History of the Bournemouth v Walsall fixture
Walsall face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, Saddlers have recorded 14 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Dean Court was just last season, in August 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 07 Jan | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Bournemouth | League One |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 27 Aug | Bournemouth | 0 - 2 | Walsall | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 12 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Bournemouth | 3 - 0 | Walsall | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 3 | Bournemouth | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Walsall | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Walsall | (Associate Members) |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saddlers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 14 from their 8 games so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here