Venue: Brunton Park.

Kick-off: 3pm

Capacity: 16,981

Record attendance: 27,500 v Middlesbrough (FA Cup 5 – February 7, 1970).

Nickname: The Cumbrians.

Manager: Greg Abbott.

Programme: £3

Top scorer: Danny Graham – 16

Ticket info: Pay on the day. Terrace (behind goal) – adults £16; juveniles £9, over-65s £12, under-11s £3. Seats (side of pitch) – adults £20, juveniles £10, over-65s £14, under-11s £4.

Getting there — by road: Leave the M6 at Junction 43 and take the A69 towards Carlisle. After a mile the ground is on your right.By coach: Rovers Supporters Club coaches leave Kingswood 6.45am, Eastville 7am, Memorial Stadium 7.15am. Fare £30.50. Ring Bristol 961 1772 to book.

By train: Ring National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

Last meeting: Rovers 2 Carlisle 3– August 9, 2008.

Rovers' biggest win: Rovers 4 Carlisle 0– April 24, 1987.

Rovers' heaviest defeat: Carlisle 4 Rovers 0– April 2, 1963.

Post prediction: Rovers are in decent nick away and should come back with at least a point.

Just a thought: Leicester City – last weekend's winners at the Memorial Stadium – are providing Rovers with use of their training facilities and lunch on their way north today.

Words of wisdom: "We said if we were going to get beat, we would get beat over dead bodies." – Carlisle boss Greg Abbott after their 1-0 midweek defeat at Peterborough.

Fancy a flutter? Rovers are 9-4 with Skybet, while bet365 offer Carlisle at 11-8. The draw is 12-1 at Coral.