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The Blues face a trip to Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion the match has ended in defeat for the Cumbrians.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was two seasons ago in November 2003, the Robins carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 04 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games. In this time the Robins have rattled up an impressive 15 goals and conceded 3.
The Cumbrians have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Cheltenham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two table, picking up 11 points from their 8 games so far whilst United are holding the final promotion place and have accumulated 14 points from the 8 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Cumbrians, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | 4 games since last defeat. |