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Chesterfield v Walsall : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Jan, 15:00 BST, Proact Stadium, Chesterfield

Saturday afternoon sees Paul Cook’s Chesterfield and Matthew Sadler’s Walsall go up against one another in a League Two battle at the Proact Stadium. Form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. Here we've gone for , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Chesterfield
39%
--
Draw
27%
--
Walsall
34%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Chesterfield 1-0
11%
--
Walsall 1-0
10%
--
Chesterfield 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Walsall 2-1
8%
--
Chesterfield 2-0
7%
--
Walsall 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Chesterfield 3-1
4%
--
Walsall 3-1
3%
--
Chesterfield 3-0
3%
--
Walsall 3-0
2%
--
Chesterfield 3-2
2%
--
Walsall 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
53%
--
Chesterfield win to nil
22%
--
Walsall win to nil
19%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Chesterfield have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Chesterfield have conceded 10 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Chesterfield have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 3rd place on 46 points in the League Two league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 13 away games, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Chesterfield
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2615741752 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1A
May 2
2
Swindon2514471246 
l
 
1-2A
May 2
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
3
Walsall2514471146 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
-
-
4
Salford251447546 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
5
MK Dons2612862044 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 23
w
 
0-1F
6
Cambridge2512851044 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
l
 
2-0A
7
Notts C2512671142 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
Mar 7
d
 
0-00-0
8
Chesterfield2610115741 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
9
Colchester2510961139 
-
l
 
6-2A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
10
Crewe261169839 
Apr 25
d
 
3-3F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
11
Grimsby251078637 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
12
Oldham258116635 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
13
Barnet25988535 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 28
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
14
Gillingham258116435 
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
15
Fleetwood25979134 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
-
d
 
1-1A
16
Accrington259610-133 
d
 
3-3A
Mar 21
Jan 24
w
 
1-3F
17
Tranmere268810-232 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-3F
18
Cheltenham269314-1730 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
19
Barrow256613-1124 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
20
Shrewsbury255713-1922 
Mar 7
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
21
Bristol R256316-2421 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 7
w
 
2-1A
Feb 3
22
Crawley264715-1819 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 21
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
23
Harrogate264616-2218 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
24
Newport254516-2017 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 24
Mar 21
w
 
2-4A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Chesterfield 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
Walsall 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Walsall have beaten Chesterfield in 4 consecutive league meetings
6
Walsall have not lost to Chesterfield in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Chesterfield since 2004
Chesterfield
Walsall
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
CHF
3
D
3
WLS
2
League games at Walsall since 2005
Walsall
Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
17
9
Games: Scored
9 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
0 / 9
CHF
2
WLS
7
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Walsall of late. It has been 6 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Chesterfield.

Chesterfield 7th Walsall 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Chesterfield will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Chesterfield’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Walsall have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Chesterfield
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
18%
better
CHF
WLS
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Games scored23
19
Failed to score3
6
Scored first13
12
Goals scored42
35
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
17
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
CHF
WLS
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
18
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded35
24
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+13%

Chesterfield v Walsall League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26678
Z HemmingL BonisL MandevilleT Naylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Hemming GLK261
2
-
L Mandeville MID2637
1
-
L Bonis FWD2662
3
-
T Naylor MID2431
8
-
R Darcy MID2431
3
-
L Gordon DEF2311
2
-
K McFadzean DEF232
6
1
C Dunkley DEF2111
5
-
R Stirk MID211
3
-
D Duffy MID2024
1
-
W Grigg FWD2023
1
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF192
4
-
D Markanday FWD1842
-
J Berry FWD1732
1
-
W. Dickson FWD161
-
D. Tanton DEF151
3
-
A Lewis DEF1411
2
-
A Dobra FWD1342
4
-
J Fleck MID121
3
-
J Donacien DEF7
-
J Grimes DEF4
1
-
M Dibley-Dias MID4
1
-
L. Batterfield MID3
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251135
M RobertsD KanuE WeirC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts GLK25
1
-
A Flint DEF2511
3
-
C Barrett DEF2432
5
-
A Adomah FWD2422
1
-
C Lakin MID2311
1
1
E Weir DEF2233
2
-
R Finnigan MID2132
2
-
D Kanu FWD2111
-
B Comley MID20
2
1
A Pressley FWD2041
1
-
J Matt FWD1922
1
-
V Harper MID181
4
-
L Warrington MID18
4
-
J Jellis MID161
2
-
P Farquharson DEF1521
-
R Browne DEF1411
1
-
H Burke DEF91
-
M Hancock DEF41
-
R Richards MID41
-
D. Cox DEF3
2
-
J. Hollman MID3
-
F. Okeke DEF1
-