Tamworth welcome Carlisle United at The Lamb Ground, Tamworth, Staffordshire on Tuesday, Jan 26 at 8:45 PM in a National League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Tamworth come into this fixture in good form (3W 0D 2L recently). Carlisle United travel in mixed form (2W 1D 2L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Tamworth and Carlisle United have split their 5 meetings almost evenly (2W–0D–3W). Their last encounter ended in Tamworth won 2–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Tamworth win or a draw looks most likely.