Stevenage will be happy enough that they are at home this weekend because their away form is miserable at the moment. However, they have a good sequence of unbeaten form going at home though which is a positive going into this home game against mid-table Carlisle. The Cumbrians though have not been a bad side out on the road this season and they will compete.
Football League Two – Stevenage v Chesterfield – Broadhall Way, Stevenage – Saturday 20th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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CarlisleStevenage Form
Stevenage will be banking on their home form to get something out of this one. They are unbeaten in their last five at the Lamex Stadium now, winning their last two there. Those were two big wins as well, hammering Chesterfield 5- 1 and then Cheltenham 4-1. It does add up to them not having kept a clean sheet in any of their last six games played though and therefore both teams to score is a good proposition for the match. Stevenage have only lost twice at home this season so they aren’t likely to suffer a loss in this one. They have also been leading at half time in nine of their thirteen games at the Lamex and they have averaged over two goals per game a well. So it all does add up to a lot of positives for them in this one. 68% of their goals conceded at home have come in the second half of matches and they have opened the scoring in nine of their thirteen games.
Carlisle Form
The Cumbrians can be a resilient bunch at times and they are carrying away from of W6 D2 L5 this season which is actually much better than what their home form is. So they should be every inch competitive in this fixture and three of their last four wins in the league have been by a 1-0 scoreline. Actually, all but one of their away wins this season have been by a one-goal margin. The Cumbrians have scored in each of the last three away games and they do stack up well in the offensive stats. Only four other sides have managed to pick up more away points than they have done this season. They have been a strong second half side on the road with 78% of their away goals having come after the half time break in matches.
Head to Head News
Stevenage collected a 2-0 away win over Carlisle earlier this season and that snapped a three-match winless streak of form that they were on against them. There have only been the seven League Two fixtures between the two sides and from that, Carlisle are W4 D1 L2 against Boro.
Stevenage v Carlisle – Betting Odds and Predictions
Stevenage are 7/4 for the win, with Carlisle at 8/5 which are some interesting odds.
Top Betting Tip Stevenage v Carlisle
This should be an even contest, however, Stevenage home form could just tip the balance in here. They have improved to back to back wins there and have scored well at home recently. It may be enough to break the visitors. Home win.