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Nottm. Forest play host to Carlisle United at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Forest.
The last time the two teams met at Nottm. Forest was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1976, with Nottm. Forest annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 25 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 5-1 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 06 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 01 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 13 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 17 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 20 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 5 conceded.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Cumbrians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.
Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 8 games giving them a return of 19 points. Carlisle Utd.'s total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Carlisle Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Carlisle Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |