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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 37 games played between the two sides at Brunton Park showing United having won 18, Tranmere having been victorious nine times, and there having been ten draws, one of those coming last season in a dour 0-0 Valentine's Day 2012 encounter as 4,152 spectators looked on.

In the 2010-11 season in League One it was one of the 18 wins for Carlisle though 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 have been playing quite well at home at the end of last season and the start of this, winning three, drawing two, and losing just one of their last six games at Brunton Park. These games have seen the Cumbrians score seven goals, with three conceded. Tranmere meanwhile have a relatively good record on the road in their last six competitive matches, winning and losing three each of those games. Rovers notching seven goals in that spell, while ten have hit the back of the wrong net.

Division-wise Carlisle have one point on the board after their opening game following a 1-1 draw at Stevenage, while Tranmere are two points ahead after their first match thanks to a 3-1 victory at home to Leyton Orient.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The Cumbrians go into their game against Tranmere in confident mood, and the FootyMad panel sees them sneaking a narrow win in a tight game.......Home win

Sequence statistics

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