History of the Carlisle United v Brentford fixture
Carlisle welcome Brentford to Cumbria on Saturday, hoping to improve on an average record at home to the Bees. United winning six, drawing two and losing five of the thirteen games played between the two sides at Brunton Park over the years.
Last season in League One the teams faced each other on the opening day of the campaign, United winning 2-0 thanks to two first-half goals, those being scored by Gary Madine in the 22nd minute and Ian Harte from the penalty spot in time added on as 5.913 fans looked on inside Brunton Park.
2009-10 was another opening day League One fixture in Cumbria, with Brentford this time running out comfortable 3-1 winners in front of 6,367 spectators. Myles Weston with two goals and Sam Wood scoring for the visitors while United's solitary strike came, once more, through Ian Harte from the penalty spot. That win for the Bees being their best margin of victory at Brunton Park, with their other four wins away to United all being by a solitary goal.
As for Carlisle a two goal margin of victory is also their best at home to Brentford over the years, those 2-0 in 2006-07 (Derek Holmes, Neale McDermott, attendance - 6,805) and 3-1 in 1979-80 (Gordon Staniforth 2, Paul Bannon, attendance - 4,272) wins, coming in what have traditionally been low scoring affairs at Brunton Park.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sun 03 Apr | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | (Associate Members) |
| 2010/2011 | Fri 25 Mar | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 Aug | Carlisle | 2 - 0 | Brentford | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Brentford | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Carlisle | 1 - 3 | Brentford | League One |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Brentford | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Carlisle | 2 - 0 | Brentford | League One |
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Recent respective form guides
Carlisle's home form at the moment is poor, winning just two of their last six matches at Brunton Park, and losing the other four. While the Cumbrians have scored just scored five goals in those games, a worringly large eleven have been leaked at the other end. The away form of Brentford, who on Saturday are looking to win their fifth away league match in a row for the first time in their history, is much more impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six matches on the road, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the Bees pummel in twelve goals, and let in only four.
Carlisle's 17 points picked up from their 11 games played so far sees them lie inside the top half of the League One table, in tenth position. Brentford meanwhile are one spot higher in the division, in ninth place, having gained 19 points from their 11 games contested to date.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Things don't seem to be going too well for the Cumbrians at home recently, and the Footymad panel can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Bees come away with an easy victory....... Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Carlisle | Ten games since last home draw. |
| Brentford | Four successive away victories. Five games since last away draw. Last drawn game five outings ago. |
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