Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Walsall and Swindon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Walsall start the season as favourites to land the League Two crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Swindon at Poundland Bescot Stadium.
Team form: Walsall vs Swindon
Walsall Form
In their last three matches, Walsall beat Chesterfield by 0-2 and Chesterfield by 2-1, before losing against AFC Wimbledon by 1-0. Walsall claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.
Swindon Form
Swindon won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding four.
Betting stats for Walsall and Swindon
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 Swindon played across all tournaments.
- In the last 6 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Walsall matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Walsall matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Walsall have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 3 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Swindon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Walsall vs Swindon
As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Walsall and Swindon this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Walsall vs Swindon
Full-time result
Walsall claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Swindon won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Walsall scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Swindon got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Walsall managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Walsall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Swindon, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.
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