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Carlisle travel to Essex this weekend, hoping to improve on a useful previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played the Cumbrians have recorded four wins, and Southend have come away with six victories.
Last season in League One Carlisle won 1-0 at Roots Hall in late October 2007 thanks to a Joe Garner strike just before the hour-mark. The match containing four bookings for each side as 9,281 spectators watched the action unfold.
Amazingly Southend, in their six wins at home to the Cumbrians, have never won by more than a two goal margin, that being three 2-0 victories. Of the four wins for Carlisle at Roots Hall the best came in the FA Cup third round in the 1970-71 season as the Blues won 3-0, while a bumper 16,729 fans looked on, thanks to a Bob Hatton brace and a single goal from Bobby Owen.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Southend | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Southend | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Southend | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Southend | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Southend | 2 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Southend | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Southend | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend are showing reasonable home form of late, having won four and lost two from their last six games played at Roots Hall. These matches have seen the Shrimpers score just seven goals, though they have only conceded a very measly three.
Carlisle have an average recent record away from Brunton Park, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six matches on the road. The Cumbrians have scored eight goals in these games, but have also conceded an alarming nine.
Southend's 55 points from 38 games played sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in tenth position. Carlisle meanwhile find themselves struggling down in 16th place in the League One table having picked up 42 points from their 37 matches contested to date.
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 |
| Southend | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Southend may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend | Not drawn a game in their last 13. 14 matches since last home draw. |
| Carlisle | No win in the three most recent games. |