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Swindon Town prepare to entertain Carlisle United at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Robins have drawn 10 of the 18 contests however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at County Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Swindon Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 04 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Swindon Town | 2-0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Swindon Town | 2 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Carlisle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Cumbrians have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 31 points from their 31 games thus far. Carlisle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 38 points from their 28 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at County Ground for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Carlisle Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |