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The Blues are ready to welcome Bournemouth on their long trip to Cumbria tomorrow, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on four of the previous six occasions at Brunton Park.
The previous match played between the two sides in Carlisle was on the last day of the 2002-03 season, as the visitors ran out 2-0 winners in a Division Three match. James Hayter scored both goals for the Cherries in the last four minutes, in front of 7,402 spectators, against a United side who had secured Football League safety for another season in their penultimate game with a 3-2 win at Shrewsbury courtesy of a Brian Wake hat-trick.
Matches between the clubs have been few and far between over the years, with the sides having only met six times at Brunton Park. Bournemouth have an excellent record here having won four of those meetings, their best victory coming in the 1962-63 Division Three season when they won 3-0 as 6,903 fans looked on, United eventually being relegated at the end of that campaign.
United's one and only home success over the Cherries came in another Division Three relegation campaign, this time in 1995-96 as the Blues spent just one season at that level after winning the league below in 1994-95. The thumping 4-0 win was Carlisle's best margin of victory that season, with all the goals coming in the second-half from Gary Bennett, David Currie, Rory Delap and Steve Hayward in front of 5,401 spectators.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Carlisle | 4 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home matches. A total of nine goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games with six conceded.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing three each of the last six games. The Cherries have scored six goals in these games and have conceded seven.
Carlisle lie five points outside the play-off positions in the League One table, United currently in eighth spot after picking up 62 points from their 41 games played so far.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the table having gained just 50 points from their 41 matches, the Cherries sitting seven points above the drop-zone.
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| Current home/away form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
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 Bournemouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle | Won their latest three matches. Unbeaten in the last four home games. |
| Bournemouth | Five matches since last defeat. Nine games since last away draw. |