This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Carlisle United at 19:45 on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010 in the League One.
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Colchester U. prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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 have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cumbrians's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 49 points from 27 games. Carlisle Utd.'s 33 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. may be coming up against a decent side in Carlisle Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Carlisle Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |
