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Walsall play host to Tranmere Rovers at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 26 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was just over four years ago, in December 1999, with Tranmere Rvs. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Walsall | 1-2 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 28 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 10 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Mon 07 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 04 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Fri 27 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 games played so far, Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 42 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are starting to turn Bescot Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |