Grimsby Town vs Carlisle United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on February 08th, 2025

Grimsby Town and Carlisle United will on Saturday, February 08th, 2025 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a League Two football game in England, check the Grimsby Town vs Carlisle United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Grimsby Town vs Carlisle United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Blundell Park stadium, in the city of Cleethorpes, with a capacity for 9546 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Grimsby Town vs Carlisle United 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 2.53 goals per match played.

Grimsby Town last match

Grimsby Town comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Bromley, in a match valid for League Two, and the match ended 0-2. Coach D. Artell's team lined up with this formation: 3-5-2.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.40.

Much of this positive result from Grimsby Town is due to Justin Obikwu. The athlete was a great highlight of the team in the match. Besides, to score 1 goal, he shined in several other decisive plays during the encounter.

Carlisle United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Carlisle United, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Swindon Town team with a final score of 1-5.

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 2.80.

Grimsby Town vs Carlisle United h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in League Two, Grimsby Town was in 15th place while Carlisle United was in the 22nd place. Grimsby Town opened with a 5-3-2 arrangement while Carlisle United charged with a 3-5-2 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 28-09-2024 in a League Two match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-3 win for Grimsby Town.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Grimsby Town

League Two leaderboard now

Considering the home team Grimsby Town, standing in 9th place with 42 points in the League Two competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 13 wins, 13 losses and, 3 draws.

In the 31st round, the team enjoys an advantage of 3 points over the 10th place ranked Chesterfield team. The team also has 3 points less than Salford City team that is placed in the 8th place.

With no high ambitions or relegation concerns, Grimsby Town, mid-ranking of the league table in the England League Two, will try to use the home factor to get a win.

Grimsby Town analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Grimsby Town: at the end of the round 30 it registers 40 goals scored against 45 taken by its goalkeeper.

Grimsby Town has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

Grimsby Town, with a ball possession of 49.28% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Carlisle United of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Grimsby Town as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Grimsby Town and Carlisle United being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Grimsby Town

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Danny Rose. Grimsby Town owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 8 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Carlisle United

League Two leaderboard now

With 21 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 5 wins against 17 losses, plus 6 draws.

In the 31st round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to Morecambe which is just above, in the 23rd place.

Carlisle United analysis

Carlisle United, with 22 goals scored and 46 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 30 rounds.

Recent performances have highlighted that Carlisle United is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Carlisle United team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 54.61% to control the game.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 0.79 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Facing a demanding schedule, Carlisle United may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Grimsby Town and Carlisle United for victory, Carlisle United busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Carlisle United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Luke Armstrong. The Attacker has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Carlisle United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Grimsby Town is Danny Rose, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Carlisle United is Luke Armstrong, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.66 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Grimsby Town has an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game over the 30 rounds, while Carlisle United has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.7 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Grimsby Town side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Carlisle United who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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