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Carlisle welcome Stockport to Cumbria tomorrow, looking to continue an impressive record against the Hatters at home. United clearly on top over the years, having won 23 and lost only nine of the 40 games at Brunton Park.
The last time the sides locked horns in Cumbria was in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Area quarter-finals last season, Stockport winning 3-0 in mid-November in front of 3,395 spectators. The County goals, all in the second-half that night, coming from Adam Proudlock, Matty McNeil and Anthony Elding.
The tables were more than turned the last time the two teams played in the league at Brunton Park though, as the Blues crushed Stockport 6-0 at home in the League Two championship winning season of 2005-06. Carlisle racing into a 4-0 half-time lead through Karl Hawley, a brace of Derek Holmes goals and a comedy own goal from Wolves-loanee goalkeeper Carl Ikeme.
Hawley then completing a hat-trick late in the game to make the final result 6-0 as 5,664 spectators looked on. That hammering of County being United's biggest margin of victory at home to the Hatters over the years, easily eclipsing a 5-1 victory and two 4-0 successes in previous times.
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| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Stockport | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 13 Nov | Carlisle | 0 - 3 | Stockport | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Stockport | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Carlisle | 6 - 0 | Stockport | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 12 Nov | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Stockport | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Stockport | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 25 Mar | Stockport | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, and drawing the other one. The Cumbrians have scored eight goals in these games but have also conceded an alarming nine.
Stockport meanwhile have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win one and draw two of their last six matches on the road. The Hatters have scored seven goals in these games and, like Carlisle, let in nine.
Carlisle find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the League One table having picked up 36 points from their 30 matches played to date. Stockport meanwhile lie just outside the play-off positions in the table, in seventh, picking up a healthy 48 points from their 31 games so far.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Stockport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Carlisle's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Stockport.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Failed to win in previous two home matches. |
| Stockport | Lost last two away games. Not won in previous four away matches. |