FM Preview: Shrewsbury Town v Carlisle United 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Shrewsbury Town v Carlisle United fixture

Carlisle United travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at New Meadow on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Town was just over four years ago, in August 2008, with Carlisle United inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Tue 12 Aug Shrewsbury Tn. 0 - 1 Carlisle Utd. League Cup
2005/2006 Tue 14 Feb Carlisle Utd. 2 - 2 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two
2005/2006 Sat 14 Jan Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 1 Carlisle Utd. League Two
2002/2003 Tue 29 Apr Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 3 Carlisle Utd. League Division Three
2002/2003 Tue 04 Mar Shrewsbury Tn. 0 - 0 Carlisle Utd. (Associate Members)
2002/2003 Tue 25 Feb Carlisle Utd. 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Tn. (Associate Members)
2002/2003 Sat 12 Oct Carlisle Utd. 1 - 2 Shrewsbury Tn. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Shrews's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Carlisle United have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Shrewsbury Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 19 points from their 21 games thus far.

Carlisle United find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 21 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Shrewsbury Town 6 1 2 3 7 9 5
Carlisle United 6 1 0 5 8 16 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Carlisle United only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at New Meadow will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Shrewsbury Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Carlisle United An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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