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Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in January 2008, the Robins carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 25 Jan | Cheltenham T. | 1-0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cumbrians have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cheltenham T. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 38 points from their 43 games thus far. Carlisle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 46 points from their 44 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Carlisle Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 10 most recent games. |