Banks's Stadium: Walsall vs Salford City League Two preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Banks's Stadium

Walsall hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 49 points and a 19th position in the League Two table. Visiting Salford City holds 11th place with 59 pts.

Insights:
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in League Two
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Walsall nor Salford City 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 are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Salford are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Walsall form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Walsall have managed 7 wins, 6 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 21 games. Walsall has recorded two wins in a row here at Banks's Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Walsall are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Colchester United. Before that, Walsall had a home game versus Tranmere Rovers which ended with a victory 1-0.

The manager B. Dutton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Scunthorpe United in only four days.

Walsall have scored 20 league goals here from 21 matches, not a lot. 23 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Salford City form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two, are W6-D3-L11 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Salford have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago. I. Henderson was the goal scorer.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tranmere Rovers (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Bolton Wanderers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mansfield Town in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Salford as they have only managed to score 15 times from 20 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (18 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Salford City - Walsall 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Walsall one win, zero draws and Salford City two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
16 goals
Salford CityJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
7 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
6 goals

Walsall missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 20 41
10 7 3 Won W 3 6 15
19 6 2 Drew D 1 3 14
13 8 2 Lost L 2 11 12
43 20 9 Scored S 8 15 46
49 23 9 Conceded C 4 18 33
88% 90% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 85% 85%
71% 62% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 45% 59%
36% 33% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 30% 34%
14% 5% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 5% 12%
5% 5% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 2%
62% 52% 57% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 39%
19% 24% 29% Clean Sheets C S 67% 45% 44%
31% 33% 29% Failed to Score F T 17% 45% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 11.1 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.8 11.4
3.3 3.8 3.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.1 4.1
31% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 18% 27%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League Two
  • 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 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 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 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 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.