Accrington Stanley vs Walsall: Soccer betting preview

Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5397 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 23rd place.

The hosts Accrington Stanley saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. This match was also played here at Wham Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Walsall have had more rest.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Accrington Stanley have to build on here at Wham Stadium. The home stadium (Wham Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Accrington Stanley it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Accrington Stanley's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Rochdale. A 1-1 draw away before that, with AFC Wimbledon the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Accrington Stanley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Accrington Stanley as a small favourite), we find seven games. Accrington Stanley has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Accrington Stanley have scored 19 goals here in 20 matches, not a lot. 28 goals have been conceded.

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Walsall form and stats

Walsall have only collected 20 points from their away games after 5-5-10 (20 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Walsall who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Fleetwood Town was the last time a defeat was avoided. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Walsall have lost on their last two travels.

The manager D. Keates was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Wham Stadium. Walsall suffered a 1-3 loss to Oxford United. A 1-3 defeat away at Doncaster Rovers before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 25 similar matches played by Walsall in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Walsall, 5 draws and 12 defeats.

The visitors have scored 18 goals from 20 away games, an average of less than one per game. Walsall have conceded 31 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Walsall - Accrington Stanley 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Accrington Stanley won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Walsall has 2 wins.

Top Goalscorers

B. Kee
13 goals / 2 assists
A. Cook
12 goals / 2 assists
S. McConville
9 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Walsall missing players

Accrington Stanley Walsall
Total Home Statistic Away Total
40 19 Played 20 40
41 19 Scored 18 42
58 26 Conceded 31 66
95% 95% Over 0.5 90% 90%
72% 74% Over 1.5 85% 80%
42% 42% Over 2.5 55% 60%
20% 16% Over 3.5 15% 30%
10% 5% Over 4.5 0% 10%
52% 58% Both teams to score 50% 57%
15% 11% Clean Sheet 20% 18%
38% 37% Failed To Score 40% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 41 25 12 4 80 34 21 15 6 0 52 16 20 10 6 4 28 18 46 87
2 Sunderland 40 21 17 2 70 36 20 11 9 0 39 19 20 10 8 2 31 17 34 80
3 Barnsley 41 22 13 6 68 33 20 12 8 0 32 12 21 10 5 6 36 21 35 79
4 Portsmouth 40 22 11 7 71 43 19 10 6 3 33 16 21 12 5 4 38 27 28 77
5 Charlton Athletic 41 22 10 9 59 37 20 13 5 2 30 14 21 9 5 7 29 23 22 76
6 Doncaster Rovers 41 18 12 11 69 52 20 11 7 2 40 19 21 7 5 9 29 33 17 66
7 Peterborough United 40 17 10 13 62 54 21 8 6 7 27 26 19 9 4 6 35 28 8 61
8 Blackpool 41 14 16 11 47 45 20 7 8 5 26 21 21 7 8 6 21 24 2 58
9 Coventry City 41 16 10 15 45 45 21 8 6 7 21 19 20 8 4 8 24 26 0 58
10 Burton Albion 41 15 12 14 57 48 21 10 5 6 32 20 20 5 7 8 25 28 9 57
11 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 52 43 20 8 7 5 30 25 20 7 4 9 22 18 9 56
12 Oxford United 41 13 13 15 50 56 20 10 2 8 30 24 21 3 11 7 20 32 -6 52
13 Gillingham 41 13 9 19 54 66 20 6 4 10 24 31 21 7 5 9 30 35 -12 48
14 Shrewsbury Town 41 11 14 16 45 53 21 8 8 5 23 22 20 3 6 11 22 31 -8 47
15 Plymouth Argyle 41 12 11 18 51 65 21 8 6 7 33 33 20 4 5 11 18 32 -14 47
16 Bristol Rovers 41 11 13 17 41 45 20 4 6 10 19 24 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 46
17 Accrington Stanley 41 11 12 18 41 60 20 5 6 9 19 28 21 6 6 9 22 32 -19 45
18 Scunthorpe United 41 12 9 20 49 70 20 6 6 8 29 36 21 6 3 12 20 34 -21 45
19 Rochdale 41 12 9 20 50 79 21 6 4 11 23 37 20 6 5 9 27 42 -29 45
20 Wycombe Wanderers 41 11 11 19 50 64 21 8 5 8 26 26 20 3 6 11 24 38 -14 44
21 AFC Wimbledon 41 12 7 22 37 59 21 5 4 12 21 35 20 7 3 10 16 24 -22 43
22 Southend United 41 12 7 22 49 61 20 6 2 12 27 29 21 6 5 10 22 32 -12 43
23 Walsall 41 11 9 21 44 67 21 6 4 11 26 36 20 5 5 10 18 31 -23 42
24 Bradford City 41 10 6 25 43 69 21 7 2 12 24 30 20 3 4 13 19 39 -26 36

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