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AFC Wimbledon
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Barrow
Bradford City
Bromley
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
MK Dons
Morecambe
Newport County
Notts County
Port Vale
Salford City
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Walsall
League Two | Gameweek 32
Feb 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
Poundland Bescot Stadium
Chesterfield

Walsall
3 - 1
Chesterfield

Matt (52'), Harrison (55'), Amantchi (90+11')
Williams (37'), Jellis (78')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Grimes (8')
Thompson (31'), Dobra (55')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Walsall and Chesterfield, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Walsall 1-1 Gillingham
Tuesday, February 11 at 7.45pm in League Two
Last Game: Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster
Thursday, February 6 at 7.45pm in League Two

We said: Walsall 2-2 Chesterfield

Some will view Chesterfield as the marginal favourites to edge this contest, including fans of Walsall. Nevertheless, the Saddlers should have enough quality in their ranks to earn a share of the spoils that may prove important come the end of the season. Read more.

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 Walsall win with a probability of 47.16%. A win for Chesterfield had a probability of 28.25% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Chesterfield win was 0-1 (7.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.

Result
WalsallDrawChesterfield
47.16% (0.030999999999999 0.03) 24.59% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 28.25% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 55.91% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.36% (0.027999999999999 0.03)46.64% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.09% (0.027999999999999 0.03)68.91% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.14% (0.024000000000001 0.02)19.85% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.05% (0.039000000000001 0.04)51.95% (-0.038999999999994 -0.04)
Chesterfield Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.76% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)30.24% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.59% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)66.4% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Score Analysis
    Walsall 47.16%
    Chesterfield 28.25%
    Draw 24.58%
WalsallDrawChesterfield
1-0 @ 9.71% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.39% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 7.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 5.06% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 4.23% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-2 @ 3.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 2.05% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.71% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.22% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 47.16%
1-1 @ 11.6% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.61% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.21% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 24.58%
0-1 @ 7.18% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.94% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-2 @ 4.29% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.77% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-3 @ 2.24%
0-3 @ 1.71% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 28.25%

Head to Head
Oct 5, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 10
Chesterfield
2-2
Walsall
Oldaker (45+1'), Markanday (67')
Lowe (33', 46')
Mar 7, 2017 7.45pm
Aug 16, 2016 7.45pm
Mar 12, 2016 3pm
Chesterfield
1-4
Walsall
O'Connor (19' og.)
Banks (58'), Hird (59'), Novak (68')
Donohue (61')
Anderson (35' og.), Mantom (57', 75'), Hiwula (71')
Mantom (59')
Dec 15, 2015 7.45pm
Second Round
Walsall
0-0
Chesterfield
(Aggregate 0-0 | Walsall win 5-3 on penalties)
Taylor (71'), Evans (87')
Evatt (35'), Morsy (56'), O'Shea (67')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CDoncaster RoversDoncaster4624121073502384
4Walsall4621141175542177
5AFC Wimbledon4620131356352173
6Notts County4620121468491972
7Chesterfield4619131473541970
8Salford City4618151364541069
9Grimsby Town46208186167-668
10Colchester UnitedColchester461619115247567
11Bromley461715146459566
12Swindon TownSwindon461517147163862
13Crewe AlexandraCrewe461517144948162
14Fleetwood TownFleetwood461515166060060
15Cheltenham TownCheltenham461612186070-1060
16BarrowBarrow461514175250259
17Gillingham461416164146-558
18Harrogate TownHarrogate461411214361-1853
19MK Dons461410225266-1452
20Tranmere RoversTranmere461215194565-2051
21Accrington StanleyAccrington461214205369-1650
22Newport CountyNewport461310235276-2449
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle461012244471-2742
RMorecambe46106304072-3236


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