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League One | Gameweek 36
Mar 2, 2024 at 3pm UK
Brunton Park
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Carlisle
1 - 3
Reading

Mellish (71')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Smith (17'), Knibbs (36', 57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Carlisle United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Burton Albion 0-1 Carlisle
Tuesday, February 27 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Reading 2-3 Shrewsbury
Saturday, February 24 at 3pm in League One

We said: Carlisle United 1-2 Reading

Although Carlisle claimed all three points in Tuesday's away clash with Burton, they have lost each of their last four home matches, and after falling to a 5-1 defeat to Reading in the reverse fixture, we think that the Cumbrians will come up short in Saturday's home outing. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 42.8%. A win for Carlisle United had a probability of 31.67% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.95%) and 0-2 (7.24%). The likeliest Carlisle United win was 1-0 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Carlisle UnitedDrawReading
31.67% (0.067 0.07) 25.52% (0.026999999999997 0.03) 42.8% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)
Both teams to score 54.75% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.97% (-0.089000000000006 -0.09)49.03% (0.091000000000001 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.89% (-0.080000000000002 -0.08)71.11% (0.081999999999994 0.08)
Carlisle United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.93% (0.0010000000000048 0)29.07%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.02% (0.0020000000000024 0)64.98%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.19% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)22.81% (0.086000000000002 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.48% (-0.124 -0.12)56.51% (0.125 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Carlisle United 31.67%
    Reading 42.8%
    Draw 25.52%
Carlisle UnitedDrawReading
1-0 @ 8.19% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 7.48% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-0 @ 5.06% (0.018999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.28% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-0 @ 2.08% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 31.67%
1-1 @ 12.1% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.63% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.53% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.0039999999999998 -0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.52%
0-1 @ 9.8% (0.011999999999999 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.95% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-2 @ 7.24% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-3 @ 4.41% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-3 @ 3.57% (-0.014 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.72% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.63% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.32% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.01% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 42.8%

How you voted: Carlisle vs Reading

Carlisle United
0.0%
Draw
30.0%
Reading
70.0%
10
Head to Head
Nov 28, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 20
Reading
5-1
Carlisle
Lavelle (26' og.), Knibbs (32', 39'), Wing (78'), Azeez (83')
Dorsett (53')
Plange (29')
Armer (33')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Portsmouth392411463323183
2Derby CountyDerby39246969343578
3Bolton WanderersBolton39228971432874
4Peterborough UnitedPeterborough38218974462871
5Barnsley382011770482271
6Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391891262521063
7Lincoln CityLincoln3916131056332361
8Stevenage3817101149381161
9Blackpool391791357421560
10Leyton Orient391610134444058
11Wigan AthleticWigan39177155348550
12Wycombe WanderersWycombe381311145049150
13Bristol Rovers38148164857-950
14Northampton TownNorthampton39148175060-1050
15Exeter CityExeter39138183352-1947
16Charlton AthleticCharlton391015145758-145
17Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury39135212955-2644
18Reading39139175557-242
19Burton Albion38109193150-1939
20Cambridge UnitedCambridge38109193255-2339
21Cheltenham TownCheltenham3798203050-2035
22Fleetwood TownFleetwood39713194161-2034
23Port Vale3789203561-2633
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle3858253367-3423


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