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Carlisle welcome City for their long trip north this weekend holding a narrow advantage on games played between the two sides in Cumbria over the years. United winning 11 of the 22 games, Exeter six, while five have ended all-square.
Last time the two sides met at Brunton Park was on the final day of the regular 2004-05 Nationwide Conference season. Exeter, unlike an already qualified Carlisle, having to put it all on the line in an attempt to get the play-offs. Other results meant that they would fail in their efforts though despite winning 2-0 in front of 6,588 spectators. The City goals both coming in the second-half through Steve Flack and Lee Phillips.
Of United's 11 home wins against the Grecians just two have come by a three-goal margin. The first 3-0 back in the 1963/64 Fourth Division promotion winning season (goalscorers Hughie McIlmoyle 2 and Joe Livingstone - attendance 6,454), while the second came in the Third Division in 1979/80 through a 4-1 victory (Carlisle goalscorers - Jimmy Hamilton 2, George McVitie and Peter Beardsley - attendance 4,082).
Exeter have had a good recent record at Brunton Park with four of their six wins coming in their last six visits, stretching back to the 1998/99 Jimmy Glass season. That run coming following a dry spell after the Grecians had won their first two games at Brunton Park in 1958/59 and 1959/60. The latter of those two campaigns seeing Exeter's best historical win in Cumbria courtesy of a 4-0 scoreline.
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| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Exeter | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Exeter | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Exeter | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Exeter | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Exeter | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Exeter | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Exeter | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home league and cup matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period at Brunton Park at seven to six.
Exeter have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six competitive matches away from St James Park. A generous seven goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
At this early stage of the season Carlisle's four points from three games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Exeter meanwhile find themselves struggling down in 18th position in League One having picked up just two points from their opening three matches.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Exeter | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
It's a close one to call, but the Footymad panel think that the Cumbrians' reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Exeter City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Unbeaten run of three matches. Four games since last home draw. |
| Exeter | Four matches since last away draw. No win in the four most recent games. |