History of the Peterborough United v Carlisle United fixture
Carlisle pack their bags to visit Cambridgeshire on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of four wins, four draws and seven defeats in the 15 games against their opponents at London Road over the years. The most recent encounter between these two sides came in February 2009, the Posh carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match thanks to a 69th minute strike from Aaron McLean as 5,103 fans looked on.
Before that, the last time the sides met in Peterborough the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw. That game coming in Carlisle's League Two championship winning season of 2005-06 in front of just 3,689 spectators, Danny Crow giving the Posh a 56th minute lead before Michael Bridges ensured that honours finished even on that December afternoon with a close range header ten minutes from time.
United's best win at London Road was a 4-1 success in the 1988-89 campaign in the old Division Four, the Carlisle goals that day as 2,537 fans looked on coming from Brent Hetherington (2), John Halpin and a rare Mike Graham strike. Peterborough meanwhile have thumped the Blues twice at home by a five-goal margin over the years, the first a 5-0 win in the old Division Four in 1960-61 and the latter a 6-1 victory in what is now League One in 1995-96.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Feb | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Carlisle | 3 - 3 | Peterborough | League One |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | League Two |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | League Two |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Peterborough | 0 - 2 | Carlisle | Division Three |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | Division Three |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough are in decent form at home as of late, having won four and drawn two of their last six games at London Road, These high-scoring games have yielded a massive total of 19 goals for the Posh, but have come with a hefty nine goals against as well.
Carlisle have a slightly better than average recent record on the road, winning and losing three each of their last six games away from Brunton Park. The Cumbrians have scored eight goals in these games, but have also conceded nine.
Peterborough are currently just outside the automatic League One promotion places, in fourtth, having taken 59 points from their 34 games contested to date. Carlisle meanwhile are only two places, but ten points, outside the play-off places in the table, the Cumbrians eighth at the moment after picking up 48 from their 34 games played so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Peterborough | Won their latest three matches. Unbeaten in last eleven home games. |
| Carlisle |
Last drawn match five outings ago. |
FootyMad's prediction ... FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Posh, due to their excellent home form at London Road...... Home win Sequence statistics For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here