Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United: National League odds

Brad Nicholson and Carlisle, left, will take on a Scunthorpe side featuring ex-Blues loan striker Hugh Parker, right <i>(Image: Ben Holmes / Richard Parkes)</i>
Brad Nicholson and Carlisle, left, will take on a Scunthorpe side featuring ex-Blues loan striker Hugh Parker, right (Image: Ben Holmes / Richard Parkes)
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Carlisle United are odds-on with bookmakers to claim their second win of the season against Scunthorpe United today.

The Blues take on the Iron at Brunton Park in a Bank Holiday Monday clash.

And Rob Elliot's side are favoured to take the points in the National League encounter.

SkyBet price a Carlisle victory at 4/6, while BetFred make the Blues 7/10 for the win.

Scunthorpe, who like the Cumbrians have one win from their first four games, are 3/1 with SkyBet to prevail at Brunton Park.

An Iron victory is also 16/5 with BetFred.

The draw is 11/4.

Carlisle chalked up two wins against Andy Butler's men last season, by scorelines of 1-0 and 3-2 respectively.

A 1-0 win this time around is priced 15/2, while a 3-2 win in United's favour is 18/1.

A 2-0 home win is 8/1 while 2-1 to Carlisle is 7/1.

Scunthorpe's last win at Brunton Park came back in December 2006, when the Iron beat Neil McDonald's Blues 2-0.

A repeat of that scoreline tonight for the away side is 22/1.

A 1-0 Scunthorpe win is 14/1 while a 2-1 victory for the visitors is 12/1.

Another 1-1 draw for Carlisle is 13/2 while a 2-2 draw is 12/1.

Carlisle are 13/8 to be leading both at half-time and full-time, with the equivalent odds for Scunthorpe 6/1.

United are 13/10 to score in both halves, while both teams to score has odds of 8/13.

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