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Barnet pack their bags to visit Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.
The previous match played between the two at Brunton Park Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2001, the Cumbrians carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Barnet | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Barnet | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Barnet | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 23 Nov | Barnet | 3 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Barnet | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Cumbrians have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Barnet's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Bees have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.
Carlisle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 27 points from 13 games. Barnet are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 13 games giving them a return of 30 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| Barnet | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnet are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Cumbrians coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 14 matches. |
| Barnet | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |