Carlisle United and Cheltenham Town spectators can't wait for League Two clash at Brunton Park

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

Struggling Carlisle United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cheltenham Town in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Carlisle United nor Cheltenham Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Carlisle United form and stats

4 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Carlisle United have to build on here at Brunton Park in the League Two.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Carlisle United, who played 1-1 against Swindon Town. That match was also played at this venue (Brunton Park). 2-2 away at Mansfield Town before that.

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

Carlisle United aren't scoring a lot here at Brunton Park in the league, with only 13 goals from 15 games. Carlisle United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Cheltenham Town have produced an overall stat of 4-8-4 so far.

Cheltenham Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Scunthorpe United (placed 16th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Morecambe.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Leyton Orient in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cheltenham Town as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. Cheltenham Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cheltenham Town - Carlisle United 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Carlisle United won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Cheltenham Town has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownR. Broom
R. Broom
7 goals
Cheltenham TownC. Thomas
C. Thomas
6 goals
Cheltenham TownL. Varney
L. Varney
6 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 5 16 30
8 4 0 Won W 1 4 12
10 6 2 Drew D 3 8 12
13 5 4 Lost L 1 4 6
33 13 4 Scored S 4 14 44
49 20 13 Conceded C 2 10 25
87% 73% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 81% 90%
77% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 73%
52% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 12% 37%
29% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
16% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
58% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 53%
19% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 30%
35% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 27%
 
4.5 5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.5 4.7
5.7 5.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.9 4.1
1.8 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
372 181 68 Total Shots T S 40 131 306
117 49 18 Shots on Target S O 15 46 110
28% 27% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 40%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (25)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6)

  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 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 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 Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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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.