FM Preview: Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra 18 Sep 2012

Last updated : 17 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alexandra face a trip to Carlisle United at Brunton Park on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 28 out of 42 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Brunton Park was was two seasons ago, in November 2010, with Carlisle United running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 09 Nov Carlisle Utd. 3-1 Crewe Alex. (Associate Members)
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar Crewe Alex. 1 - 2 Carlisle Utd. League One
2008/2009 Wed 03 Dec Carlisle Utd. 0 - 2 Crewe Alex. F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Carlisle Utd. 4 - 2 Crewe Alex. League One
2007/2008 Tue 26 Feb Crewe Alex. 0 - 1 Carlisle Utd. League One
2007/2008 Sat 19 Jan Carlisle Utd. 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. League One
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Carlisle Utd. 0 - 2 Crewe Alex. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

Crewe Alexandra have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Railwaymen have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Carlisle United see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far,

Crewe Alexandra see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Carlisle United 6 3 2 1 11 9 11
Crewe Alexandra 6 2 2 2 6 10 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crewe Alexandra are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Brunton Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Carlisle United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Crewe Alexandra Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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