League One - Carlisle vs Northampton Football betting preview

Carlisle V Northampton

A win tonight will move Carlisle to within 4 points of top placed Swansea pending other results. Swansea have dropped points in recent games giving a chance for their close opponents to close the gap.

Brunton Park has been a fortress with 15 wins from 17 attempts, a truly remarkable effort. A win tonight will make it 14 in a row and they have 9 clean sheets to their record. With 7 defeats away from home it is that remarkable home record that is keeping their title challenge alive. Manager John Ward has no injury worries to contend with and looks likely to start with the same side that beat Leyton Orient last weekend.

Northampton sit in 12th spot and are still in with a shot at the playoffs. Their recent form has good of late taking some decent results against out of sorts Swansea but were beaten 2 – 1 at home to Nottingham Forest. 11 points from the last possible 18 away from home is a good return and they have based their success on good defensive play. Manager Stuart Gray has injury concerns regarding Chris Doig, Brett Johnson, Danny May and Mark Hughes.

Verdict

Carlisle obviously need the three points but may have their work cut out for them here. Despite the fact that they have scored in all but one of their home games tonight will be a good test of them. I still expect them to get the result but im not sure whether to go with the Carlisle win or unders. Northampton have proven to be a difficult side to beat but I think Carlisle will have enough to eventually get the better of them. Carlisle to win 1 – 0



Pick : Home win
Odds : 1.80
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : BetFred
Match Result : 2-0
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