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Southampton travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 4 of the previous 5 games.
The last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1983, with Carlisle Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 21 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 20 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 29 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1966/1967 | Wed 12 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Cumbrians have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Saints have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches. Southampton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only -2 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cumbrians, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |