Boreham Wood vs Carlisle United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Boreham Wood play Carlisle United in National League (England). The match date is 21 December 2025 at 17:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Boreham Wood: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Carlisle United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Boreham Wood scores 2.04 and concedes 1.24 goals per match. Carlisle United scores 1.87 and concedes 1.13. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Boreham Wood 61%, Carlisle United 51%. Over 2.5: Boreham Wood 71%, Carlisle United 62%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Boreham Wood has higher xG: 1.84 vs 1.77. Boreham Wood: 13.8 shots per match, Carlisle United: 14.1.

Match halves

Boreham Wood: half-time lead 51%, second-half goals 1.08. Carlisle United: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.98.

Goals by minute

Boreham Wood: 76-90+ (24 goals). Carlisle United: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
11Shots8
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
6Shots on target1
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.56xG1.04
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
3Corners4
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
60Dangerous attacks64
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
-1Fouls-1
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1Cards3
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Boreham WoodCarlisle United
2.04Goals scored / match1.87
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.24Goals conceded / match1.13
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
57%Average possession49%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
6.12Shots on target / match5.74
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.76Shots per match14.13
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
6.12Shots on target5.74
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
14.8%Shot conversion13.3%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
57%Possession49%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.84xG for1.77
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.37xG against1.43
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Shooting quality

Boreham Wood: Efficient finishingCarlisle United: Attacking
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
Accuracy (shots on target)44%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Boreham Wood is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Boreham Wood · 2 pts / match - Carlisle United

Boreham Wood
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
59% W20% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
29-10-10
1.98 pts / match · goal difference +39
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
18-3-4
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Carlisle United
DWWWL
Season result split
62% W17% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
29-8-10
2.02 pts / match · goal difference +35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
14-3-6
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Boreham Wood is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

2.04 goals / match - Boreham Wood · 1.87 goals / match - Carlisle United

Carlisle United is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.24 goals / match - Boreham Wood · 1.13 goals / match - Carlisle United

Boreham Wood scoring profile: very strong

Boreham Wood scores in 94% of matches (46 of 49 matches), while Carlisle United keeps a clean sheet in 38% (18 of 47 matches).

Carlisle United scoring profile: very strong

Carlisle United scores in 87% of matches (41 of 47 matches), while Boreham Wood keeps a clean sheet in 37% (18 of 49 matches).

100Goals scored (season)88
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
61Goals conceded (season)53
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
3.29Average goals in match3
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
9Goals scored (last 5)10
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal87%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
65%2 goals57%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
33%3 goals30%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
8%4 goals6%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal62%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
39%2 goals34%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
18%3 goals13%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
4%4 goals2%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time21%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
10%BTTS in both halves6%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
45%Scored in both halves28%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
40%BTTS - last 540%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Boreham Wood is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.84 pts / match - Boreham Wood · 1.55 pts / match - Carlisle United

Boreham Wood - half-time state
51% leading31% draw18% trailing
Carlisle United - half-time state
40% leading34% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.84Points per match (1st half)1.55
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.96Goals scored (1st half)0.89
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.51Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.43
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
61%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
33%No goal before half-time45%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.61Points per match (2nd half)1.74
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.08Goals scored (2nd half)0.98
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.82Average goals (2nd half)1.57
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
49%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
29%No goal after half-time40%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Boreham Wood - second-half results

43% W33% R24% P
90
Half-time points
47
Half-time goals
+22
Goal difference (1st half)
79
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.84
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 51% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Carlisle United - second-half results

49% W28% R23% P
73
Half-time points
42
Half-time goals
+17
Goal difference (1st half)
82
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.55
PPG before half-time
Lead holding155%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 62%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Boreham Wood - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Carlisle United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Boreham Wood
ScoredConceded
12
4
0-15
19
9
16-30
16
12
31-45
13
16
46-60
16
9
61-75
24
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (24 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): +13 - wins late phases.

Carlisle United
ScoredConceded
12
5
0-15
16
4
16-30
14
16
31-45
13
8
46-60
14
6
61-75
19
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.14
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
82%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Boreham Wood

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Carlisle United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Boreham WoodLigaCarlisle United
Average goals in match 3.292.92 3.00
Both teams scored 61%56% 51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%57% 62%
Clean sheets 37%24% 38%
Goal before half-time 82%71% 74%
Goal after half-time 84%80% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Boreham Wood 1 - 1 - 0 Carlisle United. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Carlisle United FC
1 : 2
Boreham Wood FC
Carlisle United FC
3 : 3
Boreham Wood FC

FAQ

What was the result of Boreham Wood vs Carlisle United?

The National League match finished Boreham Wood 2:0 Carlisle United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Boreham Wood and Carlisle United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Boreham Wood won 1, Carlisle United won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Boreham Wood vs Carlisle United?

Boreham Wood score 2.04 goals per game on average and Carlisle United 1.87. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Boreham Wood's matches and 51% of Carlisle United's.

What form are Boreham Wood and Carlisle United in?

Over the last 5 games Boreham Wood have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Carlisle United 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Boreham Wood vs Carlisle United?

The statistical background for Boreham Wood vs Carlisle United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.