History of the Carlisle United v Notts. County fixture
The Blues and the Magpies have only faced each other eleven times at Brunton Park over the years. United winning six, drawing one and losing four of those ten matches.
Last season in League One Carlisle taking one of those six victories in a tight 1-0 win in which the visitors probably had the better of the play during the game. It was Gary Madine's 68th minute goal that counted though as the Blues took all three points in front of 5,599 spectators on an early October Saturday afternoon.
Just over five years ago in Cumbria, Carlisle defeated County 2-1 in mid-April in front of 10,735 spectators on the way to winning the League Two title in the 2005-06 season. Steve Scoffham scoring on 25 minutes for the visitors before Michael Bridges netted in injury time in either half to earn United a valuable three points.
Carlisle's best victory at home to the Magpies came in the old Division Two in front of 1973-74 as 10,209 fans looked on, the Cumbrians winning 3-0 thanks to a brace of goals from Joe Laidlaw and an own goal from David McVay. County's best victory at Brunton Park on the other hand was by the same scoreline in a first round FA Cup replay defeat watched by 3,742 spectators in which Ian McParland (2) and Richard Young scored for the visitors.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 22 Jan | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 09 Oct | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | League One |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Notts. County | League Two |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Notts. County | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | League Two |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Notts. County | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | League Division Two |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Carlisle | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | League Division Two |
| 1986/1987 | Sun 26 Apr | Notts. County | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | Third Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle only performed averagely at home at the end of last season, winning three, drawing one and losing two of their last six matches at Brunton Park. The goals for column outweighing the goals against over this period at seven to five. Notts. County meanwhile had an average record on the road in the closing stages of the 2010-11 League One campaign, winning two of their last six matches, but losing the other four. While the Magpies netted six goals in those games, a rather hefty eleven hit the back of the wrong net.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
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Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Carlisle |
Lost last two home league games |
| Notts. County | Eleven games since last away league draw. No win in the three most recent league matches.. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here