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History of the Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Carlisle welcome the Owls to Cumbria on Tuesday evening, and just hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two teams at Brunton Park. United winning six, drawing five and losing four of the 15 games played over the years.

The most recent time Carlisle played the Owls at home came last season in League One in late February of this year, Wednesday, in a particularly dour game of few chances at either end taking all three points thanks in a 1-0 win courtesy of a 20th minute striker Tommy Miller goal in front of 6,834 spectators.

Earlier that season in the Northern Area Semi-Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy the Blues defeated Wednesday 3-1 at home though in late November 2010. Francois Zoko on the half-hour mark, then Lubomir Michalik and now Owls-loanee Ben Marshall on 62 and 69 minutes respectively putting United 3-0 up as 3,149 fans looked on, before Darren Purse's 85th minute consolation goal for the visitors.

The last fixture before that in Cumbria came in the 2003-04 season in the only time before that the clubs have played each other in the Associate Members Trophy. The Owls winning easily 3-0, to gain their biggest historical victory at Brunton Park, in the Northern Section Quarter-Finals thanks to goals from Mark Robins (2) and Graeme Lee in front of 2,869 spectators.

League-wise you have go back to 1983-84 and the old Second Division for a game, the sides drawing 1-1 on New Year's Eve at Brunton Park as 10,475 fans looked on, with Don O'Riordan scoring for Carlisle, while current Owls boss Gary Megson netted for the visitors.

United's biggest win at home to Wednesday actually came in the second round of the 1971-72 League Cup, the Blues winning 5-0 on an early September Tuesday evening in front of 10,338 spectators. Bob Hatton and Dennis Martin both getting a brace of goals for the Blues, while Frank Barton also weighed in with a single strike.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three and drawing the other one. While the Cumbrians have scored seven goals in those matches, a worringly large eleven have been leaked at the other end. Sheffield Wednesday meanwhile have an average recent record on the road, collecting two wins, three draws and only one defeat from their last six matches on the road. The Owls have scored a healthy eight goals in these games, but have conceded an alarming ten.

Carlisle's 21 points picked up from their 14 games played so far sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheffield Wednesday on the other hand are just outside the promotion places, in third, having taken 29 points from their 14 games contested to date.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Cumbrians at home recently, and the Footymad panel can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Owls come away with an easy victory........ Away win

Sequence statistics

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