Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Crewe and Walsall and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Both Crewe and Walsall are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the League Two. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe on Saturday.
Ranked as number 9 in the League Two standings, Crewe, have so far collected 56 points this season, while Walsall collected 53 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 36 rounds.
Form: Crewe vs Walsall
Crewe Form
Crewe are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Swindon by 1-2, before beating Tranmere by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Bristol Rovers, who ran out 2-1 winners. Crewe won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored eight goals.
Walsall Form
Walsall were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Fleetwood. Next up, Notts Co. won 1-2, before losing 1-0 against Salford City. Walsall claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats and facts for Crewe and Walsall
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crewe and Walsall. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 8 Crewe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Crewe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Crewe home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Crewe matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Crewe home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Walsall away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Walsall have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Walsall have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Walsall away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Crewe vs Walsall
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Josh March, who is performing well for Crewe. 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 Priestley Farquharson to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Walsall in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Crewe vs Walsall
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Mornflake Stadium across all tournaments Crewe won five times, drew four and lost one times. Walsall claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Somehow Walsall failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Walsall have not lost to Crewe in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Crewe scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Walsall scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Walsall managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Crewe were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Crewe saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Walsall’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Walsall conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
