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Walsall are ready to welcome Bournemouth to Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 51 games played, Saddlers have recorded 22 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Banks's Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Bournemouth | 3 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Walsall | 1-3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Walsall | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 11 Apr | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 10 conceded.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Cherries have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 27 points from their 29 games thus far. Bournemouth are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League One, and have accumulated 50 points from the 29 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Bournemouth running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Bournemouth | 6 games since last defeat. |