On paper it looks like advantage Walsall in this game versus Crawley Town, but the away team will battle to the end. Here's our complete match preview!
- Walsall have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crawley Town have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Walsall form and stats
5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Walsall so far this season. After failing to beat Tranmere Rovers here at Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Walsall, as their goalkeeper Owen Evans has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the League Two.
An away draw last time out for Walsall, facing Carlisle United in a game that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Evans got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.43 out of ten. Evans topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, a fine away win at Wycombe Wanderers. A FA Cup game.
A decent goal production from Walsall in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Walsall have conceded only 7 goals.
Crawley Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Crawley Town's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the League Two. Crawley Town only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. Visiting Crawley Town has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Crawley Town are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Barrow (placed 5th). Goalkeeper Balcombe got the top player rating of the team with 7.25/10. Balcombe topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat, in the Carabao Cup away at Burnley, earlier. Looking at the earlier recent performances of Crawley when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 9 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 2 and winning 3 games.
Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 12 league matches.
After this away game Crawley Town return home for a League Two game against Gillingham. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crawley Town as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Crawley struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Walsall, two draws and four wins for Crawley Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 9 goals |  A. Nadesan 6 goals | J. Tilley 5 goals |
Walsall missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| Walsall | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 15 | 28 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 61% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 71% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 53% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 24% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 59% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 44% | 45% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | 38% |
| 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 15.3 | 14 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
- Crawley Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crawley Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Crawley Town have yet to win a game away.
- Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Walsall have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Walsall have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crawley Town have scored away.
- Walsall haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Newport County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
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