With them having lost their winning touch recently, Newport have fallen down towards the middle of the table in League Two. But they are still in touch with the top seven just above them and can give themselves a boost with a win in this one. Carlisle have been a resilient bunch for the best part of the season and may turn up and frustrate the Welsh club at Rodney Parade. Newport are 13/10 favourites to pick up the maximum points in this one, with Carlisle at 21/10 to get the away win on the board.
Football League Two – Rodney Parade, Newport – Saturday 9th December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Newport
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The Exiles have only managed to win one of their last seven games in the league, but that lone win did come last weekend for them. It was surprising away win at Swindon that they took as well. They have been scoring frequently and have only failed to score in one of their last their fourteen league outings. At home, they have gone W4 D3 L2 for the season but are on a four-match winless streak there (D2 L2). So they are just lacking that little spark at the moment and three of their last six games have ended in a 1-1 draw which is a decent prospect in the correct score market. Just 33% of their home games this season have gone over 2.5 goals so there will probably be a low scoring affair going on in this one.
Carlisle Form
Carlisle have only lost one of their last eight league outings and that lone defeat came against leaders Luton, so this has been a great stretch of form from the Cumbrians. They have been doing well on their travels too as that loss at Luton snapped a five-match undefeated streak of form that they were on away from home in the league. They have won five of their ten road games this season so they should be competitive in this one, especially having won four of their last six away from home. Each of their last three wins on the road have been by a 1-0 scoreline and they have taken two clean sheets in their four games home and away in the division. They can hold their own.
Head to Head News
There isn’t that much history between these two. They have been together in the last three seasons of League Two and that is it. From those games, Newport have a commanding 5-1 head to head lead winning all three of their previous home games against the Cumbrians by a one-goal margin.
Top Betting Tips
Because the Exiles are just struggling to find a winning touch at the moment the draw will have the most appeal in this clash at Rodney Parade. Carlisle have produced some good form recently and should be good enough to avoid defeat at the very least in this one.