Balanced ball game between Walsall and Stevenage expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

Walsall oppose Stevenage for honour and success.

The visiting Stevenage played their last game only four days ago, a Carabao Cup match.

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Walsall form and stats

Walsall are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two League Two games here at The Banks's Stadium.

No payout for Walsall in their previous match, an away game at Hartlepool United that ended in defeat 0-2. The goalie Carl Rushworth was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.12 out of ten. Rushworth stopped the opponent with five saves.

Before that, Walsall drew at home versus Scunthorpe United.

Walsall has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Stevenage form and stats

Things could have gone better for Stevenage in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Stevenage's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Wycombe Wanderers (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) that finished 2-2. Ben Coker, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Coker hit five key passes and won 5 of 8 duels. Goalkeeper Joseph Anang made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Wycombe Wanderers (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties). Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Port Vale.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tottenham U21 in just three days.

3 goals so far away for Stevenage, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Walsall two wins, five draws and Stevenage two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
2 goals
WalsallB. Kiernan
B. Kiernan
1 goals
WalsallK. Phillips
K. Phillips
1 goals

Walsall missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 1 Scored S 2 3 5
7 4 3 Conceded C 0 4 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.2 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 2.2
5.5 6 9 Corners against (avg) C A 2 6 5.2
1.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 12 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.5 9.5
2.2 2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.8
22% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 50% 33%
Walsall Last season Stevenage
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 7   Won W   6 14
20 6   Drew D   10 18
15 10   Lost L   7 14
45 20   Scored S   15 41
53 27   Conceded C   21 41
87% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 78%
72% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   43% 48%
33% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 33%
13% 4%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 15%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 2%
57% 48%   BTTS BTTS   39% 39%
22% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   48% 41%
35% 39%   Failed to Score F T   39% 41%
 
5 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.8
4.6 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.5
1.5 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
4 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.6 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 10.5
3.3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.5
30% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 25%

  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 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 7 12
2 Bradford City 4 3 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Harrogate Town 3 3 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 9
4 Swindon Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 7
5 Mansfield Town 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
6 Stevenage 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
7 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
8 Carlisle United 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
9 Newport County 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
10 Northampton Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
11 Leyton Orient 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 5
12 Exeter City 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
13 Colchester United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
14 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
15 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 4
16 Barrow 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Port Vale 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Scunthorpe United 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
19 Crawley Town 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 7 -3 3
20 Bristol Rovers 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 3
21 Sutton United 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
22 Salford City 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 2
23 Walsall 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 1
24 Oldham Athletic 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

Walsall:
England:
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 Forest Green Rovers 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 7 12
2 Bradford City 4 3 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Harrogate Town 3 3 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 9
4 Swindon Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 7
5 Mansfield Town 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
6 Stevenage 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
7 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
8 Carlisle United 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
9 Newport County 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
10 Northampton Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
11 Leyton Orient 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 5
12 Exeter City 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
13 Colchester United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
14 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
15 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 4
16 Barrow 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Port Vale 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Scunthorpe United 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
19 Crawley Town 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 7 -3 3
20 Bristol Rovers 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 3
21 Sutton United 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
22 Salford City 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 2
23 Walsall 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 1
24 Oldham Athletic 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0

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