Carlisle United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on January 18th, 2025

Carlisle United and Bradford City will face each other in a League Two game in England on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 12:30h (UTC), check the Carlisle United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Carlisle United vs Bradford City will occur

The game takes place in the small Brunton Park stadium, in the city of Carlisle, with a capacity for 18202 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Carlisle United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.55 goals per match played.

Carlisle United last match

Carlisle United is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Tranmere Rovers in a match valid for League Two, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by M. Williamson played in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.10.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Samuel Lavelle, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Bradford City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for EFL Trophy, Bradford City, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Aston Villa U21 team with a final score of 1-3.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.57, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Carlisle United vs Bradford City h2h

The last time Carlisle United went up against Bradford City, it was in League Two. Carlisle United, ranked 21st place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Bradford City, then in 9th place, was charged with a 3-5-2 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 07-09-2024 in a League Two match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-1 win for Bradford City.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The performance of the Bradford City team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Carlisle United team.

Carlisle United

League Two leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Carlisle United is in 24th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 14 losses, plus 6 draws.

In the 27th round, Morecambe, that is in the 23rd place, has a small advantage of 2 points.

Carlisle United analysis

After round number 26 in League Two, Carlisle United has 19 goals scored and 38 conceded.

Carlisle United has been struggling to find their form lately, with just 1 win in their last 5 matches. They need to work on their defensive solidity and finishing if they want to turn their fortunes around and start climbing up the league table.

Carlisle United seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

To control the game, the Carlisle United team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 54.71%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Best goalscorer from Carlisle United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Luke Armstrong. The Attacker has scored 3 times in this competition and helped Carlisle United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Bradford City

League Two leaderboard now

Bradford City arrives in this game with 38 points, and in 8th place in the League Two, having won 10 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 8 draws.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 27th round is followed by the Grimsby Town team in 9th place.

Bradford City analysis

Bradford City after 26 days has put up 33 goals scored, and taken 27, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

One factor to consider is Bradford City average number of shots on goal, only 3.75 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

Bradford City is a more offensive team than Carlisle United, having 2428 attacks vs. 2359 from Carlisle United, having scored 33 times, in comparison, Carlisle United converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Bradford City

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Andy Cook has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Bradford City with 12 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Carlisle United is Luke Armstrong, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bradford City is Andy Cook, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Bradford City scores an average of 1.08 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.19 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.12 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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