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Carlisle visit Stockport tomorrow needing to change their fortunes at Edgeley Park. The Cumbrians hoping to improve on a record which has seen them lose 23, draw seven and win only nine of the 39 games played in Stockport.
Last season in League One County defeated United easily 3-0 on Saturday the 1st of November in what would prove to be Blues boss John Ward's last game as Carlisle manager before he was sacked two days later. A Carl Baker brace and a single strike from Stephen Gleeson condeming the Cumbrians to their ninth league defeat in ten games as 6,301 fans looked on.
One match Blues fans will want to remember at Edgeley Park though was in May 2006 when a 0-0 draw, in front of just over 10,000 spectators, was a good result for both teams. The point apiece, in then United boss Paul Simpson's last game as a player, meaning that on the final day of that League Two season Carlisle's status as champions was confirmed while Stockport made sure of avoiding relegation into non-league football.
The Hatters have given the Blues a few hammerings at Edgeley Park over the years, including a 7-1 win in 1929-30, and worst of all an 8-1 hammering in 1955-56. The best of Carlisle's nine victories at Edgeley Park was a 3-0 win in the old Fourth Division in 1963-64, the goalscorers being Ron Thompson, Hughie McIlmoyle and Johnny Evans, with all eight of United's other successes being by a narrow one-goal margin.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Stockport | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, while losing three and drawing the other. The Hatters have scored seven goals in these games, but have conceded an alarming nine.
The away form of Carlisle is pretty dire though, collecting just four draws from their last six contests on the road. While the Cumbrians have hit four goals, eight have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stockport are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone in 20th at this early stage of the season, with one point taken from two matches. Carlisle only find themselves two places higher in the table though having also picked up one point from their two games played.
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 |
| Stockport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cumbrians out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Stockport County.. Away win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Stockport | Four games since last home draw. Not won in the four most recent matches. |
| Carlisle | Not won in last six away matches. Previous two away games have finished all-square. |