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Carlisle visit the Valley tomorrow, looking to break their away duck against the Addicks. United having lost eleven and drawn six of the 17 games played between the two sides in south-east London.
The last time the teams met each other at the Valley was in mid-September 2006 in the second round of the Carling Cup. United going down narrowly 1-0 to their then Premiership opponents as Marcus Bent scored the only goal of the game for the Addicks in the 57th minute as just 8,190 spectators looked on.
As for league action, the last time Carlisle played away to Charlton came in the old Division Two in the 1985-86 campaign, the return fixture at Brunton Park that season of course being the infamous Jim Tolmie match. The game in London was played at Selhurst Park though in Charlton's temporary spell away from the Valley. The Addicks winning 3-0 with only 3,059 fans in attendance thanks to goals from former Blue John Pearson, George Shipley and John Humphrey.
Charlton may have defeated Carlisle 11 times out of 17 at home but they have never beaten the Blues by a bigger margin than three goals. As for United, the most goals they have ever scored away to the Addicks in their six draws is two on one occasion, although the Cumbrians have also found the net twice in two of their defeats.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Carlisle | 3 - 1 | Charlton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Sep | Charlton | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 03 May | Carlisle | 2 - 3 | Charlton | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 30 Nov | Charlton | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 03 May | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Charlton | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 30 Nov | Charlton | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Mar | Carlisle | 3 - 0 | Charlton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton are not in the best of form at home, with only two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six games at the Valley. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period at eight to six.
The away form of Carlisle is pretty dire though, attaining just three draws from their previous six matches on the road. While the Cumbrians have hit five goals in those games, a hefty eleven have hit the back of the wrong net.
Charlton's total of 71 points from their 39 games played sees them sitting in the play-off places, in fifth, in League One. Meanwhile Carlisle's 51 points gained from 39 games contested sees them lie just inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians go into their away game at Charlton in relatively confident mood, but the FootyMad panel sees them coming down to earth, with the home side narrowly taking all three points.....Home win
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| Charlton | No sequences of note |
| Carlisle | No sequences of note |