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

Sat 3rd May, 15:00 BST, Brunton Park, Carlisle

Mark Warburton and Karl Robinson take on one another in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Carlisle United face Salford City at the Brunton Park. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our extensive database and pulled out the statistics that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Carlisle and Salford will score at least 2 between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 78%. Bookies have it available at 1.29.

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 49% chance of Salford 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
27%
7/2
4%
-
Draw
24%
11/4
4%
-
Salford
49%
4/7
13%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
-
Salford 2-1
10%
15/2-
Salford 1-0
9%
13/2
7%
-
Salford 2-0
8%
7/1
6%
-
Carlisle 2-1
7%
14/1-
Carlisle 1-0
6%
14/1
25%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Salford 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
30%
-
Salford 3-0
4%
11/1
20%
-
Carlisle 2-0
4%
25/1
24%
-
Salford 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Carlisle 3-1
3%
40/1
21%
-
Carlisle 3-2
2%
40/1-
Salford 4-1
2%
22/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
8/11
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
43/40
12%
-
Home 1st Goal
45%
2/1
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/9
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
30%
-
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/11
5%
-
BTTS - No
41%
1/1
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
15/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
25%
12/5
15%
-
Home/draw
51%
6/5
13%
-
Away/draw
73%
1/6
3%
-
Home/away
76%
2/9
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/9
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
3/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
7/4
19%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
2/5
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/2
21%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/7
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/20
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
30%
-
Home DNB
44%
11/4
15%
-
Away DNB
66%
1/4
6%
-
Carlisle win to nil
13%
8/1
13%
-
Salford win to nil
24%
7/4
8%
-
Carlisle / Carlisle
10%
15/2
13%
-
Carlisle / Salford
4%
20/1
9%
-
Carlisle / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Carlisle
8%
10/1
22%
-
Draw / Salford
19%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
Salford / Carlisle
2%
33/1-
Salford / Salford
33%
6/4
13%
-
Salford / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Carlisle have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

43 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 23 games, drawn 11 and won 9. Carlisle have conceded 68 goals, scored 40, failed to score in 16 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Carlisle have played 22 games at home, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 10 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 33 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Salford lay in 7th place on 68 points in the League Two league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 10 and losing 8 games. They have scored 49 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Salford have conceded 38 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Salford have played 22 away games, winning 8, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Carlisle
Salford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Doncaster452312102281 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
2
Port Vale45221492080 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
3
Bradford452112121875 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Walsall452014112074 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
5
Notts C452012132072 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
6
AFC Wim451913132070 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
Salford Away451814131068 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
-
-
8
Grimsby4520817-568 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
9
Chesterfield451813141867 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1A
10
Colchester45161811566 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
11
Bromley45161514263 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-3A
12
Crewe45151713262 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
13
Swindon45151614861 
l
 
1-5A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
14
Fleetwood45151515160 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
15
Cheltenham45161217-760 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
16
Barrow45151317258 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
17
Gillingham45131616-655 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
18
MK Dons4514922-1451 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
19
Accrington45121419-1550 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
20
Harrogate45131121-1950 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
21
Newport45131022-2149 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
22
Tranmere45111519-2348 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
23
Carlisle Home45101124-2741 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
May 3
24
Morecambe4510629-3136 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Salford have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games
Carlisle 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Carlisle3 - 2Port Vale
Carlisle3 - 2Newport
Carlisle2 - 2MK Dons
Carlisle2 - 1Bromley
Carlisle1 - 2AFC Wim
Carlisle1 - 1Walsall
Carlisle0 - 0Gillingham
Carlisle0 - 0Colchester
Carlisle1 - 5Swindon
Carlisle0 - 1Bradford
Carlisle2 - 1Accrington
Carlisle0 - 1Morecambe
Carlisle0 - 2Chesterfield
Carlisle1 - 1Crewe
Carlisle0 - 0Doncaster
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Carlisle1 - 1Harrogate
Carlisle0 - 2Notts C
Carlisle2 - 3Grimsby
Carlisle2 - 3Fleetwood
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACarlisle2 - 3Cheltenham
ACarlisle1 - 1Accrington
HCarlisle3 - 2Port Vale
ACarlisle2 - 0Morecambe
HCarlisle3 - 2Newport
ACarlisle1 - 2Chesterfield
ACarlisle0 - 3Doncaster
HCarlisle2 - 2MK Dons
HCarlisle2 - 1Bromley
HCarlisle1 - 2AFC Wim
ACarlisle0 - 1Harrogate
HCarlisle1 - 1Walsall
ACarlisle1 - 0Barrow
HCarlisle0 - 0Gillingham
HCarlisle0 - 0Colchester
ACarlisle0 - 1Newport
ACarlisle1 - 2Grimsby
HCarlisle1 - 5Swindon
ACarlisle0 - 1Notts C
ACarlisle2 - 1Fleetwood
Salford 7TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Morecambe1 - 3Salford
Notts C1 - 3Salford
Barrow1 - 1Salford
Bromley2 - 3Salford
Grimsby0 - 1Salford
Swindon2 - 2Salford
Port Vale2 - 1Salford
AFC Wim1 - 0Salford
Walsall2 - 2Salford
Cheltenham2 - 1Salford
MK Dons0 - 1Salford
Harrogate0 - 2Salford
Accrington0 - 2Salford
Gillingham1 - 0Salford
Doncaster1 - 1Salford
Fleetwood2 - 2Salford
Colchester1 - 2Salford
Crewe1 - 1Salford
Newport3 - 1Salford
Tranmere0 - 0Salford
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSalford4 - 1Colchester
ASalford3 - 1Morecambe
HSalford1 - 2Accrington
HSalford1 - 1Doncaster
ASalford3 - 1Notts C
HSalford2 - 2Gillingham
ASalford1 - 1Barrow
ASalford3 - 2Bromley
ASalford1 - 0Grimsby
HSalford0 - 4Chesterfield
HSalford1 - 1Crewe
ASalford2 - 2Swindon
HSalford1 - 2Bradford
ASalford1 - 2Port Vale
ASalford0 - 1AFC Wim
HSalford2 - 0Tranmere
HSalford3 - 3Bromley
ASalford2 - 2Walsall
HSalford1 - 1Newport
ASalford1 - 2Cheltenham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Carlisle since 2019
Carlisle
Salford
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
CUT
2
D
1
SAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
2 - 3Salford
Carlisle2 - 1
Carlisle2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Salford since 2021
Salford
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
CUT
2
D
1
SAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Salford
0 - 1Carlisle
1 - 4Carlisle
Salford2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Salford City have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 8 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.7 against Carlisle United on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Carlisle 23rd Salford 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Salford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Carlisle have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+30
Salford have scored 30% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Carlisle
PG (predicted goals)
Salford
1.2
1.7
Attack rating
CUT
SAL
30%
better
view stats
Games scored28
36
Failed to score17
9
Scored first15
22
Goals scored42
62
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
CUT
SAL
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
32
Clean sheets10
13
Conceded first25
21
Goals conceded69
52
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
355310
S LavelleG KellyC HarperS Lavelle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Lavelle DEF3741
10
-
C Harper DEF353
7
-
G Breeze GLK31
7
-
T Thomas DEF311
4
-
J Vela MID29
8
-
K Harris FWD2932
2
-
A Hayden DEF2331
10
-
C Whelan MID2221
3
-
A Davies DEF2112
7
-
B Barclay DEF2111
7
-
J Jones FWD21
9
1
J Ellis DEF2012
4
-
C Guy MID19
1
-
E Embleton MID173
3
1
S Wearne MID1712
1
-
G Kelly FWD1751
2
-
J Hugill FWD162
3
-
H Lewis GLK14
-
J. Bevan FWD14
2
-
S Fusire MID131
1
-
M Dennis FWD1351
4
1
C Wyke FWD132
2
-
C Scott FWD1111
-
C McArthur DEF10
4
-
W Patching MID10
2
-
E Robson MID7
2
-
J Williams DEF61
1
-
D McGeouch MID61
1
-
P Dummett DEF2
-
F. O'Donoghue MID2
-
A. Dudik FWD1
-
Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3814516
L GarbuttC StocktonB WoodburnO Ashley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF3934
9
-
H Mnoga DEF3814
13
-
T Fornah MID3814
8
2
C Stockton FWD36143
4
-
C Tilt DEF351
10
2
M Lund MID3542
9
-
B Woodburn MID3135
7
-
O Ashley MID3115
16
-
K N'Mai MID3094
12
-
S Negru DEF29
1
-
H Adelakun FWD29123
1
1
J Taylor  MID2711
4
-
K Kouassi FWD2732
5
1
J Jones GLK25
1
-
C McAleny FWD2512
2
-
F. Okoronkko FWD223
1
-
L Shephard DEF2111
2
-
J Austerfield MID20
3
-
M. Young GLK19
2
-
T Edwards DEF18
3
-
R Watson MID18
1
-
R Longelo DEF16
1
-
K Berkoe DEF15
-
L Warrington MID151
4
-
D Chesters MID71
2
-
K. Malcolm FWD2
-
T. Olopade DEF1
1
-