League Two: Cheltenham vs Walsall – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 25 match between Cheltenham and Walsall and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Cheltenham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Walsall swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Walsall have taken the lead in the League Two after collecting 52 points from their initial 23 encounters. Cheltenham trail them by 31 points after 24 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Team form: Cheltenham vs Walsall

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Crewe 2-1. They were then defeated 3-5 against Notts Co., before drawing 0-0 against Port Vale. Cheltenham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Walsall Form

Walsall are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Doncaster got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Newport got hammered in a 2-0 victory. Notts Co. was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Walsall. Walsall picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the League Two, while scoring ten and conceding two goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats for Cheltenham and Walsall

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cheltenham and Walsall. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Cheltenham vs Walsall

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Nathan Lowe has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Walsall bank on him to build on these numbers against Cheltenham. The latter relies on Joel Colwill, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Cheltenham vs Walsall

Full-time result

Cheltenham won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Walsall won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. Walsall have no less than 7 wins on the bounce. Walsall are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing. Cheltenham have beaten Walsall in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Cheltenham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Walsall scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Walsall were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Cheltenham and Walsall.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Walsall played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process. Walsall scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.