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Walsall
EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Poundland Bescot Stadium
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Walsall
3 - 2
Huddersfield

Lowe (63', 70'), Helik (77' og.)
Jellis (82')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Koroma (16'), Ruffels (53')
Ruffels (22'), Evans (45+3')
Pearson (42')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Walsall and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Saturday, August 24 at 12.30pm in League Two

Huddersfield Town

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Huddersfield 1-0 Shrewsbury
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 38.53%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.61%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.

Result
WalsallDrawHuddersfield Town
35.16% (0.132 0.13)26.31% (-0.023999999999997 -0.02)38.53% (-0.112 -0.11)
Both teams to score 53.1% (0.090000000000003 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.43% (0.108 0.11)51.57% (-0.111 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.63% (0.094999999999999 0.09)73.36% (-0.099000000000004 -0.1)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.9% (0.13199999999999 0.13)28.1% (-0.136 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.23% (0.169 0.17)63.77% (-0.174 -0.17)
Huddersfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.85% (-0.012 -0.01)26.15% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.78% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)61.22% (0.012 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Walsall 35.16%
    Huddersfield Town 38.53%
    Draw 26.31%
WalsallDrawHuddersfield Town
1-0 @ 9.33% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.94% (0.022 0.02)
2-0 @ 5.92% (0.018 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.36% (0.023 0.02)
3-0 @ 2.5% (0.017 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.25% (0.014 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.07% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 35.16%
1-1 @ 12.51% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.35% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.33% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.01% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.31%
0-1 @ 9.86% (-0.046000000000001 -0.05)
1-2 @ 8.39% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-2 @ 6.61% (-0.033 -0.03)
1-3 @ 3.75% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-3 @ 2.96% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.38% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.26% (-0.002 -0)
0-4 @ 0.99% (-0.005 -0.01)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 38.53%

How you voted: Walsall vs Huddersfield

Walsall
17.3%
Draw
5.8%
Huddersfield Town
76.9%
52
Head to Head
Apr 28, 2012 3pm
Walsall
1-1
Huddersfield
Cuvelier (49')
Novak (2')
Nov 5, 2011 3pm
Huddersfield
1-1
Walsall
Novak (67')
Hunt (90')

Nicholls (50')
Jan 15, 2011 3pm
Walsall
2-4
Huddersfield
Richards (47'), Nicholls (14')
Butler (89')
McCombe (25'), Kilbane (19'), Clarke (77')
Clarke (73'), Peltier (89'), Kay (90')
Oct 30, 2010 3pm
Huddersfield
1-0
Walsall
Pilkington (35')
Lee (24')

McGivern (13'), Jones (49'), Smith (58')
Apr 13, 2010 3pm
Huddersfield
4-3
Walsall
Kay (90'), Robinson (22' pen.), Rhodes (45'), Novak (90')
Kay (72'), Novak (78')
Deeney (63', 69')
Byfield (9')
Hughes (20')
rhs 2.0
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