History of the Carlisle United v Chesterfield fixture
Carlisle welcome Chesterfield to Cumbria on Saturday afternoon, holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides. Of the 35 games played, the Blues have recorded 16 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with nine victories, while ten of the matches have ended in draws.
One of those all-square games came the last time the teams locked horns at Brunton Park, the League One encounter on a late February Tuesday night in 2007 finishing 0-0 in front of 6,196 spectators. The match being a pretty dour encounter in which Jeff Smith, closely followed by Joe Garner, was Carlisle's best player on the evening.
United's biggest win at home to the Spireites came as far back as the 1929-30 season in Division Three North, the Blues victorious 6-0 on a November Saturday afternoon thanks to a hat-trick from Jimmy McConnell, a brace of goals from David Hutchinson and a penalty scored by Willie Pigg as 7,250 fans looked on.
As far as Chesterfield's nine victories at Brunton Park are concerned the best of those also involved scoring six goals as they hammered United 6-2 in the Third Division in 1980-81. The United goals, with the Blues 3-2 down at half-time in front of 4,256 spectators on a September Saturday afternoon, scored by Gordon Staniforth from the penalty spot and Mike Coady. The Spireites meanwhile seeing their goals netted by Alan Birch with three, Ernie Moss with two and Phil Walker with just a single strike.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 17 Sep | Chesterfield | 4 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 10 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 3 | Carlisle | (Associate Members) |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Carlisle | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | League One |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 09 Aug | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | League Division Three |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Carlisle | 2 - 4 | Chesterfield | League Division Three |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | League Division Two |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle are unbeaten in their last six home games, both winning three and drawing three. A hefty total of 14 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, although nine have also been conceded. Chesterfield meanwhile have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six matches away from the B2net Stadium. A generous eight goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Carlisle at the moment lie just outside the play-off positions, in seventh place in the npower League One table, picking up 42 points from their 27 games played so far. Chesterfield on the other hand, in 23rd spot, are stuck down in the relegation zone of the division with a return of just 23 points from their 28 games contested to date.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Chesterfield is certainly an interesting one with the Footymad panel deciding it's going to end up with a victory for the Cumbrians in a close run game......... Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Carlisle | Not won in two most recent games. Unbeaten in last nine home matches. |
| Chesterfield | Undefeated in last four away games. Won each of previous four matches. Last drawn game came five outings ago. |
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