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Carlisle prepare to entertain Yeovil at Brunton Park this evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from three of the only four games played.
Last season Carlisle thumped the Glovers 4-1 in late August 2008 after the visitors had taken the lead in front of 6,286 spectators through Gavin Tomlin on 16 minutes. United though fighting back to coast to a win through a Danny Graham hat-trick, the last goal of which came from the penalty spot, and Gary Madine.
The campaign before in League One United left it late to defeat Yeovil 2-1 in front of 6,483 spectators. The visitiors going 1-0 up through Marcus Stewart on 38 minutes before Peter Murphy with 13 minutes left, and then Scott Dobie in injury time ensured that the Blues managed to grab all three points.
In the 2006-07 campaign in League One a promotion chasing Yeovil side hammered Carlisle 4-1 in this fixture in front of 7,112 spectators. That despite things looking rosy for United as they led 1-0 at the break, thanks to a Joe Garner strike in the 43rd minute, and the Glovers had already had to use all their three substitutes due to injury.
In the classic game of two halves though, Yeovil coasted to victory after the interval as Leon Best, on loan from Southampton at the time put in a stellar performance for the visitors. Best scoring twice himself on 72 and 90 minutes having already set up Wayne Gray for a 49th minute leveller. Chris Cohen then putting the icing on the cake for the Glovers when he netted deep into injury time to make the final scoreline 4-1.
The only other match between the two sides at Brunton Park being a 2-0 win for Carlisle in Yeovil's first, and, what at the time was United's last, season in the Football League, that being the 2003-04 campaign. The Blues, with 5,455 fans looking on, claiming victory thanks to a goal either side of the break from Paul Simpson and Craig Farrell respectively.
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| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Yeovil | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Yeovil | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have had an average home run of late, winning and losing three each of their last six games played at Brunton Park. A healthy total of 13 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, but nine have also been conceded.
Yeovil on the other hand have a relatively poor recent record on the road, winning two of their last six matches away from Huish Park, but losing the other four. While the Glovers have scored six goals in those games, a bumper ten have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle's 44 points from 36 games played sees them lie just inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Yeovil meanwhile have exactly the same record but are a place higher in League One due to their marginally better goal difference.
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| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Yeovil | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and can't separate the two. A draw for the Cumbrians. Score draw
| Sequence statistics | |
| Carlisle | Seven games since last home draw. |
| Yeovil | Eight matches since last away draw. Last drawn game seven outings ago. |