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The Blues pack their bags to visit Boston United at York Street on Wednesday evening looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Cumbrians.
The previous match played between the two in deepest Lincolnshire was within the last three years, in August 2003, the Pilgrims carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Boston | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Boston | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Boston | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Carlisle | 4 - 2 | Boston | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Boston United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, the Pilgrims have scored only seven goals in these games, but have conceded an alarming nine.
The away form of the Blues however, is much more impressive, with three victories and just one loss from the last six, that defeat coming in their last game on their travels due to a 2-1 reverse at Shrewsbury. The matches have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Cumbrians and just five goals against.
Boston's 36 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. United are holding the final promotion place in the League Two table having accumulated 47 points from the 27 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Boston | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Boston, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Boston | Not drawn a match in their last four. |
| Carlisle | Last drawn game five outings ago. |