SCENE-SETTER...
Neil Cox's side come into the match on the back of a 0-0 home draw against Crawley Town on Good Friday, which was our fourth draw in the last five fixtures.
Away from home, his team are unbeaten in three as well and will be looking to extend that with victory at Brunton Park.
TEAM NEWS...
Right-back Jordan Clarke will be assessed after missing the Good Friday game as a precaution with a tight thigh, while forward Kevin van Veen will also be looked at ahead of the match after undergoing an injection on his knee.
Left-back Junior Brown has been ruled out for five-to-six weeks with the hamstring injury that forced him off against Bradford City, while centre-back George Taft is ahead of schedule with his recovery from an ankle injury but probably won't be available for a couple of weeks.
Their fellow defender Harrison McGahey (thigh) is back running on the training ground and should return to full training at the end of this week, while attacker Jordan Hallam has undergone an injection on the hamstring injury he suffered against Oldham Athletic and will be assessed again in a couple of weeks.
Striker Aaron Jarvis (hamstring) is set to miss the rest of the season, while midfielder George Hornshaw and goalkeeper Adam Kelsey are both expected to be out for the remainder of the campaign too following ankle surgery.
THE OPPOSITION...
Carlisle have won their last two matches 2-0, winning at Southend on Saturday and at home to Crawley last Tuesday. Those two wins have boosted their play-off push and they'll be seeking another as they look to close in on the top seven. Prior to then, they'd gone four matches without a win.
Jon Mellish tops their scoring charts with 11 goals to his name, with Lewis Alessandra following on seven.
They've been two of the mainstays of the side, with goalkeeper Paul Farman, defender Aaron Hayden and midfielder Callum Guy also regulars all season.
PAST MEETINGS...
We met at the Sands Venue Stadium in September, with Jordan Hallam striking the decisive goal in a 1-0 success.
| SEASON - DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020-21 - Sat Sep 26 | LG 2 | Iron 1-0 Carlisle | Hallam |
| 2019-20 - Sat Aug 21 | LG 2 | Iron 0-1 Carlisle | |
| 2012-13 - Tue Feb 13 | LG 1 | Iron 3-1 Carlisle | Sodje 2, Reid |
| 2012-13 - Sat Jan 26 | LG 1 | Carlisle 1-1 Iron | Hawley |
| 2011-12 - Mon Apr 9 | LG 1 | Carlisle 0-0 Iron | |
| 2011-12 - Sat Dec 10 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Carlisle | Barcham |
| 2008-09 - Sat Mar 14 | LG 1 | Carlisle 1-1 Iron | Hayes |
| 2008-09 - Sat Sep 13 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Carlisle | Sparrow, Hayes |
| 2006-07 - Sat May 5 | LG 1 | Iron 3-0 Carlisle | Taylor, Sparrow, Beckford |
| 2006-07 - Sat Dec 9 | LG 1 | Carlisle 0-2 Iron | Sharp, Keogh |
| 2003-04 - Tue Mar 24 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-3 Carlisle | MacLean 2 |
| 2003-04 - Tue Oct 21 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 1-4 Iron | Torpey, MacLean, Sharp, Beagrie |
| 2002-03 - Tue Mar 11 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 1-2 Iron | Beagrie, Dawson |
| 2002-03 - Mon Dec 23 | FAC R2 R | Carlisle 0-1 Iron | Carruthers |
| 2002-03 - Sat Dec 7 | FAC R2 | Iron 0-0 Carlisle | |
| 2002-03 - Tue Sep 17 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Carlisle | Torpey 2, Carruthers |
| 2001-02 - Sat Mar 16 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Carlisle | Jeffrey, Hodges |
| 2001-02 - Sat Dec 1 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 3-0 Iron | |
| 2000-01 - Mon Apr 16 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-0 Carlisle | Sparrow, Carruthers, Torpey |
| 2000-01 - Sat Oct 28 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 1-2 Iron | Larusson, Hodges |
| 1998-99 - Tue Jan 19 | FLT R2 | Iron 1-1 Carlisle (Carlisle win 4-3 on pens) |
Walker |
| 1998-99 - Sat Jan 16 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 0-1 Iron | Eyre |
| 1998-99 - Sat Aug 15 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Carlisle | Hope, Eyre, Gayle |
| 1996-97 - Sat Mar 8 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Carlisle | |
| 1996-97 - Sat Dec 21 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 3-2 Iron | Clarkson, McFarlane |
| 1994-95 - Sat Mar 25 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 2-1 Iron | Kiwomya |
| 1994-95 - Sat Sep 3 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-3 Carlisle | Juryeff, Thornber |
| 1993-94 - Sat Mar 12 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 3-1 Iron | Goodacre |
| 1993-94 - Sat Sep 18 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Carlisle | Carmichael 2 |
| 1992-93 - Sat Jan 16 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Carlisle | |
| 1992-93 - Sat Sep 26 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 0-2 Iron | Helliwell 2 |
| 1991-92 - Sat May 2 | DIV 4 | Iron 4-0 Carlisle | Elliott, Daws, Hill, Helliwell |
| 1991-92 - Sat Oct 12 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 0-0 Iron | |
| 1990-91 - Sat Apr 6 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 0-3 Iron | Hill, Hine, Dalziel (og) |
| 1990-91 - Sat Dec 29 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Carlisle | Flounders, Lillis |
| 1990-91 - Tue Sep 4 | LGC R1 L2 | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Lillis |
| 1990-91 - Tue Aug 28 | LGC R1 L1 | Carlisle 1-0 Iron | |
| 1989-90 - Sat Mar 24 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-3 Carlisle | Flounders, Lillis |
| 1989-90 - Tue Oct 17 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 0-1 Iron | Lillis |
| 1988-89 - Sat Feb 4 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 0-3 Iron | Lister, Taylor, Flounders |
| 1988-89 - Tue Sep 20 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Flounders |
| 1987-88 - Tue Apr 12 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Carlisle | Shearer |
| 1987-88 - Sat Aug 22 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 3-1 Iron | Johnson |
| 1964-65 - Sat Mar 6 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 3-1 Iron | Thomas |
| 1964-65 - Fri Jan 29 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Carlisle | |
| 1957-58 - Thu May 1 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-1 Carlisle | Davis, Haigh, Brownsword |
| 1957-58 - Sat Oct 26 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 3-4 Iron | Gleadall 2, Fletcher, Marriott |
| 1956-57 - Sat Mar 23 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 0-0 Iron | |
| 1956-57 - Sat Nov 10 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-2 Carlisle | Luke |
| 1955-56 - Sat 18 Feb | DIV 3N | Carlisle 1-2 Iron | Haigh, Gregory |
| 1955-56 - Sat Oct 8 | DIV 3N | Iron 4-0 Carlisle | Gregory 2, Davies, Haigh |
| 1954-55 - Sat Apr 30 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 1-2 Iron | Brown, Brownsword |
| 1954-55 - Mon Apr 18 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Gregory |
| 1953-54 - Sat Apr 24 | DIV 3N | Iron 2-1 Carlisle | Hubbard, Gregory |
| 1953-54 - Sat Dec 5 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 5-1 Iron | Gregory |
| 1952-53 - Sat Dec 27 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-2 Carlisle | White |
| 1952-53 - Thu Dec 25 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 8-0 Iron | |
| 1952-53 - Sat Nov 22 | FAC R1 | Iron 1-0 Carlisle | Whitfield |
| 1951-52 - Thu Apr 24 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Ottewell |
| 1951-52 - Sat Apr 12 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 3-0 Iron | |
| 1950-51 - Sat Feb 3 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Clelland |
| 1950-51 - Sat Sep 23 | DIV 3N | Carlisle 3-1 Iron | Gorin |
| SCUNTHORPE WINS | DRAWS | CARLISLE WINS | |
| LEAGUE | 27 | 11 | 18 |
| FA CUP | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CUP | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LEAGUE CUP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 14 | 19 |
ELSEWHERE IN SKY BET LEAGUE TWO...
Tuesday
Morecambe v Southend United (6.30pm)
