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

Sat 15th Feb, 15:00 BST, Brunton Park, Carlisle

the Brunton Park masses welcome Colchester United's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Mark Warburton's Carlisle United go head to head with Danny Cowley's side in the League Two. League Two statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. You can view it all, with infographics and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

A tight, highly tactical defensive battle could be in store as Carlisle and Colchester go head-to-head, with little to choose between the teams in terms of who could claim victory. The statistics don't give us any proper confidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the match. That's a prediction available at best priced odds of 1.67 with the bookies, so we're making under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this one.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
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 48% chance of Colchester coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Carlisle
23%
11/5
14%
2/1
7%
Draw
29%
11/59/4
2%
Colchester
48%
13/10
10%
7/5
4%
Colchester 1-0
16%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Draw 0-0
13%
7/1
6%
13/2
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Colchester 2-0
10%
9/1
17%
17/2
5%
Carlisle 1-0
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
Colchester 2-1
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
Carlisle 2-1
5%
11/1
9%
9/1
5%
Colchester 3-0
4%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Carlisle 2-0
4%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Colchester 3-1
3%
20/116/1
Draw 2-2
3%
16/1
13%
12/1
Colchester 4-0
1%
50/133/1
17%
Colchester 3-2
1%
33/122/1
Carlisle 3-1
1%
28/1
26%
18/1
Colchester 4-1
1%
40/1
20%
33/1
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
5/4
5%
6/5
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
8/13
3%
8/13
2%
Home 1st Goal
39%
11/8
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/5
2%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
7/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
39%
10/11
4%
19/20
2%
BTTS - No
61%
4/5
2%
4/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
8%
6/1
17%
5/1
9%
BTTS - Draw
16%
7/27/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
9/24/1
Home/draw
52%
4/7
5%
11/20
3%
Away/draw
77%
4/11
3%
4/11
3%
Home/away
71%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
2/5
3%
2/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
7/4
8%
9/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
10/3
15%
29/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/5
4%
2/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
9/1
11%
7/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/16
1%
1/16
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
20/1
11%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/66
1%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/12
1%
1/14
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
7/1
6%
13/2
Home DNB
43%
6/5
15%
21/20
5%
Away DNB
69%
8/13
10%
4/6
5%
Carlisle win to nil
15%
4/1
11%
-
Colchester win to nil
33%
11/4
6%
-
Carlisle / Carlisle
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
9%
Carlisle / Colchester
3%
28/122/1
Carlisle / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Draw / Carlisle
12%
11/2
8%
11/2
8%
Draw / Colchester
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
5%
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
5%
17/5
Colchester / Carlisle
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Colchester / Colchester
21%
3/1
8%
11/4
6%
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Carlisle have conceded 49 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 13 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 14 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Colchester lay in 11th place on 40 points in the League Two league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 8 and losing 4 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Colchester have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Colchester have played 14 away games, winning 3, drawing 8 and losing 3 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
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3018662360 
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Notts C2915861953 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
Feb 18
3
Bradford3015871253 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
4
AFC Wim2915772252 
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
5
Doncaster301578752 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
6
Port Vale2913106649 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
d
 
1-1A
7
Salford301398948 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
8
Crewe3112127548 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
9
Grimsby3014313-445 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-1F
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
10
Chesterfield2911991442 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
11
Colchester Away299137540 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
12
Fleetwood2910109440 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
13
Bromley309129039 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
Newport3011613-639 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
15
MK Dons3011514038 
Mar 25
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
16
Swindon3191111-138 
l
 
1-5A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
17
Cheltenham2910811-438 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
l
 
1-2A
Mar 8
18
Barrow3010713-137 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 27
May 3
d
 
1-1A
19
Gillingham299614-733 
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
20
Accrington297913-1230 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
21
Harrogate318617-1730 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
22
Tranmere306915-2727 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
23
Morecambe306519-2123 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
24
Carlisle Home305619-2621 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Carlisle have lost 4 consecutive league games
3
Colchester have won 3 consecutive league games
5
Colchester have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Carlisle 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Colchester 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
11
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Carlisle have not lost to Colchester in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Carlisle since 2009
Carlisle
Colchester
Goals: Scored
20
16
Games: Scored
9 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
4 / 13
CUT
7
D
2
COU
4
League games at Colchester since 2008
Colchester
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
25
11
Games: Scored
12 / 14
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
2 / 14
CUT
1
D
7
COU
6
Goal Statistics
Carlisle 24th Colchester 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Carlisle scoring 1 goal or less
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
4+
There is a 64% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Carlisle have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
Colchester have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281567/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
0.8
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
CUT
COU
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
CUT
COU
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
254310
S LavelleS LavelleC HarperJ Jones
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Lavelle DEF2741
9
-
C Harper DEF233
6
-
B Barclay DEF1911
5
-
G Breeze GLK16
5
-
T Thomas DEF16
2
-
J Vela MID16
5
-
J Jones FWD16
9
1
A Hayden DEF151
4
-
H Lewis GLK14
-
K Harris FWD1421
1
-
C Wyke FWD132
2
-
J Ellis DEF121
3
-
A Davies DEF1111
3
-
C Guy MID9
1
-
E Embleton MID71
2
-
C Whelan MID7
1
-
C McArthur DEF6
3
-
W Patching MID6
1
-
E Robson MID6
2
-
D McGeouch MID61
1
-
J Hugill FWD61
2
-
C Scott FWD61
-
G Kelly FWD6
2
-
J Williams DEF51
1
-
S Fusire MID5
1
-
S Wearne MID3
-
J. Bevan FWD3
-
F. O'Donoghue MID2
-
P Dummett DEF1
-
A. Dudik FWD1
-
M Dennis FWD1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
299712
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK29
2
-
J Payne MID2957
3
-
E Iandolo DEF282
10
2
M Egbo DEF281
6
-
J Gordon FWD272
2
-
L Taylor FWD2591
7
-
T Flanagan DEF24
8
-
A Read MID2312
2
-
O Edwards FWD2352
3
-
H Anderson FWD221
-
J. McDonnell MID211
10
-
T Bishop MID2011
2
-
S Tovide FWD1855
4
-
O. Thorn FWD153
3
-
R Hunt DEF14
2
-
F Kelleher DEF12
1
-
A Scully FWD6
-
T Simpson FWD4
-
J Tucker DEF2
-
K Vincent-Young DEF1
-
F Terry DEF1
-