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Walsall face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Walsall | 0 - 5 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Apr | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Pirates's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saddlers have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 22 points from their 21 games thus far. Walsall find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 18 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |