Round 44 of the National League comes to a close on Monday when 13th-placed Yeovil Town and 17th-placed Wealdstone go head to head at the Huish Park Stadium.
While the Glovers could make it two consecutive victories on home turf, the visitors will head into the game seeking to snap a run of two straight defeats.
Match preview
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Yeovil Town were sent crashing back down to earth in the National League when they fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Halifax Town on Saturday.
Following a drab first half at the Shay Stadium, 23-year-old forward Zachary Dearnley came up clutch for the hosts as he scored the only goal of the game with seven minutes left to play.
This followed a 2-1 victory over 10-man Stockport County on April 23 when goals from Tom Knowles and Luton Town loanee Josh Neufville saw the Glovers end their four-game winless run.
Yeovil Town have now won 14, drawn 12 and lost 15 of their 41 games this season to collect 54 points and sit 13th in the National League standings, one point above 14th-placed Altrincham, who have one game in hand.
Elsewhere, Wealdstone failed to return to winning ways last time out when they fell to a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Dagenham & Redbridge.
Junior Morias and Manny Onariase put the visitors two goals up at the Grosvenor Vale Stadium before English forward Josh Umerah grabbed a 91st-minute consolation.
Prior to that, Wealdstone were denied a third victory on the bounce for the first time this season when they suffered a 4-2 loss at Altrincham on April 23.
Stuart Maynard's side, who have managed just two wins in their last nine outings, are 17th in the league standings, level on 46 points with 18th-placed Barney.
While the Stones will look to snap their losing run, they head into Monday's game on a run of just three wins from their last 12 away games since the start of December, picking up nine points from a possible 36 in that time.
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Morgan Williams replaced Jordan Barnett in the starting lineup against Halifax Town last time out and the young wing-back should retain his spot in the XI.
He should team up with Luke Wilkinson, Max Hunt, and Mark Little for the second game running, shielding 28-year-old Grant Smith between the sticks.
Further up the pitch, we expect a front three of Neufville, Knowles and Reuben Reid, while the trio of Lawson D'Ath, Jordan Barnett and Dale Gorman should be tasked with winning the midfield battle.
Meanwhile, with his strike against Dagenham & Redbridge, Umerah now has four goals in his last eight outings and we expect the 24-year-old to spearhead the Wealdstone attack once again.
Former Southend United forward Nathan Ferguson has now failed to make the net ripple since February's 3-1 win at Barnet and the 26-year-old could drop to the substitutes' bench, with Ashley Charles pushing for a starting role.
Yeovil Town possible starting lineup:
Smith; Barnett, Wilkinson, Hunt, Little; D'Ath, Barnett, Gorman; Neufville, Knowles, Reid
Wealdstone possible starting lineup:
Howes; Dyer, Okimo, Cook; McAvoy, Henry, Clayden, Mundle-Smith; Charles, Browne, Umerah
We say: Yeovil Town 2-2 Wealdstone
Looking at past results between the sides, we expect a thrilling contest with plenty of goalmouth action. Yeovil Town and Wealdstone, who will have to settle for a bottom-half finish this season, will be playing for pride on Monday and we predict the spoils will be shared in this one.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Yeovil Town win with a probability of 60.85%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Wealdstone had a probability of 17.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yeovil Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.05%), while for a Wealdstone win it was 0-1 (5.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
