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Brentford are ready to welcome Carlisle United to Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 4 of the 11 previous games, with the Bees winning just 2.
The previous match played between the two at Griffin Park was within the last three years, in January 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Brentford | 0-0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Feb | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 4 conceded.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cumbrians's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Brentford's 30 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Carlisle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Carlisle Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Bees in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |