Carlisle United are 51/20 to pick up a much-needed - and rare - win at Colchester United today.

The Blues have only won one of their last 14 away games against the U's.

10bet make a win for Mike Williamson's side 51/20 with Bet365 offering 5/2 and SkyBet 23/10.

Danny Cowley's Colchester are odds-on with some bookies to take the points on home soil.

SpreadEx and Sporting Index offer odds of 19/20 for a victory for the Essex outfit.

A Colchester win is Evens with SkyBet and BetFred, and 11/10 with William Hill.

The draw at the JobServe Community Stadium is 5/2.

Carlisle could come up against a familiar face today with former Blues loan striker John-Kymani Gordon in the U's ranks.

The frontman, who is awaiting his first goal for Colchester, is 15/2 to get the opener this afternoon and 3/1 to score at any stage against his former club.

Charlie Wyke is 8/1 to open the scoring with fellow United frontman Luke Armstrong 9/1.

Other first scorer odds in the Blues ranks include Dominic Sadi at 14/1, Harrison Biggins at 20/1, Josh Vela at 22/1 and Sam Lavelle at 33/1.

In the home ranks, Lyle Taylor is 6/1 to get the first goal, with similar odds for Samson Tovide.

Longer shots for the U's include Arthur Read at 12/1, Anthony Scully at 7/1, Fiacre Kelleher at 28/1 and Aaron Donnelly at 40/1.

Carlisle's only away win in the last 29 years against Colchester came in 2017 when Jamie Devitt shot Keith Curle's side to a 1-0 victory.

A similar scoreline today is priced 10/1.

Carlisle's last visit to Colchester saw a 1-1 draw in August 2022, with odds of 6/1 for a similar outcome this afternoon.

Williamson's side are 18/1 to claim a second consecutive 2-0 away win.

Colchester, meanwhile, are 7/1 for a 1-0 win, 8/1 for 2-1 and 18/1 for a 3-0 victory.

Source: Oddschecker.