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The Blues face a trip to Devon and Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played the Cumbrians have recorded five wins, and Torquay have made home advantage tell with nine victories.
The most recent encounter was two seasons ago in March 2004. Torquay were on their way to promotion while conversly United would find themselves in the Conference by the end of the campaign. The form book told that day as the Gulls eased past Carlisle in a 4-1 victory, Brendan McGill grabbing the consolation goal for the Blues.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 4 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 3 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 23 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home matches although one of these draws was against Conference North outfit Harrogate Town last Saturday in the FA Cup first round. None of the matches have been high-scoring encounters with both seven goals scored and conceded in them.
Carlisle have an average recent record on the road seeing them win just one and draw two of the last six although they haven't won in five games on their travels. Goalscoring has been the problem with only a meagre four goals bagged, the defence has been quite solid though with only seven goals conceded in those games.
The Devonians find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division due to an appalling away record of seven defeats in nine, their 16 games yielding only 13 points and three victories.
United's healthy total of 24 points from their 16 games sees them sitting sixth and in the play-off places in the table, a position I'm sure we would all be overjoyed with come May.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cumbrians out on the road recently, but United will hopefully achieve a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Torquay Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |