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

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

the Rodney Parade is the stage on Saturday afternoon, as Nélson Marques Jardim's Newport County welcome Paul Simpson's Carlisle United in the League Two. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are provided too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Newport and Carlisle's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, 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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Newport are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.25.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
44%
9/49/4
Draw
25%
12/512/5
Carlisle
30%
6/56/5
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Newport 1-0
10%
9/18/1
Newport 2-1
9%
11/19/1
Carlisle 1-0
8%
7/16/1
Newport 2-0
7%
16/112/1
Carlisle 2-1
7%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
6%
9/115/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Carlisle 2-0
5%
10/117/2
Newport 3-1
5%
25/118/1
Newport 3-0
4%
33/125/1
Carlisle 3-1
3%
16/112/1
Newport 3-2
3%
33/122/1
Carlisle 3-2
2%
25/120/1
Carlisle 3-0
2%
20/114/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/2010/11
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/204/5
Home 1st Goal
51%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
45%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
8/113/4
BTTS - No
45%
1/119/20
BTTS - Home Win
21%
11/219/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
15%
7/216/5
Home/draw
70%
4/64/6
Away/draw
56%
1/31/3
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/73/10
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/29/4
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/511/5
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
3/103/10
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6/15/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/101/9
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/331/40
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/161/18
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/115/2
Home DNB
62%
5/413/10
Away DNB
48%
4/711/20
Newport win to nil
23%
9/2-
Carlisle win to nil
15%
11/4-
Newport / Newport
15%
9/24/1
Newport / Carlisle
4%
25/118/1
Newport / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Newport
11%
6/16/1
Draw / Carlisle
15%
9/24/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
Carlisle / Newport
3%
28/122/1
Carlisle / Carlisle
23%
13/512/5
Carlisle / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Newport have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Newport have played 8 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Carlisle are in 22nd position in the League Two on 14 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Carlisle have conceded 30 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Carlisle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale171043834 
l
 
1-4A
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 21
2
Walsall169431331 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 4
l
 
3-1A
3
Crewe17863630 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1F
Jan 1
4
Doncaster17854429 
w
 
3-1A
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
5
Notts C17773828 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
6
MK Dons16835827 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
7
AFC Wim168261126 
Jan 2
Dec 3
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
8
Chesterfield176741025 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 8
Dec 14
Apr 1
9
Grimsby17818-725 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
l
 
2-3F
Feb 8
10
Bradford16655423 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
11
Gillingham16727323 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
l
 
4-1A
12
Fleetwood15573522 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
2-3A
Jan 25
13
Barrow17647122 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
14
Cheltenham17638-321 
Feb 22
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
15
Salford16565-321 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
May 3
w
 
0-1F
16
Newport 17638-721 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
17
Harrogate17638-721 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
18
Colchester17395-318 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
19
Accrington16466-418 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 11
Dec 29
Apr 21
20
Bromley16385-217 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
21
Tranmere16457-1017 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
22
Carlisle 183510-1514 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
23
Swindon17278-813 
Jan 24
l
 
4-0A
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
24
Morecambe173410-1213 
Jan 5
w
 
0-1F
Dec 26
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Carlisle have drawn 3 consecutive league games
3
Newport have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Newport 16TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Carlisle 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Newport have drawn with Carlisle in 3 consecutive home league meetings
9
Newport have not lost to Carlisle in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Newport since 2015
Newport
Carlisle
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
8 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
1 / 9
NEW
5
D
4
League games at Carlisle since 2014
Carlisle
Newport
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
NEW
3
D
1
CUT
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Carlisle United of late. It has been 10 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Newport County.

Newport 16th Carlisle 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Newport will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Newport’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Carlisle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281417/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Carlisle
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
6%
better
NEW
CUT
view stats
Games scored10
12
Failed to score7
6
Scored first5
6
Goals scored19
15
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal5
10
Conversion rate for18
10
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
10%
better
NEW
CUT
view stats
Games conceded12
13
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded26
30
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against13%
21%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16445
N TownsendA WildigA Driscoll-GlennonC Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Baker-Richardson FWD1731
3
-
N Townsend GLK16
2
-
B Kamwa FWD162
1
-
C Evans DEF151
5
-
K Evans MID152
2
-
A Wildig MID154
4
-
B Morris MID151
-
C Antwi MID141
2
-
C Brennan DEF13
2
1
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF134
5
-
M Baker DEF123
2
-
K Jameson DEF12
3
2
K Hudlin FWD1241
3
-
M Spellman FWD101
1
-
K. Whitmore MID81
1
-
O. Greaves MID81
-
S McLoughlin FWD8
1
-
N Mawene MID7
1
-
L Jephcott FWD6
1
-
J Clarke DEF5
1
-
K Rai FWD4
-
J. Miley MID3
1
-
J Carney GLK1
-
J. Thomas DEF1
-
N. Sanca DEF1
-
H. Kargbo FWD1
-
Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15235
J MellishJ MellishC HarperJ Mellish
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Mellish DEF1721
5
-
S Lavelle DEF1621
3
-
D Sadi FWD1621
3
-
J Vela MID15
4
-
H Neal MID151
5
-
L Armstrong FWD152
-
H Lewis GLK14
-
C Harper DEF143
2
-
B Barclay DEF1311
5
-
C Wyke FWD132
2
-
A Davies DEF1111
3
-
T Thomas DEF11
1
-
H Biggins MID111
1
-
A Hayden DEF91
2
-
B Williams DEF8
-
C Guy MID8
1
-
D Adu-Adjei FWD821
1
-
J Ellis DEF7
1
-
J Jones FWD7
4
-
T Charters MID5
1
-
D McGeouch MID51
1
-
G Kelly FWD5
1
-
G Breeze GLK4
-
J Robinson DEF3
1
-
E Robson MID3
1
-