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Carlisle Utd. travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Belle Vue Gound on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Cumbrians have recorded 7 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was back in August 1996, over five years ago, with Carlisle Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 29 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 17 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Carlisle Utd. | 4 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 21 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Rovers have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
The Cumbrians have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Cumbrians's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Doncaster Rvs. are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Three, with their 45 games giving them a return of 89 points. Carlisle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Three with a return of just 45 points from their 45 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Doncaster Rvs.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Carlisle Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |