Season ticket holders at Banks's Stadium haven't seen too many victories this season, with Walsall languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Macclesfield Town will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Walsall form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Walsall have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Banks's Stadium.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Liam Roberts not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Happy days for Walsall in their previous game, a League Two match away at Port Vale (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Chelsea U21.
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 five games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 3.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Walsall here at Banks's Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 10 games). On the other hand, Walsall have conceded 13 goals.
Macclesfield Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Macclesfield Town so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). With three draws in a row for Macclesfield Town the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Macclesfield Town delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Bradford City (placed 6th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Before that, Macclesfield Town travelled to Salford City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
We have checked recent matches where Macclesfield Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W1-D2-L5.
The attacking power of Macclesfield Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Macclesfield Town have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Walsall, 2 draws and 2 wins for Macclesfield Town. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 
E. Osadebe
4 goals
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T. Archibald
4 goals
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J. Clarke
3 goals
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Walsall missing players
Macclesfield Town missing players
| Walsall | Macclesfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 21 |
| 85% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 63% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 42% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 11% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 47% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 37% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 221 | 125 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 98 | 199 |
| 80 | 46 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 32 | 74 |
| 19% | 15% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 24% |
- Macclesfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Macclesfield Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Walsall has the fewest scored goals (7) at home
- Walsall has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- 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 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 12 | Newport County | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Salford City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |