FM Preview: Carlisle United v Plymouth Argyle 15 Mar 2011

Last updated : 14 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Carlisle United v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Argyle travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 2 of the 15 games.

The last time the two teams met at Carlisle United was back in April 2002, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Plymouth Arg. 1 - 1 Carlisle Utd. League One
2001/2002 Sat 13 Apr Carlisle Utd. 0-2 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 24 Nov Plymouth Arg. 3 - 0 Carlisle Utd. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 17 Feb Carlisle Utd. 1 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 16 Sep Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Carlisle Utd. League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 05 Feb Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Carlisle Utd. League Division Three
1999/2000 Mon 30 Aug Carlisle Utd. 4 - 2 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Plymouth Argyle is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Carlisle United's 48 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Plymouth Argyle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 32 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Carlisle United 6 2 1 3 9 14 7
Plymouth Argyle 6 3 0 3 8 12 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cumbrians, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Carlisle United Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Plymouth Argyle 16 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 16 outings ago.

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