Carabao Cup: Buckle up for the Oldham Athletic - Carlisle United clash

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Competition: England Carabao Cup
Competition: Sat 05.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (13512 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Oldham Athletic & Carlisle United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

The visiting Carlisle United played their last game only four days ago, a EFL Trophy match.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

Last season, Oldham's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Oldham Athletic are 6-7-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Oldham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Crawley Town. Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Newport County in a game that was won 5-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Oldham Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oldham Athletic as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Oldham Athletic has won four of these, drawn six and lost four.

The Oldham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 18 league matches. On the other hand, Oldham have conceded 21 goals.

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Carlisle United form and stats

Carlisle was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 2nd round last season.

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Carlisle United in their previous game, as they lost their EFL Trophy-match, hosting Fleetwood Town, 1-3. A loss against Colchester United was the result prior to that, in a League Two home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Carlisle in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Carlisle United, two draws and five defeats.

Carlisle find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Carlisle struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Oldham Athletic victories, one draw and seven Carlisle United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Oldham Athletic missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oldham Athletic Carlisle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
7 4   Won W   3 6
9 4   Drew D   7 12
9 3   Lost L   2 7
32 19   Scored S   18 30
40 14   Conceded C   19 37
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 84%
84% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 76%
56% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 56%
28% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 32%
16% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 12%
60% 64%   BTTS BTTS   83% 60%
20% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 24%
28% 18%   Failed to Score F T   17% 32%
 
5.4 6.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.3
6.2 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.8
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.7
2 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
364 192   Total Shots T S   167 312
123 65   Shots on Target S O   65 109
26% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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