FA Cup

FA Cup | First Round

Nov 2, 2024 at 3pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
2 - 1
Bolton

Gordon (59'), Jellis (90+1')
Williams (53'), Matt (90+8')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Sheehan (55')
Schon (59'), Adeboyejo (90+8')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Walsall and Bolton Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

Last Game: Accrington 0-0 Walsall
Saturday, October 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Bolton Wanderers

All competitions

Last Game: Stevenage 1-4 Bolton
Tuesday, October 29 at 7.45pm in League One

Goals
for

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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 42.31%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 32.69% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.94%) and 0-2 (6.84%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
32.69% ( -0.07)	24.99% ( -0.01)	42.31% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 56.94% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.64% (

0.03)

46.36% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.36% (

0.03)

68.64% (

-0.03)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.9% (

-0.03)

27.1% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.52% (

-0.04)

62.48% (

0.04)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.11% (

0.05)

21.89% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.85% (

0.08)

55.15% (

-0.08)

Score Analysis

Walsall 32.69%

Bolton Wanderers 42.31%

Draw 24.99%

Walsall	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
1-0 @ 7.75% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 7.68% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.06% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.34% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.54% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.2% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.09% ( -0) Other @ 3.04% Total : 32.69%	1-1 @ 11.76% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 5.93% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.84% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.29% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.99%	0-1 @ 9.01% ( 0) 1-2 @ 8.94% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 6.84% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 4.53% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 3.47% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.95% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.72% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.32% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.12% ( 0) Other @ 2.42% Total : 42.31%