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Southampton prepare to entertain Carlisle United at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 6 games played, Saints have recorded 3 wins, and Carlisle Utd. have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in April 2010, as the Saints squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Southampton | 3-2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 28 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 4 | Southampton | ASSM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 25 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 04 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 22 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 6 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Carlisle Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Cumbrians have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 45 points from 27 games. Carlisle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Carlisle Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |