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Carlisle Utd. pack their bags to visit Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cumbrians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in April 2002, with Mansfield Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 22 Dec | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 4 conceded.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Cumbrians have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town's total of 72 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three. Carlisle Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 43 games have yielded only 41 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Mansfield Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |