Open game expected at The Banks's Stadium: Walsall vs Tranmere Rovers preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

Stumbling Walsall will hope to pull off a small shock when they play enterprising Tranmere Rovers in the next league game. It’s 21st vs 2nd and the home supporters will have low expectations.

Insights:
  • Walsall is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two

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 Tranmere Rovers.

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Walsall form and stats

Walsall have played 15 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). Problems are piling up for Walsall as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of seven games. This streak could be one for the history books.

Stress levels are on the rise for Walsall's attacking players as they have now played 303 minutes without scoring in a league game. Miller was their last goal scorer.

No payout for Walsall in their previous match, an away game at Scunthorpe United that ended in defeat 0-1. Kinsella (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Kinsella hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Walsall lost 0-1 at home to Northampton Town.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Walsall have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost seven.

Walsall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Walsall have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two, on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.

Impressive finishing from Hemmings (2) and Glatzel secured the home win 3-0 against Swindon Town in their previous game. The attacker Glatzel got a match rating of 8.22 in that game. Glatzel scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Barrow.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Tranmere Rovers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Tranmere, eight draws and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Tranmere Rovers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Hartlepool United is waiting in only three days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Tranmere Rovers as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head meeting ended Tranmere Rovers - Walsall 1-0, earlier this season. Walsall-Tranmere Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Walsall five wins, Tranmere Rovers one win, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
8 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Morris
K. Morris
5 goals
WalsallB. Kiernan
B. Kiernan
4 goals

Walsall missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 5 14 30
7 4 1 Won W 2 4 16
8 5 1 Drew D 1 7 7
14 6 3 Lost L 2 3 7
30 20 7 Scored S 3 10 33
39 22 10 Conceded C 3 10 20
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 90%
66% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 36% 50%
45% 60% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 23%
28% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 13%
3% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 20%
21% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 57%
34% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 43% 33%
 
4.8 4.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.5 4.8
4.2 4.1 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.6 6
1.6 1.7 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.2 12.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.3 11.4
3.7 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.3 3.8
28% 30% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 29%
 
10.8 10.5 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 13.5 12.4
3.4 3.6 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (17) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (7) away in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (16) in League Two
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 29 19 8 2 60 23 15 11 2 2 27 10 14 8 6 0 33 13 37 65
2 Tranmere Rovers 30 16 7 7 33 20 16 12 0 4 23 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 13 55
3 Northampton Town 29 15 6 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 10 51
4 Sutton United 29 14 7 8 44 34 15 9 3 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 49
5 Mansfield Town 28 14 6 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 48
6 Exeter City 28 12 11 5 40 27 14 7 5 2 20 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 13 47
7 Newport County 30 13 8 9 46 38 13 7 3 3 26 14 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 47
8 Port Vale 27 12 7 8 41 29 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 43
9 Swindon Town 29 11 10 8 43 38 14 3 7 4 18 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 5 43
10 Salford City 30 11 8 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 2 8 16 17 4 41
11 Bradford City 30 9 13 8 36 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 16 5 5 6 15 18 1 40
12 Crawley Town 29 11 7 11 37 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 40
13 Harrogate Town 28 10 7 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 24 21 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 37
14 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 36 39 13 7 1 5 20 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -3 37
15 Hartlepool United 28 9 7 12 28 38 14 8 4 2 20 13 14 1 3 10 8 25 -10 34
16 Leyton Orient 28 7 12 9 38 27 14 6 4 4 24 9 14 1 8 5 14 18 11 33
17 Stevenage 31 7 11 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 1 5 9 9 27 -16 32
18 Rochdale 27 6 12 9 32 35 12 3 6 3 14 12 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 30
19 Barrow 30 7 9 14 30 39 15 3 6 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 30
20 Colchester United 29 7 9 13 26 39 13 3 5 5 12 16 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 30
21 Walsall 29 7 8 14 30 39 15 4 5 6 20 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -9 29
22 Carlisle United 29 6 9 14 21 40 15 3 7 5 10 15 14 3 2 9 11 25 -19 27
23 Oldham Athletic 28 6 7 15 25 43 14 3 3 8 18 26 14 3 4 7 7 17 -18 25
24 Scunthorpe United 30 4 10 16 22 50 15 3 4 8 11 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 22

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  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 29 19 8 2 60 23 15 11 2 2 27 10 14 8 6 0 33 13 37 65
2 Tranmere Rovers 30 16 7 7 33 20 16 12 0 4 23 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 13 55
3 Northampton Town 29 15 6 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 10 51
4 Sutton United 29 14 7 8 44 34 15 9 3 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 49
5 Mansfield Town 28 14 6 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 48
6 Exeter City 28 12 11 5 40 27 14 7 5 2 20 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 13 47
7 Newport County 30 13 8 9 46 38 13 7 3 3 26 14 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 47
8 Port Vale 27 12 7 8 41 29 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 43
9 Swindon Town 29 11 10 8 43 38 14 3 7 4 18 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 5 43
10 Salford City 30 11 8 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 2 8 16 17 4 41
11 Bradford City 30 9 13 8 36 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 16 5 5 6 15 18 1 40
12 Crawley Town 29 11 7 11 37 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 40
13 Harrogate Town 28 10 7 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 24 21 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 37
14 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 36 39 13 7 1 5 20 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -3 37
15 Hartlepool United 28 9 7 12 28 38 14 8 4 2 20 13 14 1 3 10 8 25 -10 34
16 Leyton Orient 28 7 12 9 38 27 14 6 4 4 24 9 14 1 8 5 14 18 11 33
17 Stevenage 31 7 11 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 1 5 9 9 27 -16 32
18 Rochdale 27 6 12 9 32 35 12 3 6 3 14 12 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 30
19 Barrow 30 7 9 14 30 39 15 3 6 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 30
20 Colchester United 29 7 9 13 26 39 13 3 5 5 12 16 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 30
21 Walsall 29 7 8 14 30 39 15 4 5 6 20 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -9 29
22 Carlisle United 29 6 9 14 21 40 15 3 7 5 10 15 14 3 2 9 11 25 -19 27
23 Oldham Athletic 28 6 7 15 25 43 14 3 3 8 18 26 14 3 4 7 7 17 -18 25
24 Scunthorpe United 30 4 10 16 22 50 15 3 4 8 11 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 22

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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.