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Walsall prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Banks's Stadium was just last season, in April 2008, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Walsall | 2-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 12 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 17 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 55 points from their 41 games played so far, Tranmere Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 66 from their 41 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers go into their game against Tranmere Rvs. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 4 games since last defeat. |