History of the Preston North End v Carlisle United fixture
Carlisle travel to Preston take on North End at Deepdale tomorrow afternoon, having over the years having had a marginally better record at the ground than their hosts in games between the two sides. The Blues over 15 matches at Deepdale winning seven, losing seven and drawing one, whole scoring 19 goals and conceding only 17 in the process.
The last time the teams met in Lancashire was almost 13 years ago in February 1998, as the Cumbrians ran out cosy 3-0 winners in a Division Two (third tier) match in front of 8,985 spectators. Carlisle already 2-0 up after 26 minutes thanks to goals from Billy Barr and Nick Wright before Wright scored his second goal of the match with 62 minutes on the clock.
That game, along with another 3-0 victory in 1993-94 in what for many years was the old Division Four is United's largest win at Deepdale. That late April afternoon on the Preston plastic pitch seeing the Blues goals scored by Ian Arnold with a brace and David Reeves as 11,363 fans looked on.
As for Preston, who have only scored two goals or more at home to Carlisle in 15 attempts, well their biggest victory against the Blues at the Deepdale came way back in the old Second Division in 1971-72. The North End goals that October 1971 afternoon scored by George Lyall with 2 and Gerry Ingram in front of 15,430 spectators.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Preston | 0-3 | Carlisle | League Division Two |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 17 Oct | Carlisle | 0-2 | Preston | League Division Two |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Carlisle | 1-2 | Preston | F.A. Cup |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 18 Feb | Preston | 1-0 | Carlisle | League Division Three |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Carlisle | 0-0 | Preston | League Division Three |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Preston | 0-3 | Carlisle | League Division Three |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 20 Nov | Carlisle | 0-1 | Preston | League Division Three |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Preston will be hoping to improve on their poor recent home form, collecting just four draws and two defeats from their last six contests at Deepdale. While North End have scored only five goals in those games, a worringly large eight have been leaked at the other end. Carlisle's away form on the other hand is slightly less than average, picking up two good wins, and drawing one but losing three, from their last six matches on the road. The Cumbrians having scored six goals in these games, but conceded an alarming eight.
Preston's 30 points gained from their 21 games played sees them lie inside the top half of the League One table, in tenth position. Carlisle meanwhile, in seventh place, sit just outside the play-off positions in the division, picking up 33 points from their 21 matches contested to date.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Cumbrians has not been the best recently, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Preston........ Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Preston |
Unbeaten run of four games. |
| Carlisle | Five games since last away draw. |
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