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The Blues prepare to entertain Bury at Brunton Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 10 wins out of 15 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides in Carlisle was two seasons ago in February 2004, the Cumbrians carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Division Three match. That win was United's only league double of their relegation season, the goals coming from Paul Simpson and Kevin Gray in front of a crowd of 4954.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Bury | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Bury | 1 - 3 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Bury | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Carlisle | 3 - 2 | Bury | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Bury | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games with six conceded. The Blues haven't kept a clean sheet though in their last five league matches, home and away, so that will be the first task to complete for the Cumbrians' backline who will be playing without their suspended skipper Kevin Gray.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Again, a relatively average seven goals have been both scored and conceded in this period. One of those wins was a 1-0 victory at third-placed Leyton Orient so the Blues will have to be at their best to claim the three points from the Shakers.
United are just outside the automatic promotion places in fourth, but are only four points off the top of the table with a game in hand, having taken 44 points from 25 games.
Bury are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone in 20th, with 27 points from 23 matches, although their form has improved slightly as of late following a shocking start to the season that brought only one win from their first ten league outings.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for United fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Cumbrians. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Unbeaten in the last three home games. Unbeaten run of seven matches. |
| Bury | An overall losing run of two games. No wins in their two most recent games. |