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

Key match information

Boreham Wood played Carlisle United in National League (England). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Boreham Wood: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Carlisle United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Boreham Wood scores 1.90 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Carlisle United scores 1.82 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Boreham Wood 57%, Carlisle United 55%. Over 2.5: Boreham Wood 62%, Carlisle United 55%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Carlisle United has higher xG: 2.01 vs 1.85. Boreham Wood: 13.9 shots per match, Carlisle United: 16.4.

Match halves

Boreham Wood: half-time lead 48%, second-half goals 1.00. Carlisle United: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 1.09.

Goals by minute

Boreham Wood: 61-75 (11 goals). Carlisle United: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.81 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 6.00, 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
1.9Goals scored / match1.82
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1Goals conceded / match1.14
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
56%Average possession52%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
6.05Shots on target / match6.64
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.86Shots per match16.45
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
6.05Shots on target6.64
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
13.7%Shot conversion11%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
56%Possession52%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.85xG for2.01
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.34xG against1.41
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Shooting quality

Boreham Wood: Efficient finishingCarlisle United: Attacking
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
Accuracy (shots on target)44%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.27

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 20% better for: last-5 form.

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

Boreham Wood
WWLWW
Season result split
62% W24% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-3
2.10 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.36Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Carlisle United
WDWWL
Season result split
64% W18% D18% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-4-4
2.09 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-1-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.01Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 100%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 14% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Boreham Wood · 1.14 goals / match - Carlisle United

Boreham Wood scoring profile: very strong

Boreham Wood scores in 90% of matches (19 of 21 matches), while Carlisle United keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

Carlisle United scoring profile: very strong

Carlisle United scores in 91% of matches (20 of 22 matches), while Boreham Wood keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 matches).

40Goals scored (season)40
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
21Goals conceded (season)25
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
2.9Average goals in match2.95
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
10Goals scored (last 5)8
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal91%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
62%2 goals55%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
33%3 goals23%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
5%4 goals9%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal64%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
29%2 goals27%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
10%3 goals14%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0%4 goals5%
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.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time23%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
10%BTTS in both halves5%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
48%Scored in both halves27%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
60%BTTS - last 5100%
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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
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 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.86 pts / match - Boreham Wood · 1.59 pts / match - Carlisle United

Boreham Wood - half-time state
48% leading43% draw10% trailing
Carlisle United - half-time state
41% leading36% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.86Points per match (1st half)1.59
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.9Goals scored (1st half)0.73
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.27
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
71%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
29%No goal before half-time50%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.62Points per match (2nd half)1.91
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.09
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.59
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.68
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
48%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United
33%No goal after half-time32%
Boreham WoodCarlisle United

Boreham Wood - second-half results

43% W33% D24% L
39
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 48% of matches and wins 62%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Carlisle United - second-half results

55% W27% D18% L
35
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding156%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 64%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Boreham Wood - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.60
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Carlisle United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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
5
0
0-15
7
1
16-30
7
6
31-45
2
5
46-60
11
4
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Carlisle United
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
8
2
16-30
2
7
31-45
8
6
46-60
5
1
61-75
11
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). 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

2.93
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+105%
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.
+0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Carlisle United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
144%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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 2.902.81 2.95
Both teams scored 57%54% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%53% 55%
Clean sheets 38%26% 36%
Goal before half-time 76%70% 68%
Goal after half-time 86%81% 82%

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

2.81
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Carlisle UnitedYellow cardAaron Edward-George Hayden
  2. Boreham WoodGoalZak Rian BruntAssist: Jeff Francis King
  3. Boreham WoodGoalAbdul Abdulmalik
  4. Carlisle UnitedYellow cardGeorgie Kelly
  5. Boreham WoodYellow cardJeff Francis King
  6. Boreham WoodSubstitutionOn: Oluwafemi Abayomi Alaba IlesanmiOff: Joe Newton
  7. Boreham WoodSubstitutionOn: Charles ClaydenOff: Abdul Abdulmalik
  8. Boreham WoodSubstitutionOn: Lewis RichardsonOff: Zak Rian Brunt
  9. Carlisle UnitedSubstitutionOn: David Ibukun AjiboyeOff: Harvey Macadam
  10. Carlisle UnitedYellow cardJordan Jones

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Isaac SearleMatches officiated: 12
5.08Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 257%Home wins17%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Boreham Wood 0 - 1 - 0 Carlisle United. Average goals 6.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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

Boreham Wood score 1.90 goals per game on average and Carlisle United 1.82. The National League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Boreham Wood's matches and 55% of Carlisle United's.

What form are Boreham Wood and Carlisle United in?

Over the last 5 games Boreham Wood have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 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.