Delightful dogfight as daring Walsall duel with determined Crawley Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 07.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

The odds favour Walsall in this game against Crawley Town, but the away side will resist to the end. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crawley Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.

Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they had a FA Cup fixture only three days earlier. This match was also played here at The Banks's Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Crawley Town have had more rest.

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Walsall form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Walsall have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.

Walsall's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Swindon Town (placed 4th).

Heartbreak before that as Walsall lost 0-2 at Cambridge United's place.

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 twelve games) they have won five times, drawn four and lost three.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Colchester United in only four days. This game is also played here at The Banks's Stadium.

The Walsall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Walsall have conceded 13 goals.

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Crawley Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Crawley Town have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Mansfield Town with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Jake Hessenthaler got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Hessenthaler hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit one key pass.

A draw for Crawley before that, at their own venue hosting Newport County (1-1).

Crawley are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is six wins, five draws and five defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Leyton Orient.

Crawley Town have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Crawley have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Walsall wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
7 goals
Crawley TownK. Appiah
K. Appiah
7 goals
WalsallK. Phillips
K. Phillips
4 goals

Walsall missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Crawley Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 8 18
6 3 1 Won W 1 3 6
6 3 2 Drew D 0 0 3
7 3 0 Lost L 2 5 9
21 12 4 Scored S 2 8 20
23 13 3 Conceded C 3 12 28
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
63% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 61%
47% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 56%
32% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 11%
58% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 61%
26% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 22%
26% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 22%
 
4.4 4.3 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.4 4.3
4.6 4.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 5.3
1.3 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.4 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.3 12.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11 9.9
3.5 4.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 3.1
31% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 32% 36%
 
10.7 10.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.6 11.9
3.2 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 4.1 4.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 18 12 4 2 34 14 9 6 1 2 16 9 9 6 3 0 18 5 20 40
2 Northampton Town 19 10 4 5 25 15 10 7 1 2 16 7 9 3 3 3 9 8 10 34
3 Exeter City 19 8 9 2 31 21 9 5 4 0 16 8 10 3 5 2 15 13 10 33
4 Swindon Town 18 9 6 3 28 18 9 2 4 3 10 11 9 7 2 0 18 7 10 33
5 Port Vale 19 9 5 5 32 20 10 5 3 2 16 8 9 4 2 3 16 12 12 32
6 Sutton United 19 10 2 7 28 22 9 6 0 3 16 9 10 4 2 4 12 13 6 32
7 Harrogate Town 19 8 6 5 33 24 9 3 4 2 16 12 10 5 2 3 17 12 9 30
8 Leyton Orient 19 6 10 3 32 17 9 5 3 1 19 4 10 1 7 2 13 13 15 28
9 Newport County 19 7 7 5 30 23 8 3 3 2 15 8 11 4 4 3 15 15 7 28
10 Tranmere Rovers 18 7 5 6 15 14 9 6 0 3 10 6 9 1 5 3 5 8 1 26
11 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 11 4 5 2 13 7 8 2 1 5 9 12 3 24
12 Bradford City 19 5 9 5 25 23 9 3 5 1 15 11 10 2 4 4 10 12 2 24
13 Rochdale 19 5 9 5 24 24 10 2 5 3 11 12 9 3 4 2 13 12 0 24
14 Walsall 19 6 6 7 21 23 9 3 3 3 12 13 10 3 3 4 9 10 -2 24
15 Mansfield Town 19 6 5 8 21 25 10 4 3 3 14 12 9 2 2 5 7 13 -4 23
16 Bristol Rovers 19 6 5 8 22 29 9 4 1 4 12 14 10 2 4 4 10 15 -7 23
17 Hartlepool United 19 7 2 10 20 30 9 6 1 2 14 10 10 1 1 8 6 20 -10 23
18 Colchester United 18 5 6 7 16 22 10 3 3 4 10 12 8 2 3 3 6 10 -6 21
19 Crawley Town 18 6 3 9 20 28 10 3 3 4 12 16 8 3 0 5 8 12 -8 21
20 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 9 2 4 3 11 12 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 19
21 Stevenage 18 4 6 8 15 30 9 3 4 2 9 10 9 1 2 6 6 20 -15 18
22 Carlisle United 19 3 7 9 13 28 10 2 5 3 6 9 9 1 2 6 7 19 -15 16
23 Oldham Athletic 19 4 3 12 16 30 9 2 1 6 10 16 10 2 2 6 6 14 -14 15
24 Scunthorpe United 19 2 8 9 15 35 10 2 4 4 8 15 9 0 4 5 7 20 -20 14

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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 18 12 4 2 34 14 9 6 1 2 16 9 9 6 3 0 18 5 20 40
2 Northampton Town 19 10 4 5 25 15 10 7 1 2 16 7 9 3 3 3 9 8 10 34
3 Exeter City 19 8 9 2 31 21 9 5 4 0 16 8 10 3 5 2 15 13 10 33
4 Swindon Town 18 9 6 3 28 18 9 2 4 3 10 11 9 7 2 0 18 7 10 33
5 Port Vale 19 9 5 5 32 20 10 5 3 2 16 8 9 4 2 3 16 12 12 32
6 Sutton United 19 10 2 7 28 22 9 6 0 3 16 9 10 4 2 4 12 13 6 32
7 Harrogate Town 19 8 6 5 33 24 9 3 4 2 16 12 10 5 2 3 17 12 9 30
8 Leyton Orient 19 6 10 3 32 17 9 5 3 1 19 4 10 1 7 2 13 13 15 28
9 Newport County 19 7 7 5 30 23 8 3 3 2 15 8 11 4 4 3 15 15 7 28
10 Tranmere Rovers 18 7 5 6 15 14 9 6 0 3 10 6 9 1 5 3 5 8 1 26
11 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 11 4 5 2 13 7 8 2 1 5 9 12 3 24
12 Bradford City 19 5 9 5 25 23 9 3 5 1 15 11 10 2 4 4 10 12 2 24
13 Rochdale 19 5 9 5 24 24 10 2 5 3 11 12 9 3 4 2 13 12 0 24
14 Walsall 19 6 6 7 21 23 9 3 3 3 12 13 10 3 3 4 9 10 -2 24
15 Mansfield Town 19 6 5 8 21 25 10 4 3 3 14 12 9 2 2 5 7 13 -4 23
16 Bristol Rovers 19 6 5 8 22 29 9 4 1 4 12 14 10 2 4 4 10 15 -7 23
17 Hartlepool United 19 7 2 10 20 30 9 6 1 2 14 10 10 1 1 8 6 20 -10 23
18 Colchester United 18 5 6 7 16 22 10 3 3 4 10 12 8 2 3 3 6 10 -6 21
19 Crawley Town 18 6 3 9 20 28 10 3 3 4 12 16 8 3 0 5 8 12 -8 21
20 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 9 2 4 3 11 12 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 19
21 Stevenage 18 4 6 8 15 30 9 3 4 2 9 10 9 1 2 6 6 20 -15 18
22 Carlisle United 19 3 7 9 13 28 10 2 5 3 6 9 9 1 2 6 7 19 -15 16
23 Oldham Athletic 19 4 3 12 16 30 9 2 1 6 10 16 10 2 2 6 6 14 -14 15
24 Scunthorpe United 19 2 8 9 15 35 10 2 4 4 8 15 9 0 4 5 7 20 -20 14

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