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United prepare to entertain Leyton Orient at Brunton Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 17 previous matches.
Having said that though the most recent encounter between these two sides at Brunton Park was two seasons ago, in September 2003, with Orient inflicting a narrow 1-0 defeat on the Cumbrians in a Division Three encounter.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 0-1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 6 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
The Blues have had an average run at home of late, winning and losing three each of the last six games and haven't actually drawn at home in the league for 15 matches. We've scored six goals in these games and conceded seven.
The away form of Leyton Orient however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the O's, and 13 goals against.
United are currently occupying 2nd spot in the table, gaining 17 points from nine games. Orient lie just outside the play-off positions in the table three points behind the Blues after picking up 14 points from their nine games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that United's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Leyton Orient. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 15 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Leyton Orient | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |