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The Blues welcome the Whites to Cumbria this weekend holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two at Brunton Park. Of the 32 games played United have won 16 while Tranmere have been victorious just seven times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides in Carlisle was last season, with the Cumbrians carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a hard-fought League One match. Kevin Gall scoring the only goal of the game for United in the 35th minute in front of 7,328 spectators.
Carlisle's biggest win over Rovers came in the 1952-53 Third Division North as they won 4-0 with goals from Jimmy Whitehouse, Ian Atkinson, Robert Harrison and Alan Ashman. Rovers' biggest win at Brunton Park came courtesy of two 3-0 scorelines, one in the Fourth Division in 1961-62 and the other in Division Three North in 1955-56.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 30 Mar | Tranmere | 0 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Tranmere | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Dec | Tranmere | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Tranmere | 6 - 1 | Carlisle | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Tranmere | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Tranmere | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 14 Jan | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Tranmere | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have had a slightly disappointing home run of late having faced some tough opposition in their last six matches at Brunton Park, United winning and losing three each of those games. The Cumbrians have scored seven goals in that run of games but have conceded an alarming eight.
Tranmere have an average recent record in their last six matches on the road, collecting one win and three draws from that run of games. A generous eight goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
After just four games of the League One season Carlisle are second in the table having picked up an excellent ten points so far, Tranmere meanwhile are in fifth place after gaining seven points to date, although they have crashed out of both the League Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy at the first hurdle to lower league opposition in Stockport and Morecambe respectively.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Last six games form guide : | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Tranmere | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
It's a close one to call, but I think that the Cumbrians reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Tranmere.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Eight games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last five outings. |
| Tranmere | No win in the two most recent games. |