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Northampton face a trip to Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cumbrians in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 10 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Cobblers, and 7 goals against.
Carlisle Utd.'s total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Carlisle Utd. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |