League Two match prediction and preview for Carlisle United vs Plymouth Argyle clash

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

The visiting Plymouth Argyle side should be favourites in this visit to Carlisle United, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 24 league games this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Carlisle United form and stats

Carlisle United have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws in a row here at Brunton Park for Carlisle United, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Carlisle United manager C. Beech and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Cardiff City in the FA Cup. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Crewe Alexandra (1-4).

A case of two points dropped for Carlisle United in the Cardiff City match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Carlisle United have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Plymouth Argyle are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

It's the second away game in a row for Plymouth Argyle, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Scunthorpe United (placed 14th) in the League Two last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Swindon Town.

Plymouth Argyle find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Plymouth Argyle have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle - Carlisle United 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Carlisle United 3 wins, 2 draws and Plymouth Argyle 5 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 9 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Carlisle UnitedH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
5 goals
Carlisle UnitedO. Olomola
O. Olomola
5 goals
Plymouth ArgyleA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
5 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 1 12 24
6 3 0 Won W 1 5 12
7 5 2 Drew D 0 2 5
12 4 2 Lost L 0 5 7
23 10 3 Scored S 1 13 37
40 15 7 Conceded C 0 14 26
84% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 71%
48% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 58%
28% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
16% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 42%
24% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 38%
40% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 21%
 
4.4 5.1 4 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.9 5.5
5.8 5 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 9 6.1 4.8
1.8 1.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 6 2.2 1.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
303 153 44 Total Shots T S 10 121 307
89 38 13 Shots on Target S O 4 40 104
26% 26% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 8 2 3 21 12 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 50
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 25 12 8 5 32 20 13 9 2 2 20 8 12 3 6 3 12 12 12 44
5 Cheltenham Town 25 10 11 4 38 20 12 6 4 2 25 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 18 41
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 5 7 37 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 5 2 5 13 14 11 41
7 Forest Green Rovers 26 11 8 7 28 20 13 5 4 4 11 11 13 6 4 3 17 9 8 41
8 Colchester United 25 10 10 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 13 4 6 3 17 13 12 40
9 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Walsall 26 9 6 11 25 33 13 3 4 6 10 16 13 6 2 5 15 17 -8 33
12 Salford City 26 8 8 10 32 36 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 -4 32
13 Cambridge United 26 8 7 11 30 31 13 5 3 5 18 15 13 3 4 6 12 16 -1 31
14 Scunthorpe United 26 8 7 11 34 36 13 4 5 4 19 17 13 4 2 7 15 19 -2 31
15 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
16 Crawley Town 26 6 11 9 33 36 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 29
17 Grimsby Town 24 7 8 9 24 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 12 4 4 4 13 11 -4 29
18 Mansfield Town 26 6 9 11 33 38 13 2 4 7 18 23 13 4 5 4 15 15 -5 27
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 25 6 8 11 25 40 13 3 5 5 15 18 12 3 3 6 10 22 -15 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 24 6 11 7 23 26 11 4 6 1 12 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 23
23 Stevenage 25 2 12 11 15 30 12 2 5 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 18
24 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18

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 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 8 2 3 21 12 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 50
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 25 12 8 5 32 20 13 9 2 2 20 8 12 3 6 3 12 12 12 44
5 Cheltenham Town 25 10 11 4 38 20 12 6 4 2 25 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 18 41
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 5 7 37 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 5 2 5 13 14 11 41
7 Forest Green Rovers 26 11 8 7 28 20 13 5 4 4 11 11 13 6 4 3 17 9 8 41
8 Colchester United 25 10 10 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 13 4 6 3 17 13 12 40
9 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Walsall 26 9 6 11 25 33 13 3 4 6 10 16 13 6 2 5 15 17 -8 33
12 Salford City 26 8 8 10 32 36 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 -4 32
13 Cambridge United 26 8 7 11 30 31 13 5 3 5 18 15 13 3 4 6 12 16 -1 31
14 Scunthorpe United 26 8 7 11 34 36 13 4 5 4 19 17 13 4 2 7 15 19 -2 31
15 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
16 Crawley Town 26 6 11 9 33 36 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 29
17 Grimsby Town 24 7 8 9 24 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 12 4 4 4 13 11 -4 29
18 Mansfield Town 26 6 9 11 33 38 13 2 4 7 18 23 13 4 5 4 15 15 -5 27
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 25 6 8 11 25 40 13 3 5 5 15 18 12 3 3 6 10 22 -15 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 24 6 11 7 23 26 11 4 6 1 12 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 23
23 Stevenage 25 2 12 11 15 30 12 2 5 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 18
24 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18

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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.