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Brighton & HA face a trip to Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, with Carlisle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Brighton & HA | 4 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 09 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cumbrians, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Carlisle Utd., Brighton & HA are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Seagulls have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Carlisle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 61 points from 33 games. Brighton & HA's 49 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Seagulls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Carlisle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Won 8 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |