Carlisle vs Crewe Predictions

Carlisle lost 1-0 away at Newport County last weekend and have only managed to win one of their last five games in league and cup. Visiting Crewe arrive in the midst of a four-game unbeaten streak after securing a 1-1 draw at home to Exeter last time out.

All of the stats suggest that Saturday’s clash will be low-scoring and we’ve backed under 2.5 goals to be scored and have predicted a 1-0 win for Crewe.

Carlisle edge the head to head record between these two clubs by three wins but Crewe won the pairs’ last encounter 2-1 back in February. Under 2.5 goals were produced in four of the last six meetings between these two clubs and just one goal has separated these two clubs in their last four encounters, so you can see why we’re backing a 1-0 win for Crewe this weekend.

The performances of both clubs over the last month or so only add weight to our prediction for a low scoring match this weekend, as under 2.5 goals were produced in three of Carlisle’s and three of Crewe’s last six matches. The hosts have failed to score in two of their last four league games, while their guests have scored in all of their last six league matches, adding even more reasoning to our prediction of a 1-0 win for Crewe on Saturday.

The form of both teams heading into this weekends’ clash also backs our prediction for an away win, as Carlisle have lost three of their last four matches and Crewe have won three of their last six in League Two, losing just once. Crewe sit fourteen places above their hosts and have nine more points on the board with just twelve games played, which provides another reason to back the visitors to claim all three points this weekend.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Crewe. The visitors arrive as the clear form favourites and have so far outplayed Carlisle in League Two this season. The hosts have lost the majority of their recent matches but have proved difficult to beat at home which is another reason why we expect Crewe’s victory to be narrow on Saturday.