League Two: Cheltenham vs Walsall – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Cheltenham and Walsall who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Sitting top of the table, Walsall claimed 26 points after 13 rounds, while Cheltenham have amassed 11 points. This ranks the latter as number 22 in the League Two before the next round.

Form: Cheltenham vs Walsall

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Fleetwood 2-0, and then drawing 1-1 with Gillingham. They were back as winners when they defeated Newport 0-2. Cheltenham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Walsall Form

In their previous three matches, Walsall won 2-1 against Bristol Rovers, drew 1-1 with Crawley before losing 1-2 against Barrow. Walsall managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Cheltenham and Walsall

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Cheltenham and Walsall played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Cheltenham vs Walsall

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Luke Young, who is performing well for Cheltenham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Walsall.The visitors will be looking to Aaron Pressley to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Walsall in recent matches.

Betting markets: Cheltenham vs Walsall

Full-time result

Cheltenham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. They drew one and lost five as well, while Walsall won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Walsall conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Walsall remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Cheltenham have not lost to Walsall in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cheltenham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Walsall got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Walsall games. Cheltenham probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Walsall managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Cheltenham have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Walsall.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Walsall, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Walsall scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.