The game between Carlisle United and Hereford United in the League One on Tuesday, 3rd February 2009 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hereford Utd. travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bulls 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 last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was just over four years ago, in October 2004, with Carlisle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 3 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Dec | Hereford Utd. | 2 - 3 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Hereford Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bulls have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 28 matches. Hereford Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 21 points from their 27 games thus far.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cumbrians, as the Bulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hereford Utd. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
