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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Walsall FC launch into their encounter with Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Fleetwood Town FC have won 384 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Fleetwood Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Walsall FC and Fleetwood Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Walsall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wes Burns is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Walsall FC.
  • 50' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Morgan Ferrier makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Walsall FC are in front.
  • 59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Walsall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' Brilliant from the ! Dan Scarr makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 70' Scott Laird is ready to make an impact after coming on for Morgan Ferrier at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' Fleetwood Town FC ring the changes. Ross Wallace has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Rydel to step up.
  • 74' The referee shows Walsall FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Another substitution for Walsall FC to replace Joe Edwards by Isaiah Osbourne on 81 minute.
  • 82' The Fleetwood Town FC manager makes a substitution. Ashley Hunter departs to be replaced by Barry Crowe-Baggley.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' Luke Leahy makes way for Cameron Norman at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Walsall FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Walsall FC to claim maximum points.

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.