Alfreton Town FC vs Walsall FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2
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Overview
Match Preview
Alfreton Town FC vs Walsall FC — FA Cup at Impact Stadium.
- Alfreton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Samuel Allison
- Assistant 1 Abbas Khan
- Assistant 2 Joe Simpson
22 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Dec Walsall FC H 0–0 D 04 Nov Worthing FC H 2–0 W 03 Oct Coalville Town FC A 2–1 W 24 Sep King's Lynn Town FC A 1–2 L 21 Sep King's Lynn Town FC H 1–1 D 11 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Dec Alfreton Town FC A 0–0 D 03 Nov Sheppey United FC A 4–1 W 28 Jan Leicester City FC H 0–1 L 08 Jan Stockport County FC A 2–1 W 26 Nov Carlisle United FC H 2–1 W 05 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history67% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Walsall FCDaniel Kanu 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Impact Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Alfreton Town FC and Walsall FC.
- 5' Alfreton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Walsall FC that had 65 games and scored 67 goals.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Alfreton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shaun Brisley suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Walsall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' Another substitution for Alfreton Town FC to replace Jordan Thewlis by Lewis Salmon on 65 minute.
- 66' Jake Day is replacing Ryan Taylor for the Alfreton Town FC side.
- 71' Billy Fewster needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 76' Alfreton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 78' Walsall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Earing is hanging Ross Tierney on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Newall on 85.
- 90' It’s a booking for Walsall FC player. Donervon Daniels gets a card.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Alfreton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ryan Taylor ↓ Jake Day 66'
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Jordan Thewlis ↓ Lewis Salmon 65'
Bench
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Jake Day ↑ 66'
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Lewis Salmon ↑ 65'
Walsall FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ross Tierney ↓ Jack Earing 78'
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Bench
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Jack Earing ↑ 78'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamille Matt 1 Head to Head
Alfreton Town FC Form
2023-12-05 Alfreton Town FC 0–0 Walsall FC D 2023-11-04 Alfreton Town FC 2–0 Worthing FC W 2020-10-03 Coalville Town FC 1–2 Alfreton Town FC W 2019-09-24 King's Lynn Town FC 2–1 Alfreton Town FC L 2019-09-21 Alfreton Town FC 1–1 King's Lynn Town FC D 2018-11-11 Alfreton Town FC 1–4 Fleetwood Town FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.88 Alfreton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.97 Walsall FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Walsall FC or Draw 67%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.85Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 56% 44% ± 2.5 28% 72% ± 3.5 12% 88% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Alfreton Town FC or Draw 66%Draw or Walsall FC 67%Alfreton Town FC or Walsall FC 66%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 1 14.4%0 – 1 13.8%1 – 0 12.4%0 – 2 7%1 – 2 6.4%2 – 1 5.8%2 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 3%0 – 3 2.2%1 – 3 2.1%3 – 1 1.7%Asian Handicap — Alfreton Town FC
Handicap Alfreton Town FC covers Push Walsall FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 19% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 21% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Alfreton Town FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Walsall FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

