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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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

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' That's the starting whistle at The Banks's Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Walsall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ched Evans, as he is very good at scoring at The Banks's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Walsall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Walsall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Keates will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Kinsella made 65 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Ross Wallace, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Morgan Ferrier makes it 1-0.
  • 59' England international Zeli Ismail has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' Assisted by Luke Leahy with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dan Scarr makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 70' The Walsall FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Ferrier departs to be replaced by Scott Laird.
  • 72' The Fleetwood Town FC manager makes a substitution. Ross Wallace departs to be replaced by Ryan Rydel.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Walsall FC player. Nicky Devlin gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' Paddy Madden has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 81' Another substitution for Walsall FC to replace Joe Edwards by Isaiah Osbourne on 81 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Fleetwood Town FC! Barry Crowe-Baggley comes on to replace Ashley Hunter.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The whistle greets Luke Leahy as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Norman.
  • It finishes all square. Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC share the spoils 2-0.

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.