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The Blues welcome the Swans to Cumbria tomorrow night looking to improve on their record of six wins, four defeats and one draw in their 11 matches played at Brunton Park against the Welshmen.
Last season in League One Swansea knocked the Cumbrians out of the play-off race and left themselves firmly in it with a 2-1 win at Brunton Park on the second last day of the season. Lee Trundle managed to stay on his feet long enough to open the scoring as early as the first minute for City before Johann Smith equalised for United four minutes into the second-half. Darrly Duffy then firing home the Swans winner deep into added time as 10,578 spectators looked on.
Carlisle's best victory over the Swans was in the 1996-97 Division Three (fourth tier) promotion season. The Cumbrians thumping City 4-1 at Brunton Park thanks to goals from Steve Hayward, Paul Conway, Warren Aspinall and Owen Archdeacon as 5,114 spectators looked on. Meanwhile all Swansea's four wins in Cumbria have been by a slender one-goal margin.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Fri 14 Sep | Swansea | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Swansea | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Swansea | 5 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Apr | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Swansea | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Swansea | 1 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Carlisle | 1 - 2 | Swansea | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Swansea | 1 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have an excellent recent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games, that 2-0 against Nottingham Forest. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games with only four conceded.
Swansea are equally impressive on the road though, tasting just one defeat in their last six matches away from the Liberty Stadium and picking up four good wins. These high-scoring games have constituted a decent return of ten goals for the Swans and eight against.
The two sides couldn't be any closer in the table with 41 games played each, Swansea, at the top of the table, so far gaining 82 points from their matches contested, while United, in second place, have accumulated 78 points 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 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Swansea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but this time the FootyMad panel have this game marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | 15 games since last home draw. |
| Swansea | Undefeated in last three away matches. |