League One: Carlisle vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 38 match between Carlisle and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Carlisle are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Barnsley this coming Tuesday at Brunton Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Team form: Carlisle vs Barnsley

Carlisle Form

Carlisle have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Burton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Reading, before handing over all three points in a 3-2 defeat against Charlton. Carlisle only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Brunton Park in the League One. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 16 goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which brought home four points. They claimed a 2-4 win against Wycombe, before drawing 2-2 with Bolton. This little streak came to an end, when Lincoln City proved too strong in a 1-5 defeat for Barnsley. Barnsley won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Carlisle and Barnsley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Carlisle and Barnsley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Carlisle vs Barnsley

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Paul Huntington will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barnsley hope Adam Phillips can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League One goals in his last six League One games.

Betting markets: Carlisle vs Barnsley

Full-time result

Carlisle won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Barnsley won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost one in this run. Somehow Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Barnsley have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 away games.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Carlisle scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Barnsley scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive Barnsley games. Barnsley should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Tuesday, as Carlisle only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Barnsley claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Carlisle, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barnsley, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Barnsley are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 20 matches.

Recommended tip: Carlisle vs Barnsley

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Carlisle and Barnsley seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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