Match prediction for League Two: Carlisle United - Northampton Town at Brunton Park

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

Carlisle United will hope that their home comfort is enough to get at least a draw from this hard meeting, against dynamic Northampton Town.

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

W W W L D

Carlisle United form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Carlisle United at their home stadium (Brunton Park) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats.

Carlisle are returning here after visiting Oldham Athletic and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Patrick and Feeney scored the goal(s). Gibson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Gibson hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Carlisle United won a home game hosting Rochdale (2-0).

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 aren't scoring a lot here at Brunton Park in the league, with only 12 goals from 17 games. Carlisle United have conceded 18 in these home matches.

W D L D W

Northampton Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Northampton go into this game after a win, the home game against Tranmere Rovers that ended 3-2. Horsfall, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.04. Horsfall scored two goals and won 12 of 18 duels.

A draw for Northampton Town before that, at their own venue hosting Walsall (1-1).

Northampton have another game away from home in just three nights, a League Two game against Stevenage. A demanding calendar for the visiting team!

The attacking power of Northampton Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other already this season, with the match result Northampton Town - Carlisle United 3-0 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Carlisle United wins - draws - Northampton Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
9 goals
Northampton TownF. Horsfall
F. Horsfall
8 goals
CarlisleO. Patrick
O. Patrick
6 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 3 17 35
9 4 0 Won W 1 6 17
10 7 0 Drew D 1 6 9
15 6 4 Lost L 1 5 9
28 12 0 Scored S 1 16 42
46 18 8 Conceded C 1 16 29
85% 76% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 76% 89%
71% 65% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 47% 57%
47% 24% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 35% 34%
15% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
38% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 41% 37%
32% 41% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 47% 49%
44% 53% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 35% 26%
 
4.6 5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.4 4.5
4.7 4.5 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 4.4 4.5
1.6 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.4 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.7 12.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 9.4 10.4
3.7 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 3.4
22% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 35%
 
12.5 11.8 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.1 9.7
3.7 3.6 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.2 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League Two
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (8) away in League Two
  • Northampton Town have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

More from England - League Two

Read more about League Two

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.