It has been a pretty disappointing season for both of these as they are both occupying places in the bottom half of the table as they head into their weekend clash at the Alexandra Stadium. Crewe have amassed eleven points, three points better off than Carlisle are at the moment but the Railwaymen have lost three of their last four while the Cumbrians are looking to snap a miserable five-match winless streak. Pressure is onboth for a win in this one. Crewe are 6/4 favourites with the visiting Carlisle at 17/10.
Football League Two – Alexandra Stadium, Crewe 23th September – 15:00 UK Time
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Crewe Alexandra
Carlisle FCCrewe Form
Crewe opened the season with a great haul of eight points from four games, but it has been downhill for them since with a W1 L3 record in their last four. They failed to score in any of those three defeats and putting the ball in the back of the net this season has been quite an issue for them. They have netted 10 goals but five of them happened in one game against Chesterfield. Their home form reads W2 D2 L1 so that’s not too bad, but they suffered their first home loss of the season in their last match there, going down 1-0 to Cambridge.
Carlisle Form
The Cumbrians are without a win in any of their last five games now with a D2 L3 record on the board. They have returned just the one goal in their last three games as well. Things get a little worse when you just look at their away form as well because they are on a three-match losing streak out on the road with no goals in either of their last two away games. It’s not happening for them at the moment and 75% of their away games have gone over 2.5 goals that’s not been down to their attack.
Head to Head News
There was a 1-1 draw at the Alexandra Stadium between these two last season before Crewe took an away win up north. The railwaymen are unbeaten in their last three then against Carlisle home and away and they are unbeaten in their last four on home soil (W3 D1) against Carlisle. That at least should offer them a little comfort. Four of the last six clashes has seen fewer than three goals.
Top Betting Tips
Crewe have a decent chance to rediscover their winning touch with this fixture. Carlisle have been poor on the road and Crewe have picked up points on home soil this reason, enough to suggest that they can win this. Back the home side for three points.