League Two: Crewe vs Carlisle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 24 match between Crewe and Carlisle and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Crewe, who hope to turn things around against Carlisle on Wednesday. This is a round 24 match in the current League Two campaign, and they face each other at Mornflake Stadium.

Crewe approach round 24 as number 7 in the League Two table with 36 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, Carlisle have amassed 18 points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.

Team form: Crewe vs Carlisle

Crewe Form

Crewe have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Colchester, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Cheltenham, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Milton Keynes Dons. Crewe claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored nine and conceded three goals.

Carlisle Form

In their last three matches, Carlisle drew 0-0 with Port Vale, lost 0-1 against Morecambe and beat Accrington 2-1. Carlisle managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in three.

Betting stats and facts for Crewe and Carlisle

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crewe and Carlisle. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crewe vs Carlisle

Jack Lankester found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Kadeem Harris just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Crewe vs Carlisle

Full-time result

Crewe claimed a modest six 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 one. Carlisle won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Crewe are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Crewe scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Carlisle scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Carlisle managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Crewe were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Carlisle have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Crewe when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Crewe’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Carlisle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.