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The Blues prepare to welcome the Terriers to Cumbria on Boxing Day, and hold the advantage on previous meetings. Of the 21 games played in Carlisle, United have won nine while Town have been victorious three times.
Last season in League One the Blues defeated Huddersfield 2-1 on a Tuesday night in mid-February at Brunton Park. Goals in either half for the Cumbrians from Danny Livesey on 21 minutes and Danny Graham after 76 putting Carlisle 2-0 up, before an 87th minute strike from veteran Town defender Rob Page made it an edgy finish for the 6,196 spectators.
Games between the two clubs have always been relatively tight affairs, and with that in mind, United's biggest home win over the Terriers has five times been by the scoreline of two goals to nil. Perhaps the most memorable of those matches being the Football League Trophy Northern Section semi-final second leg game at Brunton Park in the 1993-94 season when the Cumbrians just came up short as they attempted to overturn a 4-1 deficit from the first leg at Leeds Road.
The best of Town's three successes on the road at the home of United came in the 1969-70 campaign in the old Division Two. Huddersfield winning 2-0 that early October afternoon as 9,721 fans looked on, the Terriers doing the double over the Blues that season on the way to winning the title. Carlisle did gain a modicum of revenge in the League Cup second round that year though when they defeated Town 2-0 at home, United eventually making it all the way to the semi-final stage before succumbing to West Brom.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Huddersfield | 0 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Huddersfield | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Carlisle | 2 - 0 | Huddersfield | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Huddersfield | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six games at Brunton Park, while losing three and drawing the other one. The Cumbrians have scored six goals in these games, but conceded an alarming seven.
The road form of Huddersfield however is much more impressive, picking up four victories from their last six matches away from the Galpharm Stadium. In these high scoring encounters the Terriers have scored a very healthy ten goals, but have also conceded a hefty eleven.
Carlisle are hovering perilously just one point and two places above the relegation zone, with 21 points from their 21 matches played to date. Huddersfield meanwhile, on the back of six wins in their last seven League One games, are up to tenth in the table with 32 points earned from their 21 matches contested.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
It's been an indifferent run of form for the Cumbrians of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Huddersfield, who the Footymad panel believe will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Lost last two home matches. Not won in the four most recent games. |
| Huddersfield | Three successive away victories. Eight games since last away draw. |