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Carlisle United v Bradford City : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Brunton Park, Carlisle

Carlisle United and Bradford City take on one another at the Brunton Park on Saturday lunch time, with both Mike Mcelwee and Graham Alexander aiming for victory in the League Two. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the stats and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head-to-head stats between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Carlisle United's next match is v Fleetwood at 15:00 on Saturday 25th January
Bradford City's next match is v Walsall at 12:30 on Saturday 25th January
The last English League Two meeting between Carlisle and Bradford was on Saturday 18th January 2025
English League Two
January 18th 2025
Carlisle 0
1 Bradford
 
54' C. Kavanagh
 
CUT
BRD
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
2
5
Corners
6
4
Possession
60%
40%
Fouls
9
16
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
CarlisleBradford
 
G. Breeze
B. Barclay (J. Ellis 69')
C. McArthur
S. Lavelle
S. Wearne (C. Scott 68')
W. Patching (S. Fusire 69')
C. Whelan
E. Embleton (C. Harper 75')
J. Hugill
J. Jones
K. Harris
S. Walker
B. Halliday
J. Shepherd
C. Kelly
(C. Johnson 82') A. Baldwin
B. Pointon
A. Pattison
A. Sarcevic
R. Smallwood
L. Richards
(T. Leigh 90') football iconC. Kavanagh

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Carlisle and Bradford have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday lunch time, and the bookies have it priced at 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Bradford coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Carlisle
31%
23/109/4
2%
Draw
27%
9/4
2%
23/10
Bradford
42%
23/20
2%
5/4
2%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Bradford 1-0
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Carlisle 1-0
10%
17/27/1
6%
Draw 0-0
9%
8/17/1
Bradford 2-1
9%
8/115/2
Bradford 2-0
8%
9/117/2
Carlisle 2-1
7%
11/19/1
Carlisle 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
8%
Bradford 3-1
4%
18/114/1
Bradford 3-0
3%
20/116/1
13%
Carlisle 3-1
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
Bradford 3-2
2%
28/122/1
10%
Carlisle 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Carlisle 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
43/40
1%
21/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
8/11
1%
7/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
45%
7/5
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/617/20
1%
BTTS - No
51%
5/617/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
13%
6/1
8%
5/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/217/5
2%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
15/47/2
4%
Home/draw
58%
4/613/20
Away/draw
69%
1/31/3
Home/away
73%
1/31/3
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/37/20
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/42/1
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/413/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/16/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/121/12
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/16
1%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9/1
11%
7/1
Home DNB
50%
11/8
6%
5/4
2%
Away DNB
61%
8/15
3%
4/7
1%
Carlisle win to nil
18%
9/2-
Bradford win to nil
24%
5/2
7%
-
Carlisle / Carlisle
15%
9/24/1
5%
Carlisle / Bradford
3%
25/120/1
Carlisle / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Carlisle
12%
6/111/2
7%
Draw / Bradford
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
5%
7/2
Bradford / Carlisle
3%
33/125/1
Bradford / Bradford
22%
13/55/2
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Carlisle have conceded 38 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 12 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 8th place on 38 points in the League Two league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 12 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Carlisle
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2518432958 
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
2
Crewe26121041246 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
3
Port Vale261286544 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
4
AFC Wim2413471843 
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
5
Notts C2512761543 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
6
Doncaster261277643 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
7
Salford251267842 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
8
Bradford Away251186741 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
Grimsby2612212-438 
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
10
Chesterfield25988935 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
11
Bromley258107434 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 25
12
MK Dons2510411234 
-
l
 
3-0A
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
13
Fleetwood24897333 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
May 3
l
 
1-0A
14
Colchester267127233 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
15
Cheltenham258710-431 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
16
Gillingham249312-330 
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 8
17
Barrow257711-528 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
18
Swindon2761011-828 
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
19
Harrogate278415-1528 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
20
Newport247512-1126 
Apr 5
Feb 11
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
21
Accrington246711-1125 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
Feb 11
Mar 29
22
Tranmere256712-2125 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
23
Morecambe255515-1820 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
24
Carlisle Home254615-2018 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Carlisle 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Carlisle2 - 1Accrington
Carlisle0 - 1Morecambe
Carlisle0 - 2Chesterfield
Carlisle1 - 1Crewe
Carlisle0 - 0Doncaster
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Carlisle1 - 1Harrogate
Carlisle0 - 2Notts C
Carlisle2 - 3Grimsby
Carlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
Carlisle1 - 2Tranmere
Carlisle1 - 0Barrow
Carlisle1 - 3Wycombe
Carlisle0 - 1Blackpool
Carlisle1 - 3Lincoln
Carlisle2 - 2Stevenage
Carlisle2 - 3Barnsley
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Carlisle0 - 4Cambridge
Carlisle0 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACarlisle0 - 1Tranmere
ACarlisle2 - 3Crewe
HCarlisle2 - 1Accrington
HCarlisle0 - 1Morecambe
ACarlisle0 - 0Port Vale
HCarlisle0 - 2Chesterfield
HCarlisle1 - 1Crewe
HCarlisle0 - 0Doncaster
ACarlisle1 - 1Bromley
ACarlisle1 - 0Salford
HCarlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
ACarlisle1 - 3Walsall
HCarlisle1 - 1Harrogate
ACarlisle0 - 4AFC Wim
ACarlisle0 - 0Colchester
HCarlisle0 - 2Notts C
HCarlisle2 - 3Grimsby
ACarlisle2 - 0Swindon
HCarlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
ACarlisle1 - 2Bradford
Bradford 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barrow2 - 2Bradford
Notts C3 - 0Bradford
Crewe1 - 1Bradford
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Fleetwood1 - 0Bradford
Cheltenham1 - 1Bradford
Tranmere0 - 2Bradford
Morecambe1 - 1Bradford
Harrogate2 - 1Bradford
Walsall2 - 1Bradford
Grimsby2 - 1Bradford
MK Dons1 - 2Bradford
Barrow1 - 2Bradford
Walsall2 - 3Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Grimsby1 - 1Bradford
Harrogate3 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 3Bradford
Wrexham0 - 1Bradford
Swindon2 - 0Bradford
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBradford3 - 1Grimsby
ABradford2 - 2Barrow
HBradford2 - 1Chesterfield
HBradford2 - 1Port Vale
ABradford0 - 3Notts C
HBradford1 - 0Swindon
ABradford1 - 1Crewe
HBradford1 - 1Barrow
ABradford1 - 1Colchester
ABradford0 - 1Fleetwood
HBradford1 - 2Doncaster
ABradford1 - 1Cheltenham
HBradford2 - 1Gillingham
ABradford2 - 0Tranmere
HBradford3 - 1Newport
ABradford1 - 1Morecambe
ABradford1 - 2Harrogate
HBradford0 - 0AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 2Walsall
HBradford2 - 1Carlisle
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Carlisle have beaten Bradford in 4 consecutive home league meetings
8
Carlisle have not lost to Bradford in 8 consecutive home league meetings
3
Carlisle have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Bradford
League games at Carlisle since 1995
Carlisle
Bradford
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
7 / 8
2 / 8
Clean sheets
6 / 8
1 / 8
CUT
6
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle2 - 0
Carlisle3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Carlisle1 - 0
Carlisle1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Bradford since 1996
Bradford
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
16
5
Games: Scored
7 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
2 / 9
CUT
1
D
2
BRD
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford2 - 0
0 - 1Carlisle
Bradford3 - 1
Bradford4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford3 - 1
Goal Statistics
Carlisle 24th Bradford 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-31
Carlisle have scored 31% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
CUT
BRD
36%
better
view stats
Games scored14
20
Failed to score10
4
Scored first8
11
Goals scored19
33
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
CUT
BRD
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
20
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first13
11
Goals conceded38
27
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%

Carlisle v Bradford League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20238
S LavelleS LavelleC HarperJ Jones
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Breeze GLK11
4
-
C McArthur DEF1
1
-
S Lavelle DEF2221
7
-
B Barclay DEF1811
5
-
K Harris MID92
1
-
W Patching MID1
-
C Whelan MID2
-
J Jones MID13
8
-
E Embleton FWD2
-
S Wearne FWD1
-
J Hugill FWD1
-
Subs
H Lewis GLK14
-
C Harper DEF213
6
-
A Hayden DEF141
4
-
J Ellis DEF121
3
-
S Fusire MID1
-
A. Dudik FWD1
-
C Scott FWD1
-
Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25348
S WalkerA PattisonT LeighB Halliday
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK25
1
-
A Baldwin DEF131
6
-
J Shepherd DEF222
7
-
C Kelly DEF12
1
-
B Halliday MID23
8
-
R Smallwood  MID2523
5
-
A Pattison MID1432
3
1
L Richards MID1821
5
-
A Sarcevic FWD1012
5
-
B Pointon FWD2332
3
-
C Kavanagh FWD2022
4
-
Subs
C Doyle GLK
1
-
C Johnson DEF1
-
T Leigh MID2
-
B Khela MID
-
G Lapslie MID1
2
-
M Mellon FWD
-
T Wright FWD142
3
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Newport v Swindon
Fri 24th Jan, 19:45
MK Dons v AFC Wim
Sat 25th Jan, 12:30
Bradford v Walsall
Sat 25th Jan, 12:30
Fleetwood v Carlisle
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Grimsby
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Harrogate
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Colchester v Morecambe
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Cheltenham v Salford
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v Port Vale
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Bromley
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Accrington
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Tranmere v Gillingham
Sat 25th Jan, 15:00
Salford v Newport
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Fleetwood v Walsall
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Accrington v Cheltenham
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Colchester v Port Vale
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Chesterfield v Bromley
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Notts C v Carlisle
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Grimsby v Gillingham
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Bradford v Morecambe
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Crewe v AFC Wim
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Swindon v Tranmere
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
MK Dons v Harrogate
Tue 28th Jan, 19:45
Barrow v Doncaster
Wed 29th Jan, 20:00
Gillingham v Notts C
Sat 1st Feb, 12:30
Cheltenham v Chesterfield
Sat 1st Feb, 12:30
Walsall v Salford
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Harrogate v Crewe
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Bromley v Grimsby
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Newport v Barrow
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
AFC Wim v Bradford
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Doncaster v MK Dons
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Morecambe v Fleetwood
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Port Vale v Accrington
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Tranmere v Colchester
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Carlisle v Swindon
Sat 1st Feb, 15:00
Newport v Morecambe
Tue 4th Feb, 19:45
Salford v Bromley
Tue 4th Feb, 19:45