-0.40 points a game is the venue form gap, in Carlisle United's favour: Fylde takes 1.25 a game at home over the last two seasons, Carlisle United 1.65 away.
Fylde: 10 league matches in the bank. Carlisle United: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Fylde -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 2, lost 1 of 4, scoring 7 and conceding 6.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Boston United 1-0 away; lost to Altrincham 1-2 at home; beat Harrogate Town 2-1 away; beat Yeovil Town 4-1 away; drew with Worthing 2-2 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 10 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Craig Mahon. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Carlisle United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 2, lost 2 of 4, scoring 3 and conceding 5. Last season away: won 11, drew 3, lost 5 of 19, scoring 29 and conceding 25 -- 1.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Woking 2-5 at home; lost to Eastleigh 0-1 away; drew with Forest Green Rovers 1-1 at home; drew with Southend United 2-2 at home; lost to Boreham Wood 1-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 22 matches with one recorded (14, 8 apiece), most recently Rob Elliott with 8. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 19:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.