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The Blues welcome the Whites this weekend holding the advantage on previous meetings in Cumbria. The 33 games played showing United winning 16, Tranmere eight, and there have been nine draws.
Last season 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 caretaker manager Greg Abbott. The only goal of the match scored by Tranmere youngster 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.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | We 26 Dec | Tranmere | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Tranmere | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 30 Mar | Tranmere | 0 - 2 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Tranmere | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Dec | Tranmere | 0 - 0 | Carlisle | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Tranmere | 6 - 1 | Carlisle | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Tranmere | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have performed averagely in their last six matches at Brunton Park, winning three, drawing gone and losing two. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period at an entertaining eleven to nine.
The away form of Tranmere is pretty dire in their last six matches on the road, accumulating just one victory and one draw, along with four defeats, from that run of games. While Rovers have scored seven goals, a hefty 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle, for the first time in over a season, lie just outside the play-off positions in the League One table, in seventh, picking up 13 points from their eight games played so far. Tranmere meanwhile see themselves just below half-way in the table, in 13th, showing a record of ten points from their eight games played to date.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Tranmere | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
It's a close one to call, but the Footymad panel think that the Cumbrians' reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Tranmere.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Six games since last home draw. Latest three matches ended in defeat. |
| Tranmere | No win in the two most recent games. |