League Two match preview: Carlisle United versus Colchester United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

The visiting Colchester United side should be favourites in this visit to Carlisle United, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 36 league games this season.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Carlisle United form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Carlisle United are 4-7-6 (wins-draw-losses).

It's back home for Carlisle United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cambridge United away with the result 2-1. Lewis Alessandra and Nick Anderton found the net in that victory. Before that, Carlisle United drew at home versus Morecambe.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Newport County in only three days. This game is also played here at Brunton Park.

Carlisle United have scored 15 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Carlisle United have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

The visitors are W5-D8-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Home advantage was not enough for Colchester United in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Cheltenham Town, 0-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Salford City with the score of 2-1.

Colchester United find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. 20 goals have been conceded by Colchester United in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Colchester United - Carlisle United 3-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Carlisle United three wins, three draws and Colchester United four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester United
T. Robinson
11 goals
Colchester United
L. Norris 'Hacker'
8 goals
Carlisle United
H. McKirdy
5 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 7 18 36
9 4 0 Won W 3 5 14
12 7 1 Drew D 4 8 13
14 6 5 Lost L 0 5 9
37 15 4 Scored S 11 21 49
53 23 14 Conceded C 7 20 37
86% 76% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 83% 86%
74% 65% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 67% 69%
51% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 50% 53%
29% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 22% 25%
14% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 6% 6%
57% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 71% 56% 56%
20% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 28% 31%
37% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 14% 33% 28%
 
4.9 5.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 5.3 5.5
5.8 5.3 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.1 4.4 3.8
2 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
440 208 69 Total Shots T S 107 206 461
141 57 16 Shots on Target S O 39 72 159
26% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 29% 31%

  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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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.