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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium (11300 seats)

This has all the signs of quite the intriguing meeting at Poundland Bescot Stadium in the League Two. Walsall is in 1st place and welcome Stevenage in 5th place. Read about the match here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Walsall and Stevenage.

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Walsall form and stats

Walsall have only played one League Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Walsall are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Walsall's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-0 against Swindon Town. The home team hope to to build on that result. Midfielder Earing was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Earing hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Newport County with a 1-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Walsall perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Walsall as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Walsall has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 6.

Walsall are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Barrow awaits in three days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Walsall at home in the league. 4 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Stevenage form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the League Two, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 2 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats from 23 matches.

Two travels in a row for Stevenage, whose coach Evans could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Reading. Defender Earley was the best team player with a rating of 7.7. Earley scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Stockport County in the League Two.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Stevenage in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Stevenage, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Stevenage, the League Two home match versus Rochdale. Busy days.

2 goals so far away for Stevenage, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Walsall victories, four draws and three Stevenage wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallD. Johnson
D. Johnson
3 goals
StevenageJ. Reeves
J. Reeves
1 goals

Walsall missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 4 0 Scored S 0 2 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 6.5
4.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.5
2.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 19 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15 16
6 11 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 7 5
42% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 40%
 
7 5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7 6.5
1.5 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 2.5
Walsall Last season Stevenage
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
14 10   Won W   2 11
12 5   Drew D   8 14
20 8   Lost L   13 21
47 30   Scored S   16 45
60 29   Conceded C   38 68
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
65% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
41% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 43%
24% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 24%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 9%
48% 52%   BTTS BTTS   39% 41%
24% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 26%
33% 22%   Failed to Score F T   52% 41%
 
4.8 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.8
4.6 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.1
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
2 1   Red cards R C   3 3
 
11.5 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 11.2
3.7 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.6
28% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 27%
 
11 10.3   Shots against (avg) S A   13.3 13.1
3.2 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Walsall 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
2 Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
3 Leyton Orient 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
5 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
6 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Salford City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
8 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Mansfield Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
15 Bradford City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Newport County 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 Grimsby Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Swindon Town 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Hartlepool United 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
21 Stockport County 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
22 Rochdale 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Crawley Town 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

Walsall:
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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 Walsall 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
2 Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
3 Leyton Orient 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
5 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
6 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Salford City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
8 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Mansfield Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
15 Bradford City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Newport County 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 Grimsby Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Swindon Town 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Hartlepool United 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
21 Stockport County 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
22 Rochdale 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Crawley Town 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0

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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.