Walsall vs Morecambe betting preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Banks's Stadium

Struggling Walsall will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Morecambe in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in League Two
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Morecambe are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Walsall form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Walsall at their home stadium (Banks's Stadium) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

Walsall's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Salford City (placed 9th). Prior to that, an away loss at Colchester United.

Walsall aren't scoring a lot here at Banks's Stadium in the league, with only 20 goals from 22 games. Walsall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Morecambe form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Morecambe have produced an overall stat of 9-4-9 so far.

It's the second away game in a row for Morecambe, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Grimsby Town (placed 24th) in the League Two last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against Oldham Athletic.

The visiting Morecambe have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 29 goals from 22 games. Morecambe have conceded 31 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Morecambe - Walsall 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Walsall wins - draws - Morecambe wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Gomes
C. Gomes
15 goals
MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
11 goals
MorecambeA. Wildig
A. Wildig
8 goals

Walsall missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Morecambe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
43 22 7 Played P 7 22 43
10 7 3 Won W 5 9 21
19 6 1 Drew D 1 4 9
14 9 3 Lost L 1 9 13
43 20 6 Scored S 11 29 65
51 25 7 Conceded C 5 31 57
88% 91% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 82% 79%
35% 32% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 64% 60%
14% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 30%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 9%
60% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 64% 65%
19% 23% 29% Clean Sheets C S 29% 18% 21%
33% 36% 43% Failed to Score F T 14% 18% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.8 1.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
9.7 10.7 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.1 12.4
3.3 3.7 2.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 1.6 2
30% 24% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 73% 83% 77%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 43 23 8 12 66 43 21 11 5 5 27 19 22 12 3 7 39 24 23 77
2 Cheltenham Town 42 22 9 11 55 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 19 75
3 Bolton Wanderers 43 21 10 12 53 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 6 73
4 Morecambe 43 21 9 13 65 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 22 9 4 9 29 31 8 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 43 19 12 12 53 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 5 69
6 Forest Green Rovers 42 18 12 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 66
7 Newport County 42 18 11 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 10 65
8 Exeter City 42 16 14 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 62
9 Salford City 42 16 14 12 48 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 15 62
10 Leyton Orient 43 17 10 16 50 47 22 9 7 6 30 22 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 61
11 Carlisle United 42 17 9 16 55 47 21 12 3 6 37 24 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 60
12 Crawley Town 43 16 11 16 52 55 21 10 5 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 59
13 Bradford City 42 16 10 16 47 48 21 9 6 6 22 18 21 7 4 10 25 30 -1 58
14 Port Vale 43 16 9 18 55 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 22 8 4 10 30 31 3 57
15 Oldham Athletic 43 15 9 19 70 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 22 9 7 6 40 35 -2 54
16 Stevenage 43 12 17 14 36 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 21 4 10 7 13 21 -2 53
17 Harrogate Town 43 15 8 20 45 52 22 7 5 10 19 25 21 8 3 10 26 27 -7 53
18 Mansfield Town 43 11 19 13 50 52 22 5 10 7 29 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -2 52
19 Walsall 43 10 19 14 43 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 21 3 13 5 23 26 -8 49
20 Scunthorpe United 42 13 8 21 41 57 21 7 6 8 22 25 21 6 2 13 19 32 -16 47
21 Colchester United 43 10 17 16 43 60 22 9 7 6 31 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -17 47
22 Barrow 42 12 10 20 49 55 22 7 8 7 31 30 20 5 2 13 18 25 -6 46
23 Southend United 43 8 14 21 24 55 21 4 5 12 13 27 22 4 9 9 11 28 -31 38
24 Grimsby Town 42 8 13 21 32 62 22 4 8 10 16 30 20 4 5 11 16 32 -30 37

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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 Cambridge United 43 23 8 12 66 43 21 11 5 5 27 19 22 12 3 7 39 24 23 77
2 Cheltenham Town 42 22 9 11 55 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 19 75
3 Bolton Wanderers 43 21 10 12 53 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 6 73
4 Morecambe 43 21 9 13 65 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 22 9 4 9 29 31 8 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 43 19 12 12 53 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 5 69
6 Forest Green Rovers 42 18 12 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 66
7 Newport County 42 18 11 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 10 65
8 Exeter City 42 16 14 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 62
9 Salford City 42 16 14 12 48 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 15 62
10 Leyton Orient 43 17 10 16 50 47 22 9 7 6 30 22 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 61
11 Carlisle United 42 17 9 16 55 47 21 12 3 6 37 24 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 60
12 Crawley Town 43 16 11 16 52 55 21 10 5 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 59
13 Bradford City 42 16 10 16 47 48 21 9 6 6 22 18 21 7 4 10 25 30 -1 58
14 Port Vale 43 16 9 18 55 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 22 8 4 10 30 31 3 57
15 Oldham Athletic 43 15 9 19 70 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 22 9 7 6 40 35 -2 54
16 Stevenage 43 12 17 14 36 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 21 4 10 7 13 21 -2 53
17 Harrogate Town 43 15 8 20 45 52 22 7 5 10 19 25 21 8 3 10 26 27 -7 53
18 Mansfield Town 43 11 19 13 50 52 22 5 10 7 29 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -2 52
19 Walsall 43 10 19 14 43 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 21 3 13 5 23 26 -8 49
20 Scunthorpe United 42 13 8 21 41 57 21 7 6 8 22 25 21 6 2 13 19 32 -16 47
21 Colchester United 43 10 17 16 43 60 22 9 7 6 31 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -17 47
22 Barrow 42 12 10 20 49 55 22 7 8 7 31 30 20 5 2 13 18 25 -6 46
23 Southend United 43 8 14 21 24 55 21 4 5 12 13 27 22 4 9 9 11 28 -31 38
24 Grimsby Town 42 8 13 21 32 62 22 4 8 10 16 30 20 4 5 11 16 32 -30 37

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.