Match Report
Carlisle United, 24th on 30 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Cambridge United (18th, 48). On the form table Carlisle United stood 20th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Carlisle United ran at 0.89 scored and 1.76 conceded, Cambridge United at 0.85 and 1.33.
Carlisle United had been beaten in six straight games.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 3 for Carlisle United, 6 for Cambridge United and 6 drawn, at 2.87 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2 goals per game across the last five against 2.87 historically.
Brunton Park in Carlisle, capacity 18,202, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cambridge United led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.