Carlisle United and Forest Green Rovers are both riding high in the League Two with their 3rd and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Carlisle United has the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in League Two
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Carlisle United form and stats
9-1-1 is the performance here at Brunton Park so far in the League Two, giving Carlisle United a total of 28 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results!
The Carlisle goalkeeper Paul Farman is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.
The Carlisle supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Exeter City in League Two and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Walsall.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Carlisle handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, zero draws and two defeats.
Carlisle are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Cheltenham Town awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Carlisle are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 11 league matches. Carlisle United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The visitors are W6-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Forest Green Rovers have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Lewis Thomas. It's been 194 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Forest delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Cheltenham Town (placed 4th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Leyton Orient.
We have checked recent matches where Forest have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Mansfield Town.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Forest have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. It's not easy to score on Forest Green Rovers as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Forest Green Rovers - Carlisle United 1-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Carlisle victories, three draws and two Forest Green Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Matt 9 goals |  J. Mellish 7 goals | L. Alessandra 6 goals |
Carlisle United missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Carlisle United | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 20 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 59% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 62% |
| 41% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 38% | 35% |
| 23% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 15% |
| 14% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 8% |
| 36% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 58% |
| 41% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.5 | 17.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 13.2 | 13.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | 29% |
- Carlisle United has the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two
- Carlisle United has the the best goal difference (+13) 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.
- Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers has the most matches under the total-line (17) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 41 |
| 7 | Newport County | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -1 | 32 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 31 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -4 | 30 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 22 | Barrow | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -25 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -27 | 20 |