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The Blues welcome the Saddlers to Cumbria tomorrow holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two teams at Brunton Park. Of the 21 games played Carlisle have won ten while Walsall have been victorious four times.
The last time the two clubs met here was back in February 1998 when the sides drew 1-1 at the same league level they play at tomorrow. John Hodge gave the visitors the lead in the 47th minute, in front of 4,530 spectators, only for Will Varty to grab United a point with a rare goal just one minute short of the final whistle.
Walsall's biggest win at Carlisle over the years was a 6-1 thumping of the Blues way back in the Third Division North in 1934-35, United's sole goalscorer that day being John Ranson as 2,907 fans looked on.
You have to go a long way back as well to find Carlisle's largest margin of victory over the Saddlers at Brunton Park, that coming, again in Division Three North, in 1931-32. The goalscorers, in a 4-0 win, being Jimmy McConnell with a brace, and Jack Davidson and Arthur Sharp with single strikes in front of 3,678 spectators.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 18 Mar | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games at Brunton Park, that defeat being a 3-0 Johnstone's Paint Trophy loss to Stockport. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games with seven conceded.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting two wins and three draws from their last six matches away from the Bescot Stadium. Seven goals have been scored by the Saddlers in these games, with only a miserly four conceded.
Carlisle's total of 45 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the play-off places, in fifth, in League One. Walsall meanwhile are just one place above the Cumbrians in fourth, albeit having played two games more, the Saddlers taking 46 points from their 29 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 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Won five successive home games. |
| Walsall | No sequences of note |