Cambridge United vs Carlisle Predictions

• Cambridge have won four of their last five league matches.
• Cambridge have kept a clean sheet in three of their last five matches.
• Carlisle have failed to win their last five league matches.

A team in form

Fans of Cambridge United will not have had particularly high expectations coming into the campaign as they have typically had to battle hard just to retain their spot in the Football League. Although most will have expected them to be in roughly the same position again, their form of late has left their fans believing that they could be destined for much more come the end of the campaign.

The hosts come into this match having won four of their last five league matches and, although they had to settle for a point last time out, they have closed the gap to the top seven with their form of late. However, if they are to achieve a spot in the play-offs, then there is plenty of work still to be done as they come into this match still 10 points off that top seven spot.

Trouble in Cumbria

The latest side to visit the Abbey Stadium in the hope of earning three points is a Carlisle United side who have performed much worse than what was expected at the start of the campaign. The Cumbrians would have been hoping of being able to challenge for a top seven spot at the start of the season, but their performances this term have not been to par and they are more likely of dropping out of the league at the wrong end than climbing a division at the top end.

While the region recovers from the recent storms which has left much of the area flooded, the visitors have had problems with leaks of their own as they seem incapable of keeping the opposition at bay. Carlisle have the fifth worst defensive record in the league and have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight league matches.

Home advantage could prove key

The form book in this fixture suggests that this fixture is only going to go one way, and that is in favour of the home side. Cambridge are playing some of their best football of the season at the moment and are high in confidence following some excellent results. Meanwhile, the visitors have been less than impressive in their recent outings, are not exactly free-scoring at the moment and have conceded on a regular basis.

In terms of a correct score tip, we think that it could prove to be a pretty comfortable afternoon’s work for the hosts. They have scored seven times in their last five outings and have kept a clean sheet in three of those same matches. With the visitors also failing to score in almost a third of their away matches, we think that backing a 2-0 home win looks like the way to go.