AFC Fylde host Carlisle in the National League. Fylde have generally posted more wins than losses across their recent matches, while Carlisle have leaned more towards draws than victories over the same spell.
Goals have flowed pretty freely for both sides in their build-up form, home and away. That sets up a useful look at how their league placings actually compare heading into this one.
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Form Guide
Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, AFC Fylde have won 10, drawn 3 and lost 7, scoring 42 and shipping 31 along the way. That's a team capable of turning games into shootouts but also prone to leaking goals at the other end.
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AFC Fylde: 20 completed matches; Carlisle: 20 completed matches.
AFC Fylde
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +11
Carlisle
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Boston United | AFC Fylde | 26.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| National League | AFC Fylde | Altrincham | 19.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | Harrogate Town | AFC Fylde | 15.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | Yeovil Town | AFC Fylde | 12.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| National League | AFC Fylde | Worthing | 05.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| National League | Solihull Moors | AFC Fylde | 31.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| National League | AFC Fylde | Forest Green | 28.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| National League | Woking | AFC Fylde | 22.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| National League | Tamworth | AFC Fylde | 15.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | AFC Fylde | Wealdstone | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Carlisle | Woking | 26.09.2026 | 2-5 |
| National League | Eastleigh | Carlisle | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League | Carlisle | Forest Green | 15.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Carlisle | Southend | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| National League | Boreham Wood | Carlisle | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League | Carlisle | Scunthorpe | 31.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| National League | Wealdstone | Carlisle | 28.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Carlisle | AFC Hornchurch | 22.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| National League | Yeovil Town | Carlisle | 15.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Carlisle | Worthing | 08.08.2026 | 2-3 |
Carlisle's equivalent run reads 9 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from 20, with 36 scored and 23 conceded. They've been tighter at the back than Fylde but haven't turned as many of those games into wins.
Both logs include some pre-season friendly results mixed in with league matches, so treat the numbers as a general guide to shape rather than a pure league read.
Carlisle draw more than they win, which fits a side that competes but often can't find a winning goal.
Comparative Team Statistics: AFC Fylde vs Carlisle
Head-to-Head
These two have only met once in the data available, a pre-season friendly in July 2025 that Carlisle won 2-0 away from home. It's a single result from outside competitive league football, so it doesn't tell us much about how this fixture might go.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | AFC Fylde | Carlisle | 19.07.2025 | 0-2 |
League Positions
In the current National League table, Fylde sit fourth with 17 points from nine games, while Carlisle are down in sixteenth on 10 points from the same number of matches. That's a real gap in results so far this season.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Southend | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25/16 | 20 |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21/13 | 20 |
| 4 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24/17 | 19 |
| 18 | Boston United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13/14 | 11 |
| 19 | Carlisle | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18/19 | 10 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15/16 | 10 |
Fylde's goal difference is healthier too, having scored 20 and conceded 13, against Carlisle's 16 scored and 14 conceded.
The table backs Fylde as the team in better nick right now, even this early in the season.
How It Might Play Out
With Fylde well clear of Carlisle in the table and both sides showing they can be open going forward, a home edge feels reasonable without expecting a one-sided procession. Carlisle's tendency to draw games suggests they won't just roll over away from home.
Given how many goals have turned up in matches involving either side recently, this doesn't look like a fixture likely to finish goalless.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hunter | England | n/a | Forward | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Whelan | England | 28 | Midfielder | 176 | 71 |
| H. Lewis | England | 28 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 77 |
| L. Armstrong | England | 30 | Attacker | 185 | 70 |
| A. Gilliead | England | 30 | Midfielder | 183 | 70 |
| Jordan Jones | Northern Ireland | 31 | Attacker | 174 | 61 |
| C. Harper | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 184 | 58 kg |
| G. Kelly | Republic of Ireland | 29 | Attacker | 188 | 77 |
| A. Hayden | England | 29 | Defender | 185 | 79 |
| D. Ajiboye | England | 28 | Midfielder | 170 | 72 |
| S. Wearne | England | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| A. Davies | England | 27 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| C. Conn-Clarke | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Luamba | England | 23 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| S. Murray | England | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| H. Macadam | England | 25 | Midfielder | 193 | 84 |
| G. Breeze | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| J. Williams | England | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Ellis | England | 22 | Defender | 194 | n/a |
| Hayden Atkinson | England | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Linney | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Taking Fylde with the draw covered feels like the sensible way to back the home side here, given the table gap and how open games have been at both ends. It respects Carlisle's habit of picking up points without needing to be right about a clean home win.
There's enough separation between the sides in league form to lean towards Fylde without going all-in on three points, especially with so many goals floating around in games involving both clubs this season.
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