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United face a trip to Oxford and the Kassam Stadium on Friday evening hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played between the two teams the Cumbrians have recorded four wins, and the U's have recorded eight victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2003, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 01 Apr | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford have collected two wins and three draws and fallen to one defeat in their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period with a tally of eight to seven.
The Cumbrians have had a decent run of form away from home recently and only lost their first game on their travels at Chester ten days ago. They have come back to Carlisle this season with three wins, two draws and one defeat under their belt. Six goals have been scored and five conceded in those six matches.
The U's' total of 18 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the play-off places in League Two. United's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Carlisle Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |