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History of the Carlisle United v Walsall fixture
The Blues welcome the Saddlers to Cumbria tomorrow holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two teams at Brunton Park. Of the 22 games played Carlisle have won eleven while Walsall have been victorious four times.
Last season in League One, in early February 2008, United defeated Walsall 2-1 at home in front of 6,220 spectators. Lee Holmes put the Saddlers 1-0 up after 23 minutes before a Marc Bridge-Wilkinson penalty ten minutes later and a tame Danny Graham header after 73 minutes, his first goal in 20 games at the time, secured all three points for the Blues.
The Blues welcome the Saddlers to Cumbria tomorrow holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two teams at Brunton Park. Of the 22 games played Carlisle have won eleven while Walsall have been victorious four times.
Last season in League One, in early February 2008, United defeated Walsall 2-1 at home in front of 6,220 spectators. Lee Holmes put the Saddlers 1-0 up after 23 minutes before a Marc Bridge-Wilkinson penalty ten minutes later and a tame Danny Graham header after 73 minutes, his first goal in 20 games at the time, secured all three points for the Blues.
Walsall's biggest win at Carlisle over the years was a 6-1 thumping of the Blues way back in the Third Division North in 1934-35, United's sole goalscorer that day being John Ranson as 2,907 fans looked on.
You have to go a long way back as well to find Carlisle's largest margin of victory over the Saddlers at Brunton Park, that coming, again in Division Three North, in 1931-32. The goalscorers, in a 4-0 win, being Jimmy McConnell with a brace, and Jack Davidson and Arthur Sharp with single strikes in front of 3,678 spectators.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have only performed averagely at home recently, winning three, drawing one and losing two of their last six matches at Brunton Park. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with six conceded.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, accumulating just one victory and one draw from their last six matches played away from the Bescot Stadium. While the Saddlers have netted six goals, ten have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the League One table having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches played to date. Meanwhile Walsall's 31 points from their 23 games contested so far sees them lie just inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Cumbrians. Score draw
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Six games since last home draw. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous four away matches. |