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History of the Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers fixture

The Blues welcome the Whites tomorrow evening holding a good advantage on previous meetings in Cumbria. The 36 games played between the two sides at Brunton Park showing exactly 50%, 25% and 25% with United having won 18, Tranmere having been victorious nine times, and there having been nine draws.

Last season in League One it was one of those 18 wins for Carlisle as the Blues took all three points courtesy of a 2-0 victory on a Tuesday evening in early November 2010. The United goals, in front of just 3,744 spectators, scored either side of half-time by James Berrett on 42 minutes then Peter Murphy after 49 minutes.

Meanwhile in 2009-10 in League One Carlisle continued that winning record with a 3-0 victory in early September 2009 as 5,269 fans looked on. The United goals all coming in an 18 minute spell from just before the hour-mark onwards, with Joe Anyinsah, Danny Livesey and Ian Harte all getting themselves on the Blues scoresheet.

Rovers have been victorious in their last two games before that at Brunton Park though, the 2008-09 season seeing them defeat the Blues 2-1 in front of 6,093 spectators. Ian Moore, or Ian Thomas-Moore these days, opening the scoring as early as the first minute for the visitors, with Ryan Shotton then making it 2-0 on 80 minutes, Danny Graham's last minute strike for the Cumbrians therefore being no more than a consolation goal.

The time before that in League One Rovers condemned Carlisle to their first defeat of the 2007-08 league campaign, five games in, and then under the tutelage of then caretaker manager Greg Abbott. The only goal of the match scored by Tranmere striker, and current Blues frontman Craig Curran in the 42nd minute as 6,556 spectators looked on inside Brunton Park.

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.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Carlisle are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games at Brunton Park, A bumper total of thirteen goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with seven conceded. Tranmere though are having a torrid time on their travels, losing all of their last six matches away from Prenton Park. While Rovers have netted just five goals in those games, a hefty thirteen have hit the back of the wrong net.

Carlisle lie just outside the play-off positions, in seventh place in the npower League One table, picking up 45 points from their 28 games played so far. Tranmere meanwhile find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the division having picked up only 32 points from their 29 matches contested to date.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Carlisle are coming up against a badly struggling side in Tranmere, and the Footymad panel do believe that it's going to result in a healthy home win for the Cumbrians........ Home Win

Sequence statistics

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