Walsall prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Saddlers won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Walsall and Cheltenham T. at was just last season, in November 2007, with Walsall running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2008/2009 | Tue 07 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | ASSM |
2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Walsall | 2-0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 2 | Walsall | ASSM |
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 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall's 54 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cheltenham T. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 38 games have yielded only 30 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saddlers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cheltenham T.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Walsall | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Cheltenham T. | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |