Carlisle United FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Carlisle United FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Brunton Park.
- Carlisle United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Jackson
- Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
- Assistant 2 Richard Woodward
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb Cambridge United FC H 0–4 L 10 Feb Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L 03 Feb Leyton Orient FC A 2–3 L 27 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–4 L 16 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–2 L 13 Jan Oxford United FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb Carlisle United FC A 4–0 W 13 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–3 L 10 Feb Cheltenham Town FC H 0–1 L 03 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W 27 Jan Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D 20 Jan Exeter City FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Cambridge United FC gets underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' The travelling Cambridge United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 14' Goal! Sullay Kaikai scores his 24 goal in 307 matches.
- 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' Carlisle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cambridge United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 34' Michael Morrison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jon Mellish.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Carlisle United FC that had 57 games and scored 53 goals.
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Bennett suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' Another change for Carlisle United FC made on 64 minute. Jack Diamond leaves to be changed by Daniel Butterworth.
- 68' Carlisle United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
- 68' Another change for Cambridge United FC made on 68 minute. Jack Lankester leaves to be changed by James Brophy.
- 69' What a strike from Sam Lavelle! The score is 1-1.
- 72' GOAL! Elias Kachunga scores on 72. Assisted by Lyle Taylor
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Adam May. He replaces Elias Kachunga on 74 minute.
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Thomas made 51 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 83' Goal! Ryan Bennett scores his 5 goal in 330 matches.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Liam Bennett. He replaces James Gibbons on 85 minute.
- 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Cambridge United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- The final score is 0-4.
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Lineups
Carlisle United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 35
- 40
- 26
- 27
- 36
- 5
- 3
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18
Jack Ellis ↓ Anton Dudik 64'
- 33
- 7
Bench
- 6
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11
Daniel Butterworth ↑ 64'
- 10
- 15
- 13
- 34
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37
Anton Dudik ↑ 64'
Cambridge United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
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21
Elias Kachunga ↓ Adam May 74'
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10
Jack Lankester ↓ James Brophy 68'
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 18
- 1
- 8
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26
James Gibbons ↓ Liam Bennett 85'
- 4
Bench
- 27
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7
James Brophy ↑ 68'
- 24
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19
Adam May ↑ 74'
- 16
- 25
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2
Liam Bennett ↑ 85'
Coach Neil Harris -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals George Thomas 1 Sullay Kaikai 1 Elias Kachunga 1 Ryan Bennett 1 Head to Head
Carlisle United FC Form
2024-02-17 Carlisle United FC 0–4 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-10 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-02-03 Leyton Orient FC 3–2 Carlisle United FC L 2024-01-27 Carlisle United FC 1–4 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-01-16 Barnsley FC 2–1 Carlisle United FC L 2024-01-13 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Oxford United FC LCambridge United FC Form
2024-02-17 Carlisle United FC 0–4 Cambridge United FC W 2024-02-13 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-10 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-02-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-27 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-01-20 Exeter City FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.88 Carlisle United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.83 Cambridge United FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cambridge United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.71Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Carlisle United FC or Draw 46%Draw or Cambridge United FC 80%Carlisle United FC or Cambridge United FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cambridge United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%0 – 1 11.4%0 – 2 10.9%1 – 2 9.5%0 – 0 8.5%0 – 3 6.5%1 – 3 5.8%1 – 0 4.9%2 – 1 4.5%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 4 Actual1 – 4 2.7%Asian Handicap — Carlisle United FC
Handicap Carlisle United FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 11% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 42% — 58% +1 42% 24% 34% +1.5 66% — 34% +2 66% 18% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
Carlisle United FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

