Walsall face a trip to Milton Keynes Dons at The National Hockey Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, the The Dons carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Milton Keynes | LGE2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Milton Keynes | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2005/2006 | Sat 08 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Milton Keynes | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Wimbledon | 0 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Dons, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Milton Keynes, Walsall are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Milton Keynes are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 70 points from the 38 games they have played so far. Walsall are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 72 points from their 38 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Milton Keynes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Dons, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Milton Keynes | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Walsall | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |