Carlisle United vs Leyton Orient - Concrete Cumbrians to Close Down Vanishing Visitors

There's plenty of EFL and FA Cup action coming up mid-week and one game that has caught my eye is the League Two game between Carlisle United and Leyton Orient on Tuesday evening at Brunton Park.

Carlisle United

The Cumbrians are in good shape despite losing two games to high flying Forest Green Rovers in recent weeks.

No other team have conceded fewer shots or shot on target than Carlisle so far this season, Carlisle conceding on average 7.70 shots and 2.26 shots on target per game.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Carlisle have conceded on average 2.25 shots on target per game which is below Carlisle's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time. In fact, Carlisle's defensive numbers are the best in the League Two in recent weeks.

Leyton Orient

The O's are in pretty dire shape, losing ground in the top half of the table and scoring only twice in the 5 most recent games.

Only Southend United, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United have created fewer shots than Leyton Orient so far this season, Leyton Orient creating on average 10.08 shots per game.
Only 4 teams have created fewer shots on target than Leyton Orient so far this season, the East London team creating on average 3.31 shots on target per game.

When studying away games in the league the numbers look even worse:
Leyton Orient create on average 3.08 shots on target per game on the road.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Leyton Orient have created on average 2.75 shots on target per game which is below Leyton Orient's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time. In fact, only 3 teams display slightly worse attacking numbers than Leyton Orient in recent weeks.

Check out the League Two table, upcoming fixtures and lots of other stats here!

Conclusion & Betting Tips

No other team have conceded fewer shots or shot on target than Carlisle so far this season, the Cumbria outfit looking particularly solid in recent weeks.
Leyton Orient are among the teams creating the fewest shots and shots on target so far this season, also in recent weeks.
Betting Tip: Total Goals by Leyton Orient: Under 0.5.
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