Ace Football previews the League Two game between Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons will be desperate for points on Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Form: Carlisle vs Milton Keynes Dons
Carlisle Form
Carlisle lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 by Harrogate Town and 1-2 against AFC Wimbledon. They turned the table by winning 2-1 against Bromley. Carlisle just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Brunton Park. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.
Milton Keynes Dons Form
The results have been up and down for Milton Keynes Dons, who beat Morecambe by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-0 against Port Vale, before claiming a victory in a 0-1 game against Cheltenham. Milton Keynes Dons managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in three.
Betting stats for Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 23 of the last 25 Carlisle matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Carlisle matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Carlisle home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Carlisle home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Carlisle matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 12 Milton Keynes Dons matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Milton Keynes Dons matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Milton Keynes Dons have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Milton Keynes Dons have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Milton Keynes Dons have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Carlisle vs Milton Keynes Dons
Matthew Dennis found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Luke Offord just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Carlisle vs Milton Keynes Dons
Full-time result
Carlisle claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Milton Keynes Dons won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Carlisle only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Milton Keynes Dons scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Carlisle probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Tuesday, as Milton Keynes Dons managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Carlisle have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Milton Keynes Dons.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Carlisle, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Milton Keynes Dons played across all tournaments. They scored 0.6 times on average in the process.