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Walsall face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 just last season, in September 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 34 points from their 22 games so far. Walsall's 31 points from 22 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 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Saddlers to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Walsall | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |