Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Carlisle United & Doncaster Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Carlisle United form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FA Cup for Carlisle, as the manager C. Beech led his troops to eliminate Hayes & Yeading United, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Carlisle United's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round replays.Home games in the League Two have been a walk in the park for Carlisle United so far, with 15 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Carlisle United lost their last game at Tranmere Rovers after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Crawley Town and winning 3-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Carlisle, as the League Two home game vs Salford City is only three days away.
The Carlisle United manager C. Beech has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. Carlisle United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated United of Manchester in order to reach 2nd Round of FA Cup. Doncaster was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round last season.2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Doncaster Rovers in their League One matches away.
Doncaster Rovers won their last game, 3-2 versus Blackpool played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Sunderland in the League One.
Doncaster can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Blackpool. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Benjamin Whiteman scored the final goal.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Doncaster Rovers manager D. Moore as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hull City.
Doncaster are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Doncaster Rovers have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Carlisle-Doncaster Rovers H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Carlisle United five wins, Doncaster Rovers two wins, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Mellish 7 goals |  B. Whiteman 4 goals | A. Hayden 3 goals |
Carlisle United missing players
Doncaster Rovers missing players
| Carlisle United | Doncaster Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.5 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 13.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 28% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Barrow | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 24 | Southend United | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -20 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 |