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Monday 31 August 2026 · 15:00 · HT 3-1 · Brunton Park, Carlisle · Referee Dean Watson

Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United: stats, form and bet builder picks

In Carlisle United's last 2 home games and Scunthorpe United's last 2 away games in the National League before kick-off, both teams scored in 3 of 4, over 2.5 goals in 3 of 4, with 11.3 corners per match (league 9.9) and 2.3 cards (league 4.1).

Overview

Lineups

Bet builder

Form

Table

Match stats

Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United, full match

51%

Possession

49%

3.93

Expected goals (xG)

4.48

26

Shots

18

12

Shots on target

8

6

Corners

5

9

Fouls

15

1

Yellow cards

3

0

Red cards

0

3

Offsides

2

At a glance

Carlisle United

8th in the table

D

W

D

L

Scunthorpe United

23rd in the table

W

L

D

Last 5, latest first

Top picks

From Carlisle United's home games and Scunthorpe United's away games in the National League this season, before kick-off, with players from the confirmed lineups. At least 3 games or starts, one pick per kind of bet. Tap one to see it in the Bet builder.

Match probabilities

How often each happened in Carlisle United's last 2 home games and Scunthorpe United's last 2 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.

High

Low

Both teams to score

75%

3/4 games · League 64%

Over 1.5 goals

75%

3/4 games · League 83%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

3/4 games · League 63%

Over 3.5 goals

75%

3/4 games · League 39%

Over 9.5 corners

75%

3/4 games · League 53%

Over 3.5 cards

25%

1/4 games · League 62%

Carlisle United clean sheet

0%

0/2 games · League 19%

Scunthorpe United clean sheet

0%

0/2 games · League 19%

Carlisle United fail to score

0%

0/2 games · League 19%

Scunthorpe United fail to score

50%

1/2 games · League 19%

Averages per match

Same games, both teams added together

Goals

4.0

League 3.2

Corners

11.3

League 9.9

Cards

2.3

League 4.1

Lineups

Listed by position group: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards.

Carlisle United

4-2-3-1

Confirmed

GOALKEEPER

1

Adam Desbois

DEFENDERS

12

15

18

22

MIDFIELDERS

4

Harvey Bunker

6

Miguel Azeez

7

David Ajiboye

FORWARDS

9

Georgie Kelly

10

Regan Linney

20

Stephen Wearne

SUBSTITUTES

16

17

21

3

5

11

19

Scunthorpe United

4-2-3-1

Confirmed

GOALKEEPER

1

Louis Jones

DEFENDERS

3

5

14

33

44

MIDFIELDERS

11

Joe Rowley

19

Jordan Richards

23

Jacob Butterfield

FORWARDS

12

Hugh Parker

31

James Gale

SUBSTITUTES

4

8

9

18

21

7

10

Referee: Dean Watson

3 games in the National League this season, both teams added together

Cards per game

5.0

League 4.1

Yellow cards per game

5.0

Red cards per game

0.00

Fouls per game

31.3

League 25.1

Penalties per game

–

A player sent off for two yellows counts as two cards, so cards can be fewer than yellows plus reds.

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Bet builder stats

How often each bet would have won in each team's games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate. Each team column is that team's own record: "Win" is that team winning, "Goals scored" its own goals. "Match", on lines about the whole match, puts both teams' games together. These follow the switches below, so they can differ from the Overview, which always uses the same set of games.

Home/Away

All games

Season

Last 5

Last 10

Confirmed XI only

All players

Both teams home and away, this season.

High

Low

Bet

CAR

SCU

Match

League

Goals per match

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.0

Over 0.5

100%

4/4

100%

4/4

100%

8/8

100%

Over 1.5

100%

4/4

75%

3/4

88%

7/8

79%

Over 2.5

50%

2/4

50%

2/4

50%

4/8

63%

Over 3.5

50%

2/4

50%

2/4

50%

4/8

38%

Over 4.5

50%

2/4

25%

1/4

38%

3/8

19%

Bet

CAR

SCU

Match

League

Yes

100%

4/4

75%

3/4

88%

7/8

63%

Yes and win

25%

1/4

25%

1/4

24%

Yes and over 2.5 goals

50%

2/4

50%

2/4

50%

4/8

54%

Yes and draw

50%

2/4

25%

1/4

38%

3/8

15%

Yes and loss

25%

1/4

25%

1/4

24%

Yes in both halves

0%

0/4

0%

0/4

0%

0/8

–

Bet

CAR

SCU

Match

League

Corners per match

10.0

11.5

10.8

9.8

Over 7.5

75%

3/4

75%

3/4

75%

6/8

72%

Over 8.5

50%

2/4

75%

3/4

63%

5/8

64%

Over 9.5

50%

2/4

75%

3/4

63%

5/8

55%

Over 10.5

25%

1/4

50%

2/4

38%

3/8

38%

Over 11.5

25%

1/4

50%

2/4

38%

3/8

30%

Over 12.5

25%

1/4

25%

1/4

25%

2/8

17%

Referee Dean Watson: 5.0 cards and 31.3 fouls per game in 3 games this season

Bet

CAR

SCU

Match

League

Cards per match

3.0

2.8

2.9

3.9

Over 2.5

50%

2/4

50%

2/4

50%

4/8

79%

Over 3.5

50%

2/4

25%

1/4

38%

3/8

60%

Over 4.5

25%

1/4

25%

1/4

25%

2/8

36%

Over 5.5

0%

0/4

0%

0/4

0%

0/8

13%

Player

First

1+

2+

3+

Harvey Bunker

4 starts · 0.8 per 90

–

50%

2/4

25%

1/4

0%

0/4

David Ajiboye

4 starts · 0.3 per 90

–

25%

1/4

0%

0/4

0%

0/4

Georgie Kelly

4 starts · 0.5 per 90

–

25%

1/4

25%

1/4

0%

0/4

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Players listed: the confirmed XI for each side. Players with fewer than 3 starts are listed last, greyed. Per 90 figures show once a player has 90 minutes in the starts picked.

Form

Home / Away

All games

Carlisle United

Last 5 games before this match

28 Aug

Wealdstone

(A)

1-1

D

22 Aug

Hornchurch

(H)

4-1

W

15 Aug

Yeovil Town

(A)

1-1

D

8 Aug

Worthing FC

(H)

2-3

L

Scunthorpe United

Last 5 games before this match

28 Aug

Solihull Moors

(H)

3-1

W

22 Aug

Eastleigh

(A)

2-3

L

15 Aug

Southend United

(A)

0-1

L

8 Aug

Yeovil Town

(H)

1-1

D

Head to head

League games since 2026/27 (as far back as our data goes), latest first

Carlisle United and Scunthorpe United haven't met in a league game since 2026/27.

National League table

2026/27 · as it stands now

#

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

Form (latest first)

1

Boreham Wood

16

14

2

0

44

17

+27

44

W

2

Harrogate Town

16

10

2

4

34

23

+11

32

D

L

W

3

Southend United

16

8

5

3

38

27

+11

29

L

D

W

4

AFC Fylde

16

9

2

5

30

24

+6

29

W

L

W

L

5

Yeovil Town

16

8

4

35

20

+15

28

L

W

L

W

6

Worthing FC

16

8

4

32

25

+7

28

L

D

W

7

Altrincham

16

9

1

6

24

0

28

L

D

W

L

8

Carlisle United

16

7

5

4

32

23

+9

26

W

D

W

9

Barrow AFC

15

7

4

26

19

+7

25

D

W

10

FC Halifax Town

16

7

3

6

28

20

+8

24

W

L

D

W

11

Sutton United

16

7

3

6

20

21

-1

24

W

L

D

12

Woking

16

6

3

7

25

24

+1

21

W

L

W

L

W

13

Kidderminster Harriers

16

5

6

5

17

16

+1

21

L

D

L

D

14

Aldershot Town

16

6

3

7

19

0

21

W

L

15

Hornchurch

16

7

0

9

18

26

-8

21

L

W

L

16

Forest Green Rovers

14

5

4

5

23

24

-1

19

D

W

L

D

17

Eastleigh

16

5

4

7

19

25

-6

19

D

L

W

L

18

Wealdstone

16

5

3

8

23

29

-6

18

W

L

W

L

19

Boston United

16

5

3

8

21

29

-8

18

W

L

20

Tamworth

15

5

2

8

25

32

-7

17

L

W

L

W

21

Hartlepool United

16

5

0

11

18

27

-9

15

L

W

L

22

Solihull Moors

16

4

1

11

19

40

-21

13

W

L

23

Scunthorpe United

15

3

1

11

19

30

-11

10

L

24

Gateshead

15

1

13

9

34

-25

4

L

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Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United: stats, form and bet builder picks

Match stats

At a glance

Match probabilities

Averages per match

Lineups

Carlisle United

Scunthorpe United

Referee: Dean Watson

Bet builder stats

Match result›

Clean sheet, win to nil, to score›

Total match goals›

Both teams to score›

Total match corners›

Total match cards›

GoalscorerPer start this season›

Player shots on targetPer start this season›

Player to be cardedPer start this season›

Form

Carlisle United

Scunthorpe United

Head to head

National League table