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Port Vale face a trip to Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Valiants have recorded 2 wins, and Carlisle Utd. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, as the Cumbrians edged out their past their rivals by a score 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 24 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 17 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 11 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 04 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | 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 12 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Carlisle Utd., Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Valiants have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Carlisle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 22 games. Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 17 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Carlisle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |