Yeovil Town vs Carlisle Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this National League clash between Yeovil Town and Carlisle. On paper, this looks like a tale of two teams heading in completely different directions, and the numbers don't lie.

Yeovil are sitting in 13th spot with 19 points from 15 games, and their recent form's been a bit of a worry, mate. Four wins from their last ten tells its own story, and they've only been finding the net 0.9 times per game while letting in 1.6. They did manage a couple of 1-0 wins at home against Altrincham and Woking, but when they've faced the big boys like Rochdale and Boreham Wood, they've been stuffed 3-0 and 3-0 respectively. Not exactly confidence-boosting stuff.

Carlisle, on the other hand, are flying high in 3rd place with 32 points, and their recent form is absolutely top-drawer. Eight wins from their last ten games, scoring 2.1 goals per match - that's proper attacking football. They've been beating good teams too, like that 4-2 hammering of Forest Green and a crucial 1-0 win at Scunthorpe. Yeah, they had a couple of bad days against Rochdale and York, but every team has those.

The head-to-head doesn't make great reading for Yeovil fans either - they've never beaten Carlisle at home in five attempts. Carlisle have won four of the nine meetings overall.

Now, Carlisle's away scoring average drops to 1.0 per game compared to their home form, but they're still winning 75% of their away matches. That's the mark of a proper team that knows how to get results on the road.

The bookies have Carlisle at 1.90, which seems about right given the gulf in form and league position. Yeovil's home wins have come against teams struggling at the wrong end of the table, while Carlisle are proving they can beat the teams near the top.

Sometimes you've got to call it straight - Carlisle look like they've got too much quality and momentum for a Yeovil side that's been inconsistent this season.