FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

Last updated : 03 September 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Carlisle United v Burton Albion fixture

Carlisle Utd. prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Brunton Park Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 5 conceded.

Burton Albion have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Brewers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Carlisle Utd.'s 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Burton Albion are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 1 points from their 5 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Carlisle Utd.62311459
Burton Albion60154131

FootyMad's prediction ...

The current home form displayed by Carlisle Utd. is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Burton Albion, I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Cumbrians. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Carlisle Utd. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Burton Albion Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.