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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 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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' KICK OFF: Walsall FC gets underway.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Scarr made 396 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The travelling Fleetwood Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Ashley Eastham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Walsall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fleetwood Town FC backline.
  • 45' Walsall FC have won 67 goals from 65 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Nicky Devlin, a Scotland , has 38 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' What a moment for Morgan Ferrier! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 59' The 33-year-old Alex Cairns has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Joey Barton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dan Scarr makes it 2-0.
  • 70' Scott Laird is ready to make an impact after coming on for Morgan Ferrier at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Fleetwood Town FC. Ross Wallace is replaced by Ryan Rydel.
  • 74' A moment of madness from Nicky Devlin on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Walsall FC will be frustrated.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Walsall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' Another change for Walsall FC made on 81 minute. Joe Edwards leaves to be changed by Isaiah Osbourne.
  • 82' A change in the Fleetwood Town FC ranks — Ashley Hunter exits the field as Barry Crowe-Baggley enters on 82.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Walsall FC in their trying to find a way past Fleetwood Town FC's compact .
  • 90' A change in the Walsall FC ranks — Luke Leahy exits the field as Cameron Norman enters on 90.
  • The final score is 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.