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Walsall travel to take on Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Saddlers have recorded 14 wins, and Exeter City have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was back in August 2001, over five years ago, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Grecians in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Walsall | 4 - 0 | Exeter City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 26 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Exeter City | 1 - 3 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Exeter City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 37 points from their 37 games thus far. Walsall's 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Saddlers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Exeter City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |