League Two: Fleetwood vs Walsall – Betting preview

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

Walsall go up against Fleetwood on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood.

Fleetwood are placed 18th with ten points after nine matches. Walsall occupy a position as seventh in the league on 14 points.

Form: Fleetwood vs Walsall

Fleetwood Form

Fleetwood endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Barnet, before Rochdale won 1-2, while Salford City claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Fleetwood just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded five goals.

Walsall Form

Walsall are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Rochdale. Then, they took out Port Vale 2-0, followed by a 1-1 draw with Tranmere. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Walsall won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood and Walsall played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Fleetwood vs Walsall

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ronan Coughlan, who is performing well for Fleetwood. 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: Fleetwood vs Walsall

Full-time result

Fleetwood won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They drew four and lost one as well, while Walsall won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two. Walsall have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Fleetwood have not lost to Walsall in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Fleetwood scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Walsall scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Fleetwood managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Fleetwood have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Walsall.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Fleetwood’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Walsall, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.