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Depending on which way you want to look at it Carlisle have never played the MK Dons at home before, or they have played them four times at Brunton Park over the years, winning two, drawing one and losing the other.
The last time United played Wimbledon was back in the old Division Two in the 1985-86 season. Carlisle losing 3-2 in that sadly infamous Jim Tolmie campaign in front of 5,593 spectators, the goals that early April day coming from John Cooke and a Scott McGarvey penalty.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | MK Dons | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 06 Apr | Carlisle | 2 - 3 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 03 Nov | Wimbledon | 4 - 1 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Mar | Carlisle | 6 - 1 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 06 Oct | Wimbledon | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 11 May | Wimbledon | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 01 May | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have performed averagely at home in their last six matches, winning three, drawing one and losing two of those games at Brunton Park. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in these matches, with six conceded.
The MK Dons have had a very decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six matches, winning five in a row and drawing the match before that. These games have seen the Dons hammer in 16 goals, and let in seven.
Carlisle find themselves struggling down in 16th position in League One having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches contested to date. The MK Dons meanwhile are in second spot and are holding the final promotion place in the table, and have accumulated 50 points from the 24 games they have played so far.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| MK Dons | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with the MK Dons running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Unbeaten run of three matches. Six matches since last home draw. |
| MK Dons | Six games since last defeat. Five successive away victories. Six games since last away draw. |