Carlisle United vs Bolton Wanderers match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

It's advantage Carlisle United so far with their 3rd position in the League Two table, welcoming Bolton Wanderers who are placed 15th.

Insights:
  • Carlisle United has the most points (24) at home in League Two
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Carlisle United form and stats

Home games in the League Two have been a walk in the park for Carlisle United so far, with 24 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Carlisle United, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Carlisle lost their last game at Forest Green Rovers (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Mansfield Town.

There will be little rest for Carlisle United after this match as they are travelling to Harrogate Town for a League Two game in only three days.

The Carlisle manager C. Beech has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. Carlisle have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Home advantage was not enough for Wanderers in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Tranmere Rovers, 0-3. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Cheltenham Town.

A quick return to home after this game, as Wanderers are hosting Morecambe in the League Two only three days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wanderers have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. In the opposite end, Wanderers have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersE. Doyle
E. Doyle
8 goals
CarlisleJ. Mellish
J. Mellish
7 goals
Carlisle UnitedL. Alessandra
L. Alessandra
4 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 1 Played P 2 9 19
11 8 1 Won W 1 4 7
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
6 1 0 Lost L 1 3 8
27 20 3 Scored S 2 11 22
17 8 2 Conceded C 2 14 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
58% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 74%
42% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 47%
21% 44% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 16%
11% 22% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
37% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 42%
37% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 32%
26% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.8 18 19 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.8 11.7
4.8 5.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.3 3.3
30% 41% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 37% 35%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Carlisle United has the most points (24) at home in League Two
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Carlisle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Carlisle United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newport County 19 11 4 4 30 20 9 7 1 1 15 10 10 4 3 3 15 10 10 37
2 Forest Green Rovers 19 10 6 3 25 15 9 5 3 1 12 7 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 36
3 Carlisle United 19 11 2 6 27 17 9 8 0 1 20 8 10 3 2 5 7 9 10 35
4 Cheltenham Town 19 10 3 6 29 20 10 5 2 3 16 11 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 33
5 Morecambe 19 9 4 6 24 29 9 4 3 2 10 12 10 5 1 4 14 17 -5 31
6 Exeter City 18 8 6 4 39 25 9 6 0 3 21 9 9 2 6 1 18 16 14 30
7 Salford City 18 8 6 4 25 14 10 4 6 0 16 7 8 4 0 4 9 7 11 30
8 Walsall 19 7 9 3 26 24 10 5 3 2 12 10 9 2 6 1 14 14 2 30
9 Cambridge United 18 8 4 6 29 17 10 5 3 2 15 9 8 3 1 4 14 8 12 28
10 Colchester United 19 7 7 5 27 27 9 6 2 1 17 10 10 1 5 4 10 17 0 28
11 Crawley Town 19 7 6 6 30 26 9 5 2 2 18 10 10 2 4 4 12 16 4 27
12 Leyton Orient 19 8 3 8 28 24 9 4 2 3 16 11 10 4 1 5 12 13 4 27
13 Tranmere Rovers 18 8 3 7 22 23 8 4 0 4 11 8 10 4 3 3 11 15 -1 27
14 Oldham Athletic 19 8 2 9 32 35 10 2 1 7 13 18 9 6 1 2 19 17 -3 26
15 Bolton Wanderers 19 7 4 8 22 29 10 3 2 5 11 15 9 4 2 3 11 14 -7 25
16 Port Vale 19 7 3 9 29 27 10 3 3 4 12 12 9 4 0 5 17 15 2 24
17 Harrogate Town 19 6 4 9 19 23 9 1 3 5 7 13 10 5 1 4 12 10 -4 22
18 Scunthorpe United 18 6 2 10 17 25 9 3 2 4 8 14 9 3 0 6 9 11 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 18 5 4 9 16 30 8 2 2 4 6 14 10 3 2 5 10 16 -14 19
20 Mansfield Town 19 2 11 6 19 25 10 0 6 4 10 16 9 2 5 2 9 9 -6 17
21 Bradford City 18 4 5 9 17 24 10 3 3 4 10 11 8 1 2 5 7 13 -7 17
22 Barrow 19 3 7 9 26 30 10 2 6 2 17 15 9 1 1 7 9 15 -4 16
23 Stevenage 17 2 7 8 11 20 8 2 2 4 6 7 9 0 5 4 5 13 -9 13
24 Southend United 18 3 4 11 11 31 9 2 1 6 8 16 9 1 3 5 3 15 -20 13

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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.