|
Carlisle face a trip to Northampton tomorrow, hoping to improve on a record of nine draws in sixteen matches on the road against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was last season, in January 2007, as the Cobblers edged past the Cumbrians with a 3-2 win in a League One match. The home side were already 3-0 up thanks to a Scott McGleish brace and an Andy Kirk goal, in front of 5,549 spectators, before Danny Graham and Kevin Gall netted on 82 and 86 minutes for Carlisle to ensure a nervy finish for Town.
United have only ever won once at Northampton over the years, that sole success coming in the 2005-06 League Two title winning season as the Cumbrians ran out cosy 3-0 winners on a Friday evening in March 2006. The Blues goals that night coming from Karl Hawley, Michael Bridges and Danny Livesey as 7,045 fans looked on. Amazingly Northampton have never beaten United by more than two goals at home, Town winning three of their six victories against the Blues by a scoreline of two goals to nil.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 10 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Apr | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games while losing three, one of those victories coming against Darlington in the FA Cup. Only a meagre five goals have been registered in this time, with seven going in at the wrong end.
Carlisle have an average recent record on the road, collecting one win and three draws from their last six matches played away from Brunton Park. The Cumbrians have scored six goals in these games while conceding seven.
Northampton are hovering perilously just above the drop-zone, their 19 points from 18 matches seeing them sit four points above the relegation spots. Carlisle are in second place in League One, two points behind leaders Swansea but with a game in hand, and have accumulated 32 points from the 17 games they have played so far.
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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cumbrians out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Northampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Not won in last two home matches. Failed to win in three most recent games. |
| Carlisle | Not won in previous three away matches. |