Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Carlisle
Match Time & Date:
18/04/2025
16:00
Prediction: 0-2
Port Vale
Friday’s football game at Brunton Park pits together Carlisle United and Port Vale, the two teams with entirely different ambitions for the season finale. The Cumbrians aim to build on back-to-back wins over Newport County and Morecambe and they need to keep on winning in order to avoid relegation. Bearing any fresh injury worries, Mark Hughes is unlikely to make too many changes to the team that defeated the Shrimps. Elliot Embleton, though, could sneak into the starting XI after serving his two-game ban against Morecambe.
The Valiants, on the other hand, are leading the chase for automatic promotion and given their four-game winning run in the English fourth tier, there is a big value in betting on the away team. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Swiss forward Lorent Tolaj, who has been scoring goals for fun in the League Two of late.
Highlighted Team (Carlisle):
Founded in May 1904, Carlisle United are a professional football club that have one of the biggest stadiums in the League 2. Brunton Park is the club’s home ground, and it can hold up to 18,202 spectators. When playing at Brunton Park Carlisle United footballers wear blue shirts and blue shorts, while their away kit is sky blue.
The Cumbrians maintain a rivalry with Workington And Barrow, but it has to be noted that the two clubs have not met in the Football League since the 1970s. Carlisle United won their first Football League Trophy in the 1996/97 season, with the team beating Colchester United 4-3 on penalties.
The Cumbrians repeated the success 14 years later (2010/11) as they defeated Brentford 1-0, thanks to Peter Michael Murphy’s goal. Carlisle United recorded their biggest win against Hartlepool United (8-0) on September 1, 1928, with the team suffering their heaviest defeat to Hull City (1-11) on January 14, 1939.
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