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Carlisle pack their bags to visit Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. United having won four of the 11 previous games, with Brentford winning just two.
Last time out in West London the two sides fought out a 0-0 draw in League One in January 2007. The best chance for the Blues to score, in front of 5,381 spectators, being a Karl Hawley header that came crashing back off the woodwork.
Carlisle's biggest win over the Bees came by the scoreline of 3-0 at Griffin Park in the 1979-80 season by virtue of goals from Tot Winstanley, Andrew Collins and James Hamilton in front of 6,130 spectators, United eventually finishing sixth in the old Division Three in that campaign.
Brentford's best of their only two victories over the Blues at Griffin Park was a 6-1 hammering in 1964-65, bizarrely enough it coming in the same season United won the Division Three title, Frank Large scoring Carlisle's consolation strike as 8,400 fans looked on.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Carlisle | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Brentford | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Carlisle | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Feb | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with only four conceded.
Carlisle have the definition of an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats from their last six matches away from Brunton Park. The Cumbrians have scored eight goals in these games, but have also conceded nine.
Brentford's 30 points gained from 24 games played sees them lie just inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Carlisle meanwhile find themselves struggling down in 16th place in the league having picked up 28 points from their 22 matches contested to date.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Despite Carlisle's good record at Griffin Park, the useful home form of the Bees could be the reason why Brentford may poach a narrow victory, according to the Footymad panel. Home win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Brentford | Drawn last two home games. Unbeaten run of four matches. |
| Carlisle | No win in the two most recent games. Not won in previous three away matches. |