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Monday, April 04, 2005

A Preview from FootyMad

Below is an edited preview from the Carlisle FootyMad site of tomorrow's Conference game between Hereford United And Carlisle United:

This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hereford United and Carlisle United at 19:45 on Tuesday 5th April 2005 in the Conference.

History of the Hereford United v Carlisle United fixture:

Carlisle Utd. travel to take on Hereford United at Edgar Street on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cumbrians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 11 games.

The last time the two teams met at Hereford Utd. was back in December 1996, over five years ago, with Carlisle Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Bulls in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams:
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
1993/1994 Sat 09 Apr Carlisle Utd. 1 - 2 Hereford Utd. LGE2
1993/1994 Sat 01 Jan Hereford Utd. 0 - 0 Carlisle Utd. LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Hereford United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bulls in those games, with 6 conceded.

Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cumbrians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Hereford Utd.'s total of 62 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Carlisle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 65 points from 36 games.

Current form : P W D L F A P
Hereford Utd. 6 3 1 2 12 3 10
Carlisle Utd. 6 6 0 0 12 1 18

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Cumbrians has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hereford Utd.. Away win

Sequence statistics:

Hereford Utd. Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .

Carlisle Utd. 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 6 matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.