League Two: Forest Green vs Walsall – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Forest Green and Walsall and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Walsall come to The Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Forest Green will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Team form: Forest Green vs Walsall

Forest Green Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Forest Green at the moment. Against Tranmere, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against Wrexham. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Grimsby. Forest Green just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the The Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded nine goals.

Walsall Form

In their last three matches, Walsall first beat Harrogate Town 0-2, then Accrington by 2-1 and finally Doncaster by 3-1. Walsall won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Forest Green and Walsall

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

Players on top: Forest Green vs Walsall

Look no further than Emmanuel Osadebe, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Forest Green in the League Two, while Emmanuel Adegboyega managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Walsall in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Forest Green vs Walsall

Full-time result

Forest Green claimed one wins, drew four and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Walsall won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Walsall won their last 5 matches. Walsall have not lost to Forest Green in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Forest Green scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Walsall scored the opening goal of the match in four of their last ten games. Walsall managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Walsall have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Forest Green when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Forest Green, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Walsall, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.

Suggested bet: Forest Green vs Walsall

To sum up, the upcoming match between Forest Green and Walsall seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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