Brunton Park welcomes Carlisle United and Stevenage this Saturday in League One. Carlisle will be looking for a win to try and start to reel in the rest of the relegation zone, whereas Stevenage need three points to get even closer to the Play-offs.
Carlisle currently sit rock bottom of the League One table after 38 games. The Blues have five wins, eight draws and 25 losses, leaving them on 23 points, ten points from Port Vale and 12 points from safety.
In their last five games in all competitions, Carlisle have one win and four losses.
Carlisle only managed three shots on target against Burton, but Paul Huntington managed to convert one of them in the 27th minute to give Carlisle the 1 - 0 win. A goal from Sam Smith and a brace from Harvey Knibbs gave Reading the 3 - 0 lead before the hour mark. Jon James Alexander Mellish did get Carlisle on the scoresheet with 20 minutes to go, but it wasn’t enough and Reading held on for a 3 - 1 win.
The Blues took the lead against Charlton in the 20th minute through a goal from Luke Armstrong, though Alfie May’s first goal made it level at halftime. Daniel Kanu then gave Charlton the lead early in the second half but a penalty from Taylor Charters equalised for Carlisle. However, another goal from May wrapped up a 3 - 2 win for Charlton. Carlisle once again took an early lead, another goal from Armstrong came in the tenth minute but Jordan Williams equalised for Barnsley in the first half. John McAtee and Jon Russell both scored in the second half and even with a goal from Daniel James Butterworth, Barnsley took home a 3 - 2 win.
The last time out for Carlisle was against Shrewsbury. Daniel Udoh scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute to give Shrewsbury the 1 - 0 win.
Stevenage, on the other hand, currently sit eighth in League One. In 38 games, Stevenage have 17 wins, ten draws and 11 losses which leaves them on 61 points, just two points form the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Stevenage have one win, two draws and two losses.
Cambridge United could only manage one shot on target as Jordan Roberts scored the only goal of the game for Stevenage in the 35th minute for a 1 - 0 win. The trip to Lincoln saw only three shots on target for the entire 90 minutes as both teams failed to find the back of the net in the 0 - 0 draw.
It was another 0 - 0 draw for Stevenage, this time against Fleetwood. This was in spite of Fleetwood being down to ten men for over 20 minutes after Harrison Holgate was sent off. A penalty from Harrison Burrows and goals from Jadel Katongo and Kwame Pooku gave Peterborough the 3 - 0 lead going into the later stages. Nick Freeman did get on the scoresheet for Stevenage, but The Posh held on for the 3 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for Stevenage was against Leyton Orient. Max Sanders grabbed the only goal of the game in the 16th minute to give Orient the 1 - 0 win.
Carlisle and Stevenage have met 24 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming as recently as 2011. Carlisle have the better record in the fixture with 11 wins in comparison to Stevenage’s seven wins, the other six games ending in a draw.