FM Preview: Carlisle United v Portsmouth 25 Aug 2012

Last updated : 24 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Carlisle United v Portsmouth fixture

Portsmouth pack their bags to visit Carlisle United at Brunton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 3 of the 17 games.

The previous match played between the two at Brunton Park was within the last three years, in September 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Tue 22 Sep Carlisle Utd. 1-3 Portsmouth League Cup
1985/1986 Sun 22 Dec Carlisle Utd. 0 - 1 Portsmouth Second Division
1985/1986 Sat 24 Aug Portsmouth 4 - 0 Carlisle Utd. Second Division
1984/1985 Mon 06 May Portsmouth 3 - 1 Carlisle Utd. Second Division
1984/1985 Sat 08 Dec Carlisle Utd. 3 - 0 Portsmouth Second Division
1983/1984 Sat 10 Mar Portsmouth 0 - 1 Carlisle Utd. Second Division
1983/1984 Sat 12 Nov Carlisle Utd. 0 - 0 Portsmouth Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Carlisle United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far.

Portsmouth's 2 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Carlisle United 6 2 1 3 8 9 7
Portsmouth 6 1 2 3 6 11 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Portsmouth on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Carlisle United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Carlisle United 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Portsmouth Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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