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Walsall travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Saddlers have recorded 4 wins, and Carlisle Utd. have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was back in February 1998, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 18 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 7 conceded.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Carlisle Utd.'s total of 45 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Walsall are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 46 points from 29 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Saddlers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. |
| Walsall | No sequences of note |