Carlisle vs Forest Green

Carlisle

4 - 2

Forest Green

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Carlisle 3 · Forest Green 6

How the match was won

Physical contest: 9 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Carlisle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-6-3

Goals For / Against

54 / 25

Avg: 2.25 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Forest Green (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 30

Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.13

PPG

1.33

2.25

1.38

1.04

1.25

65%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

65%

74%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Carlisle rank3rd

Forest Green rank6th

Carlisle points95

Forest Green points81

Carlisle: #3 · 95 pts · GD +36

11 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Carlisle last 5 home

W W D W D

Points11/15

Weighted index82

Goals14-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Forest Green last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Carlisle trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Carlisle score at home87%

Carlisle clean sheet at home43%

Forest Green score away78%

Forest Green clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Carlisle score first74%

Carlisle win after scoring first82%

Forest Green score first43%

Forest Green win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Carlisle 67% · Forest Green 36%

Avg first goal minute: Carlisle 20.7' · Forest Green 23.0'

Vs league average

Carlisle score at home2.25 vs 1.59

Carlisle concede at home1.04 vs 1.34

Forest Green score away1.38 vs 1.34

Forest Green concede away1.25 vs 1.59

Carlisle score 42% above league average, while Forest Green score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Carlisle are 22% below league average at home, and Forest Green are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals5.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Carlisle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 9

16-30 8

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Forest Green goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 7

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' G. Kelly

14'

14' C. Conn-Clarke

16'

16' A. Gilliead

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Linney

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Conn-Clarke

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Buyabu

38'

38' T. Babalola

45'

45' Isaac Moore

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Linney

Normal Goal

48'

48' L. Mendy

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

H. Bunker

Normal Goal · Assist: Isaac Moore

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Grant

1st substitution · For: J. Ellis

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Gilliead

2nd substitution · For: H. Macadam

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. Conn-Clarke

3rd substitution · For: Jordan Jones

63'

63' L. Mendy

63'

63' L. Mendy

65'

65' Harry Whitwell

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Isaac Moore

1st substitution · For: J. Moore-Taylor

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Clarke

2nd substitution · For: S. Long

78'

78' A. Hayden

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Babalola

3rd substitution · For: C. Doidge

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Buyabu

4th substitution · For: Y. Bamba

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

H. Macadam

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Linney

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Linney

4th substitution · For: L. Armstrong

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

G. Kelly

Penalty

Carlisle vs Forest Green 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Carlisle beat Forest Green 4-2 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in National League.

First half: G. Kelly received a yellow card for Carlisle at 4'. C. Conn-Clarke received a yellow card for Carlisle at 14'. A. Gilliead received a yellow card for Carlisle at 16'. Carlisle took the lead at 18' when R. Linney scored, with the assist credited to C. Conn-Clarke, making the score 1-0. Forest Green leveled the score at 26' when J. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to J. Buyabu, making the score 1-1. T. Babalola received a yellow card for Forest Green at 38'. Isaac Moore received a yellow card for Forest Green at 45'. Carlisle took the lead at 45' when R. Linney scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: L. Mendy received a yellow card for Forest Green at 48'. Forest Green leveled the score at 53' when H. Bunker scored, with the assist credited to Isaac Moore, making the score 2-2. Carlisle made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Grant replacing J. Ellis. Carlisle made their 2nd substitution at 59', with A. Gilliead replacing H. Macadam. Carlisle made their 3rd substitution at 60', with C. Conn-Clarke replacing Jordan Jones. L. Mendy received a yellow card for Forest Green at 63'. L. Mendy received a red card for Forest Green at 63'. Harry Whitwell received a yellow card for Forest Green at 65'. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 67', with Isaac Moore replacing J. Moore-Taylor. Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Clarke replacing S. Long. A. Hayden received a yellow card for Carlisle at 78'. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Babalola replacing C. Doidge. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Buyabu replacing Y. Bamba. Carlisle took the lead at 85' when H. Macadam scored, with the assist credited to R. Linney, making the score 3-2. Carlisle made their 4th substitution at 90', with R. Linney replacing L. Armstrong. Carlisle added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when G. Kelly scored (Penalty), making the score 4-2.

Carlisle used 4 substitutions while Forest Green used 4 substitutions. Carlisle got 4 yellow cards, while Forest Green got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 9 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Carlisle vs Forest Green Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Feb 2026 Forest Green vs Carlisle 1 - 3 18 Oct 2025 Carlisle vs Forest Green 4 - 2