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Swindon Town travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Robins have recorded 2 wins, and Carlisle Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was more than a decade ago, in August 1995, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cumbrians in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 02 May | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 29 Nov | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 10 Jan | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Cumbrians, with 7 goals against.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Robins's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Carlisle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 29 points from 16 games. Swindon Town's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Robins, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |