Struggling Carlisle United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bradford City in the upcoming league round. It’s 22nd vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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!
Carlisle United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Carlisle United have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Carlisle United.
H. Hope was the last player to score a league goal for Carlisle United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Carlisle United haven't scored in 223 minutes.
Carlisle United lost their last game at Colchester United (placed 8th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Carlisle United drew at home versus Grimsby Town.
There will be little rest for Carlisle United after this match as they are travelling to Walsall for a League Two game in only three days.
Carlisle United have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Carlisle United have conceded 15 goals.
Bradford City form and stats
3-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bradford City in their League Two matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Bradford City, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Bradford City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Salford City (placed 14th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Leyton Orient that ended 0-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bradford City are hosting Mansfield Town in the League Two only three days away.
Bradford City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Bradford City have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bradford City - Carlisle United 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Carlisle United 4 wins, 2 draws and Bradford City 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 7 goals |   O. Olomola 5 goals |  H. McKirdy 4 goals |
Carlisle United missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Carlisle United | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 35 | 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 86% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 73% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 45% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | 48% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 62% |
| 23% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 262 | 144 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 123 | 294 |
| 75 | 35 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 32 | 83 |
| 27% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | 34% |
- Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Carlisle United have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Swindon Town | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Newport County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Salford City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 16 |