Thursday , 2 July 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

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
67% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Walsall FC
Daniel Kanu 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Alfreton Town FC to score. At the same time, Walsall FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Donervon Daniels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ross Tierney, as he is very good at scoring at Impact Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It looks surprising Walsall FC does not make any changes. Nathan Newall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Ryan Stirk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Alfreton Town FC that had 12 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 60' Alfreton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' The Alfreton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Thewlis departs to be replaced by Lewis Salmon.
  • 66' Alfreton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Day is hanging Ryan Taylor on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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 Dwayne Wiley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Alfreton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 78' Another substitution for Walsall FC to replace Ross Tierney by Jack Earing on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Nathan Newall.
  • 90' Donervon Daniels was booked on 90.
  • 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.