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Walsall FC vs Fleetwood Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Walsall FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Fleetwood Town FC
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Banks's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicky Devlin 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Walsall FC vs Fleetwood Town FC — League One at The Banks's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Peter Gooch
  • Referee Eddie Ilderton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Walsall FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Fleetwood Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 Walsall FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2018-11-17 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Walsall FC

Recent Form

Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Mar Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Bradford City AFC H 3–2 W
16 Feb Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
12 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L
09 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Walsall FC A 0–2 L
02 Mar Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
16 Feb Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
09 Feb Bradford City AFC A 1–0 W
02 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The Banks's Stadium. Walsall FC are looking to make home advantage count against Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Walsall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fleetwood Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ashley Hunter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Walsall FC.
  • 25' Walsall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Walsall FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fleetwood Town FC's shape.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' The travelling Fleetwood Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' GOAL! Morgan Ferrier scores on 54. Assisted by George Dobson
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicky Devlin made 65 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' GOAL! Dan Scarr scores on 67. Assisted by Luke Leahy
  • 70' Scott Laird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Morgan Ferrier on 70 minute.
  • 72' The Fleetwood Town FC manager makes a substitution. Ross Wallace departs to be replaced by Ryan Rydel.
  • 74' The referee shows Walsall FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' Ashley Nadesan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Walsall FC. Joe Edwards is replaced by Isaiah Osbourne.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Fleetwood Town FC. Ashley Hunter is replaced by Barry Crowe-Baggley.
  • 87' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Walsall FC. Luke Leahy is replaced by Cameron Norman.
  • The points are shared — Walsall FC 2-0 Fleetwood Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Keates

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Walsall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Fleetwood Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC49% Draw30% Fleetwood Town FC21%
Actual: Walsall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Walsall FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Fleetwood Town FC
51%
Walsall FC or Fleetwood Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC31% Draw53% Fleetwood Town FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Walsall FC

Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Fleetwood Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.