Carlisle United are 2/1 to chalk up a much-needed victory on home soil against Bristol Rovers today.

The Blues need a win to stand a chance of escaping the League One relegation zone.

Coral and Ladbrokes price a United victory at 2/1 with William Hill offering 7/4 and BoyleSports 15/8.

Managerless Bristol Rovers are favourites to get the points at Brunton Park, the 12th-placed Pirates 6/4 with Betfair and 11/8 with Coral.

The draw at Carlisle's ground is 13/5.

Joe Garner, who has scored United's last two goals, is 15/2 to get the first goal this afternoon.

Player of the month nominee Jordan Gibson is 12/1 to open the scoring.

Other first scorer prices for Carlisle include Sean Maguire at 17/2, Dan Butterworth at 11/1, Owen Moxon at 16/1, Dylan McGeouch at 33/1 and Sam Lavelle at 66/1.

Bristol Rovers' experienced frontman Chris Martin is 13/2 joint favourite strike first, along with team-mate John Marquis.

Aaron Collins is 17/2 for the opener with Luke Thomas 16/1 and Jevani Brown 15/2.

United's last encounter with Bristol Rovers was a 1-0 home win in March 2022.

The Cumbrians are 17/2 for a repeat of that outcome against caretaker Andy Mangan's side.

An entertaining 3-2 win for the Blues came on the previous Brunton encounter and a similar five-goal thriller is 33/1.

A third consecutive 1-0 league defeat for United, meanwhile, is 15/2, with a 1-1 draw priced 11/2.

Source: Oddschecker.