
2 Stevenage 29 16 9 4 43 23 15 12 1 2 29 9 14 4 8 2 14 14 20 57
3 Carlisle United 31 14 10 7 48 32 16 8 5 3 25 16 15 6 5 4 23 16 16 52
4 Northampton Town 30 14 10 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 7 5 3 23 16 14 52
5 Mansfield Town 30 14 7 9 47 37 15 7 5 3 27 20 15 7 2 6 20 17 10 49
6 Salford City 31 14 7 10 41 31 16 7 5 4 19 15 15 7 2 6 22 16 10 49
7 Stockport County 30 14 6 10 44 29 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 6 2 7 22 16 15 48
8 Bradford City 29 13 9 7 37 28 15 6 6 3 20 14 14 7 3 4 17 14 9 48
9 Doncaster Rovers 30 14 4 12 36 40 15 9 1 5 22 17 15 5 3 7 14 23 -4 46
10 Sutton United 31 12 8 11 32 38 15 9 3 3 18 13 16 3 5 8 14 25 -6 44
11 Swindon Town 30 11 9 10 38 34 15 6 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 16 19 4 42
12 Tranmere Rovers 31 11 8 12 32 30 15 7 4 4 20 12 16 4 4 8 12 18 2 41
13 AFC Wimbledon 30 10 11 9 30 29 14 6 5 3 15 11 16 4 6 6 15 18 1 41
14 Barrow 31 12 5 14 34 40 15 8 1 6 19 14 16 4 4 8 15 26 -6 41
15 Walsall 28 10 10 8 31 24 13 7 3 3 20 12 15 3 7 5 11 12 7 40
16 Colchester United 32 9 8 15 31 38 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 5 1 10 15 21 -7 35
17 Crewe Alexandra 29 8 11 10 25 36 17 6 5 6 17 19 12 2 6 4 8 17 -11 35
18 Newport County 29 8 9 12 29 33 15 4 4 7 15 19 14 4 5 5 14 14 -4 33
19 Grimsby Town 27 9 6 12 30 35 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 6 1 7 17 19 -5 33
20 Harrogate Town 29 7 7 15 35 45 15 4 4 7 19 24 14 3 3 8 16 21 -10 28
21 Gillingham 29 6 9 14 17 34 14 5 4 5 9 13 15 1 5 9 8 21 -17 27
22 Crawley Town 28 6 8 14 32 46 14 6 2 6 20 21 14 0 6 8 12 25 -14 26
23 Hartlepool United 31 6 8 17 31 56 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 3 2 11 15 31 -25 26
24 Rochdale 31 5 6 20 25 47 15 2 3 10 12 22 16 3 3 10 13 25 -22 21

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.