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Walsall travel to take on Chester City at The Saunders Honda Stadium on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 2 of the 19 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was more than a decade ago, in March 1994, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1993/1994 | Tue 15 Mar | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 24 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 24 Nov | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 Nov | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 22 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Chester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Walsall are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 12 games giving them a return of 27 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Walsall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Walsall | 4 games since last defeat. |