FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Colchester United take on Carlisle United in a League One match on Saturday, 19th December 2009 at 15:00.
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Colchester U. prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The U's are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 2 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Weston Homes Community Stadium was just last season, in October 2008, with Colchester U. annihilating their visitors 5-0 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Colchester U. | 5-0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 20 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 3 goals against.
The Cumbrians have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Cumbrians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 21 games. Carlisle Utd.'s 27 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
U's are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Carlisle Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |
