Macclesfield v Carlisle prediction

League Two · Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · Moss Rose Ground

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The match

Macclesfield host Carlisle in League Two on Saturday 28 March (kick-off 00:00 UK).

The key numbers

Macclesfield are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Five of Macclesfield’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (33%). Both teams scored in eight of Macclesfield’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Macclesfield have two wins, three draws and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.13 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.25. Macclesfield have scored 32 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Macclesfield have conceded 47 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

10 of Carlisle’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Carlisle’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Carlisle have two wins, four draws and one defeat in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.57. Carlisle have scored 39 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Carlisle have conceded 56 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Macclesfield have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions. Macclesfield (23rd) and Carlisle (18th) are 19 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Carlisle the stronger side, 96 rating points above Macclesfield (Carlisle 1412, Macclesfield 1316, after at least 83 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 2 November 2019, finished Carlisle 2–1 Macclesfield.

Team news

By TACTIX Impact, J. Harris (3.2 per match over 20 appearances, one goal and one assist) and E. Osadebe (2.7 per match over 20 appearances, three goals and one assist) have been Macclesfield’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Macclesfield (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), J. Harris averages 0.4 key passes per 90 over 1764 minutes, with a key pass in two of the last 10 appearances. E. Osadebe averages 1.1 shots per 90 over 1572 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances.

By TACTIX Impact, E. Watt (3.7 per match over 12 appearances, one goal and four assists) and J. Kayode (3.4 per match over five appearances, three goals) have been Carlisle’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Carlisle (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), E. Watt averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 981 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. J. Kayode averages 2.2 shots per 90 over 332 minutes, with a shot in four of the last five appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · League Two · Moss Rose Ground
Head-to-head (last 3): Macclesfield 1 · draws 0 · Carlisle 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Macclesfield 0W 1D 4L · Carlisle 2W 2D 1L

Macclesfield v Carlisle (League Two): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.57 / 6.63

Corners

against 6.29 / 5.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 5

Shots on target

against 5.29 / 4.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1 / 2.13

Cards

against 0.86 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Macclesfield for / against	Line	Carlisle for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.57 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.63 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.86 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.75 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5

Macclesfield

Macclesfield Goalkeeper

Macclesfield — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
O. Evans	18	901620 min	502.8 /90	211.2 /90	00 /90
J. Mitchell	11	90990 min	413.7 /90	181.6 /90	20.2 /90
Reice Charles-Cook	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90

Macclesfield — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macclesfield before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
O. Evans n 8	90	3.5 8/5
J. Mitchell n 8	90	3.4 6/5

Macclesfield Defensive

Macclesfield — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
F. Kelleher	31	902790 min	190.6 /90	451.5 /90	270.9 /90	not recorded in League Two	351.1 /90	30.1 /90
F. Horsfall	21	901890 min	211 /90	351.7 /90	110.5 /90	not recorded in League Two	221 /90	40.2 /90
M. Welch-Hayes	18	891596 min	201.1 /90	130.7 /90	100.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	80.5 /90	20.1 /90
D. Fitzpatrick	18	811459 min	231.4 /90	130.8 /90	60.4 /90	not recorded in League Two	130.8 /90	40.2 /90
N. Cameron	15	781163 min	221.7 /90	241.9 /90	110.9 /90	not recorded in League Two	151.2 /90	00 /90
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Macclesfield — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macclesfield before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Kelleher n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
C. Kirby n 8	85.5	1.4 8/3	0.4 3/0	—
A. Gnahoua n 8	81.4	1.2 4/3	1.1 5/3	—
C. O'Keeffe n 8	90	1.1 7/2	1.4 6/2	—
J. Ironside n 8	68.9	2 5/4	1.3 6/2	—
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Macclesfield — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macclesfield before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Kelleher n 8	90	0.5 3/1
C. Kirby n 8	85.5	2 8/3
A. Gnahoua n 8	81.4	1.9 8/4
C. O'Keeffe n 8	90	2 6/6
J. Ironside n 8	68.9	0.2 1/0
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Macclesfield Attacking

Macclesfield — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Gnahoua	28	792222 min	40.2 /90	10 /90	512.1 /90	180.7 /90	220.9 /90	572.3 /90
J. Ironside	26	701827 min	40.2 /90	30.1 /90	331.6 /90	170.8 /90	150.7 /90	50.2 /90
E. Osadebe	18	831489 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	181.1 /90	70.4 /90	221.3 /90	332 /90
V. Gomis	6	53320 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	51.4 /90
D. Wilson	4	2182 min	00 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90
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Macclesfield — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macclesfield before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Kelleher n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
C. Kirby n 8	85.5	2 6/5	0.9 5/2
A. Gnahoua n 8	81.4	1.9 8/5	0.7 4/1
C. O'Keeffe n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
J. Ironside n 8	68.9	1.6 4/4	0.8 3/2
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Macclesfield — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macclesfield before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Kelleher n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Kirby n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Gnahoua n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. O'Keeffe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Ironside n 8	68.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Carlisle

Carlisle Goalkeeper

Carlisle — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Collin	32	902880 min	1073.3 /90	471.5 /90	10 /90

Carlisle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Collin n 8	90	3.6 6/6

Carlisle Defensive

Carlisle — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Gethin Jones	31	902790 min	431.4 /90	220.7 /90	150.5 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	150.5 /90	20.1 /90
B. Webster	27	902430 min	331.2 /90	190.7 /90	210.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	301.1 /90	90.3 /90
A. Hayden	18	881589 min	281.6 /90	362 /90	90.5 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	301.7 /90	90.5 /90
J. Iredale	16	841349 min	261.7 /90	221.5 /90	40.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	201.3 /90	20.1 /90
J. Mellish	13	871125 min	171.4 /90	181.4 /90	90.7 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	80.6 /90	00 /90
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Carlisle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Collin n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
M. Jones n 8	86.8	1.4 5/3	0.9 4/1	—
Gethin Jones n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.5 3/1	—
B. Webster n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.5 4/0	—
N. Thomas n 8	75.8	0.4 3/0	0.7 4/1	—
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Carlisle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Jones n 8	86.8	1.7 7/3
Gethin Jones n 8	90	1.8 6/4
B. Webster n 8	90	1.1 6/2
N. Thomas n 8	75.8	0.4 3/0
H. McKirdy n 8	70.1	0.6 4/0
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Carlisle Attacking

Carlisle — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
N. Thomas	27	802157 min	50.2 /90	30.1 /90	873.6 /90	351.5 /90	401.7 /90	351.5 /90
H. McKirdy	23	651503 min	60.4 /90	30.2 /90	482.9 /90	150.9 /90	201.2 /90	130.8 /90
H. Hope	18	641145 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	211.7 /90	70.6 /90	131 /90	30.2 /90
O. Olomola	16	671076 min	40.3 /90	10.1 /90	302.5 /90	131.1 /90	110.9 /90	40.3 /90
R. Loft	15	52787 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	151.7 /90	70.8 /90	91 /90	20.2 /90
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Carlisle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Collin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Jones n 8	86.8	1 5/3	0.4 3/0
Gethin Jones n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Webster n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
N. Thomas n 8	75.8	4 7/6	2.1 6/4
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Carlisle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Collin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Jones n 8	86.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gethin Jones n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
B. Webster n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
N. Thomas n 8	75.8	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Macclesfield v Carlisle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MacclesfieldLDLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

CarlisleDDWLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Macclesfield 1 · 0 draws · Carlisle 2 · 3 goals/game

2019-11-02 Carlisle 2–1 Macclesfield
2018-12-29 Carlisle 2–1 Macclesfield
2018-10-20 Macclesfield 2–1 Carlisle

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Macclesfield#23 pos23 pts37 pl-15 GD

Carlisle#18 pos42 pts37 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Macclesfield scored0.86

Carlisle scored1.05

Macclesfield conceded1.27

Carlisle conceded1.51

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What is the head-to-head record between Macclesfield and Carlisle?: In their last 3 meetings, Macclesfield won 1, Carlisle won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Macclesfield and Carlisle?: Recent form — Macclesfield 0W 1D 4L; Carlisle 2W 2D 1L.

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