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The Blues are ready to welcome Rochdale to Cumbria on Saturday afternoon for a 2pm kick-off looking to continue an impressive record. The Cumbrians are clearly on top, winning 53.19% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Brunton Park was just over two years ago in October 2003. United ran out comfortable 2-0 winners in that First Round LDV Vans Trophy clash thanks to goals in either half from Adam Rundle and Brian Wake.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 06 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
United have lost just once in their last six home games, in a 1-0 home defeat against League leaders Wycombe, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cumbrians, with just five goals against.
In complete contrast to the Blues, Rochdale are having a torrid time on their travels chalking up just one victory with 5 defeats from their last six matches. While the 'Dale have hit seven goals, a hefty 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle are just outside the automatic promotion places, in fifth, having taken 38 points from 23 games. Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the League Two table after picking up 33 from their 23 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Rochdale, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Cumbrians. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |