Preview: Tranmere Rovers vs. Carlisle United - prediction, team news, lineups

League Two basement boys Carlisle United volition question to look Tranmere Rovers astatine Prenton Park successful their gameweek 25 fixture connected Saturday.

The hosts person amassed 22 points from the aforesaid fig of matches, leaving them 2 points supra the relegation zone, portion the visitors are firmly rooted to the bottommost with 18 points from 23 matches.

Match preview

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Tranmere Rovers extended their winless tally successful League Two to 3 matches erstwhile they suffered a 2-0 nonaccomplishment astatine the hands of Morecambe connected New Year's Day.

The Rovers held their ain successful the archetypal 45 minutes, but they were undone by 2 second-half goals from Yann Songo'o and Jamie Stott successful the 72nd and 84th minutes respectively.

With that result, the Birkenhead-based squad present person lone 1 triumph successful their past 9 matches successful each competitions, their past triumph being a 2-1 triumph implicit Harrogate Town connected December 14.

A solitary triumph successful 8 League Two outings (one win, 2 draws and 5 losses) leaves them occupying 21st spot successful the table, lone 2 points and 2 places supra the relegation zone.

While Tranmere's mediocre distant signifier is good documented, their location grounds is not importantly better, arsenic they person lone managed 3 wins successful 11 fixtures connected their turf.

However, a triumph for Nigel Adkins's squad connected Saturday could spot the Rovers determination to 19th presumption successful the table, provided some Swindon Town and Accrington Stanley driblet points successful their respective matches.

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Meanwhile, successful a closely-fought encounter, Carlisle United suffered a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Crewe Alexandra astatine the Mornflake Stadium successful gameweek 24.

Despite starring 2-1, the Blues conceded 2 goals successful stoppage time, scored by Omar Bogle and Jack Lankester successful the 93rd and 98th minutes respectively, yet losing 3-2 to Crewe.

The Cumbrians are present stone bottommost successful the League Two table, with 18 points accrued from 23 league engagements, leaving them 4 points from safety.

Having been relegated from League One past term, the Cumbria outfit person struggled importantly successful the existent campaign, with their deficiency of goalscoring prowess a large origin successful their disappointing performances, arsenic evidenced by their paltry full of 19 league goals this season.

Although determination is simply a metallic lining connected that front, they person bagged 2 goals successful some of their past 2 league outings.

The visitors' distant signifier is besides a origin for concern, with 2 wins, 3 draws and six losses recorded connected the roadworthy this term; however, the hosts are unbeaten successful their past 2 trips to Prenton Park, offering immoderate optimism up of Saturday's encounter.

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Team News

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For the hosts, Saidou Khan and Brad Walker returned from spells connected the sidelines with substitute appearances successful the nonaccomplishment astatine the Mazuma Mobile Stadium connected New Year's Day, meaning they volition some beryllium disposable for enactment connected Saturday.

Connor Jennings is expected to pb the line, supported by Harvey Saunders, Sol Solomon and Omari Patrick, who is Tranmere's apical scorer successful the league with six goals.

However, this fixture whitethorn travel excessively soon for Regan Hendry and Luke Norris, who are inactive connected the sidelines.

For Carlisle, Samuel Lavelle, Jon Mellish and Ben Barclay formed the backmost 3 successful their past outing astatine the Mornflake Stadium, and they are expected to support their places.

Luke Armstrong, who has 4 extremity involvements truthful far, should commencement up beforehand for the visitors, keen to beryllium decisive for the visiting club.

Tranmere Rovers imaginable starting lineup:
McGee; O'Connor, Davies, Turnbull, Bradshaw; Finley, Morris; Saunders, Solomon, Patrick; Jennings

We say: Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Carlisle United

This weekend's lucifer betwixt Tranmere and Carlisle features 2 teams who person some struggled with consistency this season.

While the location broadside mightiness expect a comfy brushwood against the squad presently bottommost of the table, the visitors are unbeaten successful their past 2 matches against Tranmere, suggesting that Saturday's fixture could extremity successful a people draw.

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