National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Morecambe or Carlisle United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Morecambe and Carlisle United.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.The total League One statistics playing at home this season for Morecambe are 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Morecambe supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Newport County in FA Cup and win 1-0. The victory against Newport County came after Aaron Wildig's winning goal. The Morecambe manager S. Robinson was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 67th minute.
Before that game, the home loss against Cambridge United with the scoreline 0-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Morecambe handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and zero defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Morecambe as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Wigan Athletic are visiting.
The Morecambe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Carlisle United form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from Carlisle United's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the League Two. Carlisle United only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The attacking players of Carlisle United have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 203 minutes.
Carlisle United won their last game, 2-0 versus Horsham played at home.
A 0-3 defeat away at Northampton Town before that.Carlisle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and one defeat. From a total of six matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Carlisle are hosting Barrow in the League Two only four days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Carlisle manager K. Millen has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Morecambe victories, four draws and three Carlisle United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 11 goals |  A. Phillips 5 goals | A. Gnahoua 2 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Carlisle United missing players
| Morecambe | Carlisle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Scored | S | 25 | 40 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | ||
| 14.6 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Newport County | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Barrow | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Salford City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 11 |