Saturday , 14 November 2026

Alfreton Town FC vs Walsall FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2023-24
Alfreton Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Walsall FC
Tue 5 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Impact Stadium 1,247 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathan Newall 85' Y
Y 85' Tom Knowles
Y 90' Donervon Daniels

Overview

Match Preview

Alfreton Town FC vs Walsall FC — FA Cup at Impact Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Abbas Khan
  • Assistant 2 Joe Simpson
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
Alfreton Town FC 2 games · Avg 0.5 goals Walsall FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-05 Alfreton Town FC 0–0 Walsall FC

Recent Form

Alfreton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Walsall FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Alfreton Town FC get us underway at Impact Stadium.
  • 5' Billy Fewster needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Alfreton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Walsall FC's compact .
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Clackstone, as he is very good at scoring at Impact Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Alfreton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Freddie Draper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Walsall FC so far.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Impact Stadium. Alfreton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Oisin McEntee has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 65 appearances.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Alfreton Town FC and Walsall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Salmon. He replaces Jordan Thewlis on 65 minute.
  • 66' Jake Day gets the nod from Alfreton Town FC. He replaces Ryan Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Alfreton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' Walsall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' Jack Earing has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ross Tierney on 78 minute.
  • 83' The -year-old George Cantrill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Nathan Newall was booked on 85.
  • 90' Donervon Daniels picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Alfreton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mat Sadler

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 Alfreton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Walsall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Walsall FC or Draw 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Alfreton Town FC33% Draw34% Walsall FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Alfreton Town FC20% Draw57% Walsall FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.