Match Report
The table read 5th (Carlisle United, 76 pts) against 8th (Mansfield Town, 75 pts), 1 points apart. Carlisle United ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/0.93 for Carlisle United and 1.57/1.2 for Mansfield Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
17 meetings are on record — 5 won by Carlisle United, 7 by Mansfield Town, 5 drawn, at 2.65 goals per meeting. 1 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.65.
Brunton Park in Carlisle, capacity 18,202, hosted the game. Mansfield Town led 4-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-4.