History of the Yeovil Town v Carlisle United fixture
The Cumbrians face a mammoth trip to Somerset looking to break their duck at Huish Park against the hosts, five of the previous six encounters having resulted in Yeovil victories, with the other game being a draw. Town's three points last season coming courtesy of a 1-0 success on a Tuesday night at the end of March thanks to a 59th minute Jonathan Obika strike in front of 3,331 spectators.
The Glovers also winning in League One in the 2009-10 season 3-1 in mid-October 2009 after they went 2-0 up at half-time thanks to a brace of goals from Ryan Mason on 13 and 43 minutes. Ian Harte then halved the deficit for Carlisle in the 54th minute from the penalty spot before, as 4,333 fans looked on, Kieran Murtagh made sure of all three points for the home side three minutes from time.
The one draw between the two sides in Somerset coming in the 2008-09 campaign in early March 2009 when it needed a last minute strike from Michael Bridges for the Blues to grab their only ever point at Huish Park. Yeovil having taken the lead through Gary Roberts on 31 minutes in front of 3,892 spectators.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 May | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Yeovil | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 29 Mar | Yeovil | 1 - 0 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Carlisle | 1 - 0 | Yeovil | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Yeovil | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Yeovil | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Carlisle | 4 - 1 | Yeovil | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Yeovil | League One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Yeovil's home form is poor at the moment, winning just two of their last six matches at Huish Park, and losing the other four. The Glovers have scored seven goals in these games, but conceded an alarming nine. Carlisle's recent away form is pretty average as well though, picking up two good wins, but losing three and drawing one from their last six games on the road. While the Cumbrians have netted a reasonable eight goals in those matches, a massive 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Yeovil, in 21st place, are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just nine points from their 12 games played thus far. Meanwhile, Carlisle's 18 points from their 12 games contested to date sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in tenth position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Carlisle have a pretty average record in recent away games, the Footymad panel can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Yeovil........ Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Yeovil | Been beaten in last two home games. Not won in the five most recent matches. |
| Carlisle |
Drawn last two games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here