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The Cumbrians face a mammoth trip to Somerset tomorrow looking to break their duck at Huish Park against the hosts in their limited meetings in the past. All three of the previous encounters having resulted in Yeovil victories.
Last season in League One the Glovers defeated Carlisle 2-1 in mid-October 2007 in front of at 4,757 spectators at Huish Park. United taking the lead in the 49th minute through Simon Hackney only for two goals in the following 16 minutes from Lloyd Owusu on 54 and then Nathan Jones after 65 to give Yeovil the win.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Carlisle | 4 - 1 | Yeovil | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Yeovil | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 13 Oct | Yeovil | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 4 | Yeovil | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Yeovil | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Carlisle | 2 - 0 | Yeovil | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Yeovil | 3 - 0 | Carlisle | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Yeovil's poor home run has seen them win just one and draw two of their last six matches at Huish Park. While the Glovers have scored seven goals in those games a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Carlisle's away form has been useful in their last six matches away from Brunton Park, United coming away with three points on three occasions, but drawing one and losing two. The Cumbrians have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with nine goals for and eight against.
Yeovil find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 33 matches played so far. Carlisle meanwhile are not exactly safe from the threat of relegation either, the Blues currently in 16th position in the League One table having picked up 40 points from their 34 matches contested to date.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Yeovil | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle are not doing too bad on their travels, and the Footymad panel think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Yeovil Town... Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Yeovil | Latest two games ended in defeat. Not won in their four most recent matches. |
| Carlisle | Four games since last away draw. |