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Carlisle welcome Forest to Cumbria tomorrow holding the advantage on previous meetings between the teams at Brunton Park. Of the six games played United have won three and the Tricky Trees one, with two matches drawn.
Last season in League One United defeated Forest 1-0 at home thanks to a Karl Hawley goal in first-half injury time, in front of 9,022 spectators. The game, taking place on January transfer deadline night, as well remembered for the amount of the transfer rumours flying around Brunton Park as much as anything else.
Carlisle's other two home wins over Forest have both been by a 2-1 scoreline, the first coming in the 1969-70 season in an FA Cup third round replay (scorers - Thomas Murray and George McVitie, attendance - 12,840), while the second victory happened in United's 1973-74 Division Two promotion campaign (scorers - Bobby Owen and Joe Laidlaw, attendance - 9,258). Meanwhile the Tricky Trees's solitary win at Brunton Park came in the 1972-73 season as they themselves won 2-1 in the old Division Two (Carlisle scorer - Bobby Owen, attendance - 7,626).
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 03 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 25 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 5 - 1 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 06 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 01 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Carlisle | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games, and fourteen league matches in a row at Brunton Park. These high-scoring last six games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cumbrians, with just three against.
Forest have a better than average recent record on the road, collecting two wins and three draws from their last six matches away from the City Ground. Forest have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with five goals for and four against.
Carlisle are holding the final automatic promotion place in League One, and have accumulated 75 points from the 39 games they have played so far. Meanwhile Forest's total of 63 points from their 39 games contested sees them sitting in the play-off places, in fifth, in the League One table.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle are in blistering form at Brunton Park, and with Forest struggling on their travels, the Madmen are forecasting a narrow home win for the Cumbrians. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Fourteen home league wins in a row. |
| Nottm. Forest | No away sequence of any note. |