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Walsall pack their bags to visit Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Saddlers have recorded 7 wins, and Stockport Co. have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Edgeley Park was more than three years back, in October 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Stockport Co. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Stockport Co. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 02 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Stockport Co. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Jan | Stockport Co. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Saddlers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stockport Co. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 10 points. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Walsall on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Stockport Co.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |