Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Walsall and Accrington and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Walsall will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Accrington for a round 3 match in the League Two.
The two teams enter the match at Poundland Bescot Stadium with three points separating them in the League Two standings.
Team form: Walsall vs Accrington
Walsall Form
Walsall look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Gillingham in a 0-3 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Grimsby. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Leyton Orient. 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 three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.
Accrington Form
In their past three games, Accrington lost 2-1 against Crewe, drew 2-2 with Colchester, and lost 2-0 against Exeter. Accrington are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 13 goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting stats for Walsall and Accrington
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 Walsall and Accrington played across all tournaments.
- Walsall have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Walsall matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Walsall home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Walsall have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Accrington have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Accrington have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Accrington have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Walsall vs Accrington
Mason Hancock is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Accrington look to Josh Woods, hoping he can add to his current total of three League Two goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Walsall vs Accrington
Full-time result
Walsall won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Poundland Bescot Stadium. They drew four and lost five as well, while Accrington won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Accrington conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
Both teams to score
Walsall scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Accrington only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Walsall managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Walsall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Accrington, who scored one time on average in these matches. Accrington conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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