The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Walsall are in the 9th position while the guesting Scunthorpe United worry at 20th.
- Walsall is in the best form (4-1-0)
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Walsall form and stats
Walsall have played 10 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Walsall bring valid hopes of a third.
Walsall lost their last game at Salford City (placed 8th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Walsall had a home game versus Port Vale which ended with a victory 4-3.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Walsall handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and five defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Carlisle United in only four days. This game is also played here at The Banks's Stadium.
Walsall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Walsall have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Scunthorpe United have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-0-6 (9 played). Scunthorpe has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Mansfield Town with 2-3 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Grimsby Town wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Scunthorpe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
Scunthorpe has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Stevenage in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Scunthorpe have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Scunthorpe United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Walsall won four, Scunthorpe United won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Adebayo 8 goals |  A. Eisa 4 goals | D. Scarr 3 goals |
Walsall missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Walsall | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 58% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 65% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 37% |
| 15% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 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 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 31% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 41% | 35% |
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Walsall is in the best form (4-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Walsall | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Barrow | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 23 | Southend United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -18 | 16 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
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