FA Cup WON 2–1
Sat, Oct 17 · 16:00
Carlisle Home
VS
Tamworth Away
Carlisle vs Tamworth — FA Cup
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Confidence High
Odds 1.50 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Carlisle and Tamworth Poised for Open FA Cup Affair

Carlisle enter this tie with two wins and a draw in their last five outings, while Tamworth have collected three victories in the same span. Both sides have posted combined goal averages above 2.6 per match recently, pointing to regular involvement at both ends. The last two head-to-head meetings each produced at least three goals, underlining a pattern of open exchanges when these teams meet. Carlisle hold clear favouritism yet Tamworth’s recent results show they can create chances on the counter. This setup often leads to end-to-end play in cup ties where defences leave gaps. Carlisle’s home record will test Tamworth’s back line directly.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.2% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.50 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. 6'
  3. 45'
  4. Second half
  5. 48'
This season
Carlisle Tamworth
Over 2.5 goals — —
Clean sheet — —
Failed to score — —
Scored per game 0.0 0.0
Conceded per game 0.0 0.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 / 0.0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Carlisle LLWWD
L @ Eastleigh 0–1 Sep 19
L vs Woking 2–5 Sep 26
W @ AFC Fylde 2–0 Sep 29
W @ Aldershot Town 3–1 Oct 3
D vs Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 Oct 10
Tamworth LWWWL
L @ Aldershot Town 1–5 Sep 26
W vs Sutton Utd 2–0 Sep 30
W @ Hartlepool 1–0 Oct 3
W vs Leeds United U21 1–0 Oct 6
L vs Barrow 1–2 Oct 10
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Carlisle
Scored 1.4 avg
0 2 2 3 0
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 5 0 1 0
Tamworth
Scored 1.2 avg
1 2 1 1 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
5 0 0 0 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Carlisle
0 Draws
1 Tamworth
Mar 2026 Tamworth 2–1 Carlisle Tamworth
Nov 2025 Carlisle 2–1 Tamworth Carlisle

Over 2.5 goals in 2 of the last 2 meetings.