League Two: Walsall vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 43 match between Walsall and Cheltenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Walsall face relegation-threatened Cheltenham at Poundland Bescot Stadium in round 43 of the League Two in a match that kick-offs on Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Sitting bottom of the table, Cheltenham have claimed 43 points after 40 rounds, while Walsall have amassed 62 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Walsall vs Cheltenham

Walsall Form

Walsall only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Colchester, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Gillingham, before going down in a 2-1 defeat against Swindon. Walsall just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Cheltenham Form

In their previous three games, Cheltenham lost 5-2 and 1-0 against Notts Co. and Chesterfield, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Cambridge U. Cheltenham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring ten time and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Walsall and Cheltenham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Walsall and Cheltenham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Walsall vs Cheltenham

It’s been a great season for Isaac Hutchinson so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Cheltenham want him to continue this productive spell against Walsallon Saturday.

Betting markets: Walsall vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Walsall claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing five. Cheltenham won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Walsall scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Walsall games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Walsall managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Cheltenham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Walsall and Cheltenham when playing at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

Total goals

Walsall saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Cheltenham, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.