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Oldham Ath. face a trip to Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 21 occasions, and draw 9, from the 33 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Cumbrians carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 11 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 10 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Latics have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Carlisle Utd.'s 54 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cumbrians, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Oldham Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |