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The Blues welcome the Whites to Cumbria tomorrow, with Leeds holding a slight advantage in previous meetings at Brunton Park. The visitors having won three of the seven games played, while Carlisle have tasted victory twice.
Earlier this season in League One the Cumbrians came from 1-0 down to defeat Leeds 3-1 in early November as 16,668 spectators looked on. Jermaine Beckford putting the visitors ahead in the 28th minute before three goals in the last 29 minutes from Simon Hackney, Joe Garner and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson meant that the Blues condemned Leeds to their first defeat of the their campaign.
Carlisle's only other win in seven attempts at home to the Elland Road club occured in the old Division Two season of 1983-84. Malcolm Poskett scoring the only goal of the game in the second-half to guide the Blues to a 1-0 win in front of 6,845 spectators.
Leeds saw the best win of their three at Brunton Park come in the third round of the FA Cup way back in the 1949-50 season, the Whites triumphing 5-2 as a bumper crowd of 22,832 fans looked on. John Lindsay and George Dick grabbing the two goals for the Cumbrians that day.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mo 12 May | Leeds | 1 - 2 | Carlisle | L1PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Leeds | 3 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Carlisle | 3 - 1 | Leeds | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 26 Apr | Leeds | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 23 Nov | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Leeds | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 26 Feb | Carlisle | 2 - 2 | Leeds | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 10 Nov | Leeds | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Leeds | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Leeds | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 26 Feb | Carlisle | 2 - 2 | Leeds | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle's recent home form has been pretty poor, despite the fact that they have won 17 of their 23 league games at Brunton Park this season. The Blues only tasting victory twice, losing twice and drawing twice in their last six home matches, that run of games seeing both six goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Leeds is far more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six and picking up four good wins, along with a single draw. Nine goals have been scored in these games, and only four have been let in at the wrong end.
Leeds's final total of 76 points, taking into account their 15 point penalty, from their 46 games contested saw them eventually finish fifth in League One. Carlisle meanwhile ended the regular season one place higher in fourth, having accumulated 80 points from their 46 games played.
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 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Leeds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle have turned Brunton Park into a fortress this season, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Not won in last three home games. |
| Leeds | Two away victories in a row. |