Balanced ball game between Carlisle United and Newport County expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 10.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

Carlisle United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 20th position in the League Two table. Visiting Newport County holds 15th place with 46 pts.

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.

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Carlisle United form and stats

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

The Carlisle United fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Brunton Park: A 0-3 defeat against Colchester United (placed 6th). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Cambridge United.

Carlisle United are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Grimsby Town awaits in four days.

Carlisle United have scored 15 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. Carlisle United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-3-10 (16 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Newport County, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

The supporters enjoyed Newport County's previous game versus Morecambe (placed 22nd), a League Two 1-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Oldham Athletic wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

The schedule is very tough for Newport County now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Stevenage is waiting in only four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newport County as they have only managed to score 12 times from 16 away games in the league. Newport County struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Newport County - Carlisle United 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Carlisle United won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Newport County has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Newport County
P. Amond
8 goals
Newport County
J. Matt
6 goals
Carlisle United
H. McKirdy
5 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Newport County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 7 Played P 6 16 35
9 4 2 Won W 1 3 12
12 7 5 Drew D 1 3 10
15 7 0 Lost L 4 10 13
37 15 6 Scored S 5 12 32
56 26 4 Conceded C 12 24 37
86% 78% 43% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
75% 67% 43% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 57%
53% 50% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 29%
28% 22% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 11%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 6%
56% 44% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 43%
19% 28% 57% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 34%
39% 50% 57% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 31%
 
4.8 5.3 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.4 4.4
5.8 5.3 6.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.9 4.9
1.9 1.4 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
446 214 79 Total Shots T S 64 168 433
144 60 21 Shots on Target S O 12 41 113
26% 25% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 29% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Newport County has the fewest scored goals (12) away
  • Newport County has the most matches under the total-line (23)
  • Newport County 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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.