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Salford City
League Two | Gameweek 7
Sep 9, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Peninsula Stadium
Walsall

Salford City
1 - 2
Walsall

Smith (15')
Mallan (56'), Ashley (75')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Draper (59'), McEntee (77')
Stirk (76')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Walsall 1-0 Colchester
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Salford City 1-1 Walsall

Both teams head into this match following a difficult start to the campaign, and that is something that will likely be reflected in the match on Saturday. They each need to start picking up some points, but it will probably finish in a draw this weekend. 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 Salford City win with a probability of 39.29%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.5% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (9.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.

Result
Salford CityDrawWalsall
39.29% (0.169 0.17) 26.21% (-0.041 -0.04) 34.5% (-0.121 -0.12)
Both teams to score 53.31% (0.123 0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.75% (0.168 0.17)51.26% (-0.162 -0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.91% (0.146 0.15)73.09% (-0.14099999999999 -0.14)
Salford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.42% (0.16900000000001 0.17)25.59% (-0.165 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.54% (0.22799999999999 0.23)60.46% (-0.223 -0.22)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.64% (0.0040000000000049 0)28.36%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.91% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)64.1% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Salford City 39.29%
    Walsall 34.5%
    Draw 26.21%
Salford CityDrawWalsall
1-0 @ 9.89% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
2-1 @ 8.5% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
2-0 @ 6.74% (0.02 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.86% (0.03 0.03)
3-0 @ 3.06% (0.024 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.43% (0.018 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.32% (0.016 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.04% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 2.45%
Total : 39.29%
1-1 @ 12.46% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 7.26% (-0.047 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.35% (0.016 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.02% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.21%
0-1 @ 9.14% (-0.058999999999999 -0.06)
1-2 @ 7.86% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.76% (-0.037000000000001 -0.04)
1-3 @ 3.3% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.42% (-0.015 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.25% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 34.5%

Head to Head
Apr 22, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 44
Walsall
2-3
Salford City
Matt (62'), Wilkinson (90+5')
Hendry (6'), McAleny (88'), Lund (90+7')
Jan 31, 2023 7.45pm
Mar 26, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 39
Salford City
2-1
Walsall
Smith (45'), Watson (66' pen.)
Turnbull (33')
Menayese (34')
Rodney (55'), Kinsella (72'), Monthe (83')
Oct 9, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 11
Walsall
2-1
Salford City
Phillips (1'), Wilkinson (90+5')
Labadie (31'), Menayese (90+6')
Eastham (78')
Lund (73'), Hunter (79')
Apr 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 43
Walsall
0-2
Salford City
Henderson (19'), Turnbull (57')
Thomas-Asante (90+5'), Gotts (90+5')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CStockport CountyStockport462711896484892
4MK Dons462391483681578
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster46218177368571
6Crewe AlexandraCrewe461914136965471
7Crawley TownCrawley46217187367670
8BarrowBarrow461815136256669
9Bradford CityBradford461912156159269
10AFC Wimbledon4617141564511365
11Walsall461811176973-465
12Gillingham461810184657-1164
13Harrogate TownHarrogate461712176069-963
14Notts County46187218986361
15Morecambe461710196781-1458
16Tranmere RoversTranmere46176236770-357
17Accrington StanleyAccrington46169216371-857
18Newport CountyNewport46167236276-1455
19Swindon TownSwindon461412207783-654
20Salford City461312216682-1651
21Grimsby Town461116195774-1749
22Colchester UnitedColchester461112235980-2145
RSutton UnitedSutton46915225984-2542
RForest Green RoversForest Green46119264478-3442


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