National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Carlisle United or Tranmere Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
Tranmere Rovers could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.
Carlisle United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Carlisle United have collected 15 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-3-1.
Happy days for Carlisle United in their previous game, a fixture away at Tranmere Rovers that ended with a 2-0 victory. Dennis, a striker, was the top performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.95 (out of 10). Dennis scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Stockport County in the League Two.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Carlisle have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Carlisle United after this match as they are travelling to Harrogate Town for a League Two game in only three days.
The Carlisle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Tranmere Rovers aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 231 league minutes without a goal. Hemmings was the last player to find the net.
There were no winners in Tranmere's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Stockport County. Goalkeeper Doohan got the top player rating of the team with 7.64/10. Doohan topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-2 loss hosting Carlisle United before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tranmere Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Tranmere Rovers wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tranmere as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Tranmere Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Carlisle three wins, two draws and Tranmere Rovers five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Dennis 9 goals |   E. Nevitt 4 goals | K. Hemmings 4 goals |
Carlisle United missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Carlisle United | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Barrow | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
