Walsall face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Saddlers have recorded 12 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
1997/1998 | Tue 14 Apr | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Saddlers, and 6 goals against.
Bournemouth lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 8 points from their 5 games so far. Walsall's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Walsall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Bournemouth. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Walsall | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |