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Carlisle face a trip to Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Cumbrians have won 13 of the 41 games compared to the host's 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Darlington running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Carlisle | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 3 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Quakers, with 7 goals against.
Carlisle have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Cumbrians have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Three with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus far. Carlisle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Quakers, as the Cumbrians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Carlisle | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |