The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Walsall are in the 15th position while the guests worry at 21st.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Walsall form and stats
Walsall's results here at Banks's Stadium in the League Two have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Walsall have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A good away victory last time out for Walsall, who won 2-0 against Scunthorpe United (placed 12th). A 3-3 draw away before that, with Exeter City the opponent.
This is expected to be a close game, with Walsall perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Walsall as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Walsall has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 7.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Walsall as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Leyton Orient are visiting.
Walsall aren't scoring a lot here at Banks's Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Walsall have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Carlisle United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carlisle United so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Carlisle United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 313 league minutes without a goal. H. Hope was the last player to find the net.
Carlisle United's last game was the home draw against Bradford City (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Colchester United's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Carlisle United in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Carlisle United, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Carlisle United manager C. Beech as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Crewe Alexandra.
The attacking power of Carlisle United when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Carlisle United have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Walsall won 4 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and Carlisle United has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  O. Olomola 5 goals |  H. McKirdy 4 goals |   J. Gordon 3 goals |
Walsall missing players
Carlisle United missing players
| Walsall | Carlisle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 35 |
| 87% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 61% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 82% | 70% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 43% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 48% |
| 35% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 26% |
| 35% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 43% |
| 6 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 264 | 149 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 118 | 271 |
| 99 | 55 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 40 | 79 |
| 21% | 15% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 25% |
- Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carlisle United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Walsall has the fewest scored goals (8) at 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 | Swindon Town | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 36 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 35 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Newport County | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 17 |