Carlisle United will be up against it in their bid for a first win of the season at Port Vale, bookmakers reckon.

The bookies make today's hosts odds-on for a third straight home victory of the campaign against Paul Simpson's Blues.

A win for Andy Crosby's Valiants is odds-on with every bookmaker, with 4/5 offered by Bet365, 8/11 by SkyBet and 3/4 by SpreadEx.

Carlisle are 18/5 with William Hill to break their League One winning duck, and 10/3 with 888Sport.

The draw at Vale Park is 14/5.

Former Manchester United frontman James Wilson is 11/2 to open the scoring this afternoon with Ben Garrity 7/1 and Ethan Chislett 8/1.

New Blues striker Terry Ablade is 10/1 to get the first goal on his debut with ex-Vale loan man Ryan Edmondson 11/1 for the opener.

Other first scorer odds for the Cumbrians include Sean Maguire at 11/1, Luke Plange at 12/1, Owen Moxon at 20/1 and Sam Lavelle at 55/1.

United's last visit to Vale Park was a 0-0 draw early in the 2021/22 season and a repeat of that outcome today is priced 11/1.

A 2-1 away victory is given a 14/1 chance while a 2-0 home win is 8/1.

Carlisle to be level at half-time and then win the game is 9/1 while Vale to lead at half-time and see the victory through is 2/1.

Source: Oddschecker