Walsall prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saddlers are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 7 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Banks's Stadium was earlier this season, with Tranmere Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2010/2011 | Tue 10 Aug | Walsall | 0-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGEC |
2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2007/2008 | Fri 12 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Saddlers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Tranmere Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 10 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 11 points from their 12 games thus far. Tranmere Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 10 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Walsall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Walsall at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Saddlers will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Walsall | 14 games since last home draw. |
Tranmere Rvs. | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |