Bookmakers have rated Carlisle United's chances of claiming a first leg lead in their play-off semi-final showdown with Bradford City.

United are 11/4 with Bet365 to win at Valley Parade on Sunday night.

Similar odds are reflected in other bookies' prices, though some give Carlisle a better chance, such as StarSports, who offer odds of 23/10 for a Cumbrians win.

BetVictor opt for 5/2 for Paul Simpson's side to get the better of Mark Hughes' men in west Yorkshire.

Bradford are favourites to make home advantage count in the first leg, and are 6/5 for victory with Bet365.

SkyBet offer even shorter winning odds for the Bantams at 11/10.

The draw in the televised encounter is 11/5.

Bradford's free-scoring ex-Carlisle striker Andy Cook is inevitably the favourite to hit the first goal in the first leg.

He is 9/2 to open the scoring, with United's top scorer Kristian Dennis 6/1.

Other Carlisle first scorer odds include Ryan Edmondson at 9/1, ex-Bradford man Omari Patrick at 10/1, Owen Moxon at 18/1 and Paul Huntington - the only goalscorer in this fixture this season so far - 40/1.

Other ex-Bantams in the Carlisle ranks – Callum Guy and Jordan Gibson – are 9/1 and 8/1 respectively to score at any stage in the match.

On the Bradford side, their other ex-Blues Alex Gilliead and Adam Clayton are 18/1 and 33/1 for the opening goal respectively.

United drew 0-0 in their league visit to Valley Parade in March, and a repeat of that is 29/4.

A 1-0 win for Simpson’s side comes in at 8/1 while a 2-1 home victory is 17/2.

Carlisle’s last play-off games, against Exeter City in 2017, were high-scoring games, and similarly goal-heavy encounters on Sunday include a 3-3 draw at 110/1, a 3-2 Blues win at 55/1 and a 3-2 defeat at 40/1.

Source: Oddschecker.