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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 lose 21 and win only 4 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Oldham Ath. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Cumbrians in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
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 16 goals for the Cumbrians, with 7 goals against.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Carlisle Utd.'s 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 39 from their 25 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Oldham Ath. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Brunton Park Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Oldham Ath. | 4 games since last defeat. |