Carlisle United vs Morecambe: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Carlisle United play Morecambe in National League (England). The match date is 30 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Carlisle United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Morecambe: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Carlisle United scores 1.87 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Morecambe scores 1.43 and concedes 2.24. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Carlisle United 51%, Morecambe 57%. Over 2.5: Carlisle United 62%, Morecambe 70%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Carlisle United has higher xG: 1.77 vs 1.38. Carlisle United: 14.1 shots per match, Morecambe: 11.3.

Match halves

Carlisle United: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.98. Morecambe: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

Carlisle United: 76-90+ (19 goals). Morecambe: 46-60 (16 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

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
14Shots11
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
8Shots on target3
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.77xG1.38
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
7Corners5
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
44Dangerous attacks63
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
-1Fouls-1
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
0Cards2
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

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.

Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.87Goals scored / match1.43
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.13Goals conceded / match2.24
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
49%Average possession49%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
5.74Shots on target / match4.02
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.13Shots per match11.3
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
5.74Shots on target4.02
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
13.3%Shot conversion12.7%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
49%Possession49%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.77xG for1.38
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.43xG against1.86
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

Shooting quality

Carlisle United: AttackingMorecambe: Balanced
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
Accuracy (shots on target)41%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.36

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.

Carlisle United is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Carlisle United · 0.8 pts / match - Morecambe

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 at home (W-D-L)
15-5-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Morecambe
WDLLL
Season result split
20% W24% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-26
0.83 pts / match · goal difference -37
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-13
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 2.12BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Carlisle United is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.87 goals / match - Carlisle United · 1.43 goals / match - Morecambe

Carlisle United is 98% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Carlisle United · 2.24 goals / match - Morecambe

Carlisle United scoring profile: very strong

Carlisle United scores in 87% of matches (41 of 47 matches), while Morecambe keeps a clean sheet in 13% (6 of 46 matches).

Morecambe scoring profile: strong

Morecambe scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Carlisle United keeps a clean sheet in 38% (18 of 47 matches).

88Goals scored (season)66
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
53Goals conceded (season)103
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
3Average goals in match3.67
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
10Goals scored (last 5)7
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
4Goals conceded (last 5)17
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal67%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
57%2 goals41%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
30%3 goals17%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
6%4 goals15%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal87%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
34%2 goals67%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
13%3 goals39%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
2%4 goals20%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time28%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
6%BTTS in both halves22%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
28%Scored in both halves41%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
40%BTTS - last 560%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time65%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time37%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

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.

Carlisle United is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.55 pts / match - Carlisle United · 1.11 pts / match - Morecambe

Carlisle United - half-time state
40% leading34% draw26% trailing
Morecambe - half-time state
26% leading33% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.55Points per match (1st half)1.11
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.93
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.61
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
60%Clean sheet before half-time39%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
45%No goal before half-time52%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

After half-time (2nd half)

1.74Points per match (2nd half)0.93
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
0.98Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)1.3
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
1.57Average goals (2nd half)2.07
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
55%Clean sheet after half-time28%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe
40%No goal after half-time39%
Carlisle UnitedMorecambe

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.

Morecambe - second-half results

22% W28% R50% P
51
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
-25
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding77%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Morecambe - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.22.2
Average goals in match1.83.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals20%80%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

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.

Morecambe
ScoredConceded
5
13
0-15
13
9
16-30
13
21
31-45
16
16
46-60
8
16
61-75
11
28
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (28). Late-goal balance (76-90): -17 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
118%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
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%

Morecambe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
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.
-2.2 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.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

Carlisle UnitedLigaMorecambe
Average goals in match 3.002.92 3.67
Both teams scored 51%56% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%57% 70%
Clean sheets 38%24% 13%
Goal before half-time 74%71% 80%
Goal after half-time 77%80% 89%

^ 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

Previous meeting: Carlisle United 0 - 1 - 0 Morecambe. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Carlisle United vs Morecambe?

The National League match finished Carlisle United 1:0 Morecambe. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Carlisle United vs Morecambe?

Carlisle United score 1.87 goals per game on average and Morecambe 1.43. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 51% of Carlisle United's matches and 57% of Morecambe's.

What form are Carlisle United and Morecambe in?

Over the last 5 games Carlisle United have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Morecambe 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Carlisle United vs Morecambe — 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.