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Bradford City play host to Carlisle United at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was more than a decade ago, in April 1996, with Bradford City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Bradford City | 3-1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 13 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 17 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 05 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Bradford City | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 11 Mar | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 6 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.
Bradford City's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Carlisle Utd.'s total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bradford City are starting to turn The Bradford & Bingley Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |