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Milton Keynes travel to take on Carlisle United at Brunton Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 4 games played, The Dons have recorded 1 wins, and Carlisle Utd. have come away with 2 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Carlisle Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1986, with Milton Keynes inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Cumbrians in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Milton Keynes | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 06 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 3 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 03 Nov | Wimbledon | 4 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 6 - 1 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 06 Oct | Wimbledon | 3 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 11 May | Wimbledon | 3 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 01 May | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Dons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the The Dons pummel 16 goals, and let in 7.
Carlisle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches. Milton Keynes are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 50 points from the 24 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Milton Keynes are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Carlisle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Milton Keynes | 5 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |
