Carlisle vs SouthendPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Carlisle reach the seventh round fourteenth on eight points: six matches, two wins, two draws and two defeats, thirteen goals scored and ten conceded. At Brunton Park the record reads two wins and one defeat in three games, with ten goals scored and six conceded, a very different attacking return from their away form, where three trips brought two draws and one defeat with just three goals scored and four conceded. Southend are third on thirteen points from the same number of rounds: four wins, one draw and one defeat, twelve goals scored and eight conceded. On the road they have taken two wins and a draw from three trips, seven goals scored and three conceded, while at home the record is two wins and one defeat, five goals scored and five conceded. The last five rounds brought three wins. The league average is 3.06 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.