Walsall look to The Banks's Stadium supporters for inspiration before Carlisle United match

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

These teams have both had their share of problems so far, but a win in this vital fixture would certainly help. Let's hear it for Walsall - Carlisle United!

Insights:
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Walsall and Carlisle United 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.

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Walsall form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Walsall have to build on here at The Banks's Stadium in the League Two. When Walsall hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Colchester United, Walsall, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic, Barrow and Harrogate Town), they have won 3 of 6 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Walsall to get some points in this home game.

Menayese was the last player to score a league goal for Walsall and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Walsall haven't scored in 236 minutes.

Walsall are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Rochdale.

Before that game, the home loss against Leyton Orient with the scoreline 0-2.

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 Walsall have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won five times, drawn five and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Walsall as they are travelling to their away game against Crawley Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Walsall has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Walsall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Carlisle United form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L10 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. When Carlisle United is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 4 of 5 matches. Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic, Barrow and Harrogate Town is teams we like to compare Walsall with.

Carlisle United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Exeter City proved too strong as Carlisle United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Brunton Park.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tranmere Rovers that ended 2-2.

Carlisle United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

After this away game Carlisle United return home for a League Two game against Mansfield Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Carlisle's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Carlisle United - Walsall 1-0 was the outcome when these two teams formerly did battle, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Walsall won two, Carlisle United triumphed in five and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
11 goals
WalsallC. Wilkinson
C. Wilkinson
10 goals
Carlisle UnitedO. Patrick
O. Patrick
8 goals

Walsall missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Carlisle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 5 20 41
12 8 3 Won W 4 6 12
11 5 2 Drew D 1 4 11
18 7 1 Lost L 0 10 18
42 27 10 Scored S 9 20 36
54 26 7 Conceded C 4 33 55
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 88%
66% 75% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 71%
41% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 70% 49%
24% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 15%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
51% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 41%
22% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 20% 29%
32% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 35% 41%
 
4.9 5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.5 4.5
4.5 4.4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.6 4.9
1.7 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.2 12.2 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.6 11.7
3.6 4.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4 3.7
29% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 25% 24%
 
10.8 10.1 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 12.6 12.6
3.3 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.7 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Walsall 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 Forest Green Rovers 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.