Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this St James Park clash with Walsall, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.
Exeter City and Walsall should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Exeter City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at St James Park as Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (6) at home in League Two, have scored 16 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Exeter City in their previous game, a League Two match away at Salford City (placed 14th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Hartlepool United in the FA Cup.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Exeter City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The Exeter City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Exeter City have conceded only 8 goals.
Walsall form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far.
Walsall delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Macclesfield Town (placed 15th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Prior to that result Walsall won their away game at Port Vale. The scoreline was 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Walsall have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were W0-D3-L8.
The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Walsall in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Exeter City won 4, Walsall won 3 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
N. Law
6 goals
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R. Bowman
6 goals
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L. Martin
4 goals
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Exeter City missing players
Walsall missing players
| Exeter City | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 22 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 62% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 43% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 43% |
| 48% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 33% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 7 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 285 | 143 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 96 | 246 |
| 87 | 42 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 34 | 89 |
| 32% | 38% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 18% |
- Exeter City has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |