Walsall are ready to welcome West Ham United to Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2001, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Saddlers in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Walsall | 2-3 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 19 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Walsall | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 20 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Walsall, West Ham Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 30 points from their 23 games played so far, West Ham Utd.'s total of 37 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |