Finished 1 1 Lincoln City - Carlisle England League 1 - Sincil Bank 8th Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Lincoln and Carlisle cross swords on Saturday, September 16th in a League One clash between two teams that play solid football. Here is our detailed preview of the game, as well as our best Lincoln vs Carlisle free betting tips.
Lincoln vs Carlisle predictions and betting tips
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Lincoln Clean Sheet
- Carlisle failed to score in 4 of their last 5 away games.
- At the same time, Lincoln kept clean sheets in 4 of their last 5 home league matches.
- The Imps also kept clean sheets in 3 of the last 5 rounds.
Under 2.5 Goals
- Only 1 of Lincoln’s last 4 games had 3 goals in it.
- Also, 9 of Carlisle’s last 10 matches stayed under 2.5 goals.
- Carlisle saw only 1 of their last 7 away games go over 2.5 goals.
Top betting odds and key stats for Lincoln vs Carlisle
Check the best Lincoln vs Carlisle odds and useful stats here, on our website:
01/04/24 England League 1 League 1 Carlisle Lincoln City 1 3 30/11/21 England EFL Trophy England Carlisle Lincoln City 1 1 19/04/19 England League 2 England Carlisle Lincoln City 1 0 01/12/18 England FA Cup FA Cup Lincoln City Carlisle 2 0 23/10/18 England League 2 England Lincoln City Carlisle 2 2 03/05/25 England League 1 League 1 Wrexham Lincoln City 2 0 L 26/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Stockport Lincoln City 3 2 L 21/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Bolton Lincoln City 2 4 W 18/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Reading Lincoln City 0 1 W 12/04/25 England League 1 League 1 Shrewsbury Lincoln City 1 1 D 03/05/25 England League 2 England Salford City Carlisle 2 2 D 26/04/25 England League 2 England Cheltenham Carlisle 3 2 L 21/04/25 England League 2 England Accrington Stanley Carlisle 1 1 D 18/04/25 England League 2 England Port Vale Carlisle 2 3 W 12/04/25 England League 2 England Morecambe Carlisle 0 2 W Head to Head
Last Five - Lincoln City
Last Five - Carlisle
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Lincoln odds: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.4% Probability
Draw odds: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8% Probability
Carlisle odds: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.7% Probability
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
As we can see, the bookies favour Lincoln as the expected winners of this match. With a 52.40% win probability. In other markets BTTS – No comes at 51.30% probability.
Lincoln – Carlisle preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Lincoln vs Carlisle lineups.
Lincoln
Lincoln had a rest during the international break. The Imps have made a decent start to the season (W3 D2 L1) and they continue to be very hard to score against. Roughan had been a beast in defence so far and he tops the charts for several defensive attributes for the entire League One.
Sean Roughan also impressed playing for Ireland’s U21s in recent days and he will be a key figure in the coming match no doubt. He has a guaranteed starting spot as the other main centre-back Montsma is out until Christmas with an ACL injury.
The options in attack are still limited as all of Walker, House and Vale are struggling with injuries and are considered doubtful.
Predicted Lineup:
Jensen (GK), Jackson, O’Connor, Roughan, Sorensen, Erhahon, Hamilton, Smith, Burroughs, Mandroiu & Hackett-Fairchild
Carlisle
Last weekend Carlisle earned a lucky draw on their visit to Stevenage. The Cumbrians scored in stoppage time to steal a 2-2 result against the Stags. Once again looked shaky in defence when asked to defend set pieces and this has been a weakness all season.
On their return to League One after promotion Carlisle have been struggling to get going. They’ve won just once in 7 rounds (D3 L3).
The health of the squad is good ahead of this trip. The only player set to miss due to an injury is centre-back Barclay. In search of more pace up front, the recently loaned in Ablade could start now.
Predicted Lineup:
Andresson (GK), Lavelle, Huntingdon, Mellish, Back, Guy, Gibson, Armer, Moxon, Ablade & Maguire
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: Sean Roughan
Lincoln’s star centre-back Sean Roughan has been one of the main reasons why the Imps lost just once so far. Roughan leads the entire League One for most aerial duels won, most interceptions and most blocked shots.
With Lincoln’s front line crippled by injuries if the Imps want another positive result they will need Roughan to continue dominating on the pitch. We back the stout defender to do so as he is brimming with confidence right now.
