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Gillingham pack their bags to visit Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Gills 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 previous match played between the two at Brunton Park Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2007, with Carlisle Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 5 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Gills have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Carlisle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 37 points from their 32 games played so far, Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gillingham are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Brunton Park Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 18 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |