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Rotherham U. travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 12 of the 31 previous games, with the hosts winning just 11.
The last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was back in November 1999, over five years ago, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cumbrians in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Rotherham U. | 4 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 29 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 4 conceded.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Millers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Carlisle Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 23 points from their 16 games so far. Rotherham U. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Millers could well see them head back from Brunton Park Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Rotherham U. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |