FM Preview: Walsall v Yeovil Town 20 Aug 2011

Last updated : 19 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Walsall v Yeovil Town fixture

Walsall prepare to entertain Yeovil Town at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 33.33 of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Banks's Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2010, with Yeovil Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Yeovil Town 1 - 1 Walsall League One
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Walsall 0-1 Yeovil Town League One
2009/2010 Tue 23 Feb Walsall 0 - 1 Yeovil Town League One
2009/2010 Tue 01 Dec Yeovil Town 1 - 3 Walsall League One
2008/2009 Sat 28 Feb Walsall 2 - 0 Yeovil Town League One
2008/2009 Sat 09 Aug Yeovil Town 1 - 1 Walsall League One
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Walsall 2 - 0 Yeovil Town League One

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Recent respective form guides

Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Saddlers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Yeovil Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Walsall's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Yeovil Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Walsall 6 2 1 3 7 10 7
Yeovil Town 6 3 0 3 9 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Walsall are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Walsall 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Yeovil Town Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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