Walsall will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 16 points behind Crewe Alexandra.
It's no vacation for neither Walsall nor Crewe Alexandra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Walsall form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Walsall have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games.
The Walsall fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at The Banks's Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Morecambe (placed 23rd). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Carlisle United.
Walsall have scored 12 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. 19 goals have been conceded.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Playing away, Crewe Alexandra have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season. Crewe Alexandra has drawn their two previous away games.
Crewe Alexandra won their last game, 2-0 versus Leyton Orient played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Scunthorpe United that ended 2-2.
The travelling fans enjoy Crewe Alexandra's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away. In the opposite end, Crewe Alexandra have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Crewe Alexandra - Walsall 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Walsall 1 win, 6 draws and Crewe Alexandra 3 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Porter 8 goals |  D. Powell 8 goals |  C. Anene 7 goals |
Walsall missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Walsall | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | 53 |
| 41 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 93% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 79% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 59% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 41% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 50% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 79% | 66% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 24% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 17% |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 5 | 3.9 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 350 | 203 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 80 | 188 | 415 |
| 129 | 71 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 68 | 149 |
| 22% | 17% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 35% | 36% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (19)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Swindon Town | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 56 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 54 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Newport County | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Salford City | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 | Walsall | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 33 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 32 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -16 | 32 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 31 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -24 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |