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

Banks's Stadium, Walsall

It's an away trip for John Doolan's Accrington Stanley side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Banks's Stadium for a League Two showdown with Matthew Sadler's Walsall. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets plus predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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Walsall's next match is v Chesterfield at 15:30 on Sunday 11th May
The last English League Two meeting between Walsall and Accrington was on Saturday 26th April 2025
English League Two
April 26th 2025
Walsall 0
1 Accrington
 
33' B. Woods
 
WLS
ASY
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
8
2
Corners
6
5
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
7
10
Yellow/red cards
2/1
4/0
 
WalsallAccrington
 
T. Simkim
D. Okagbue
H. Williams
T. Allen
N. Asiimwe
O. McEntee (E. Harrison 72')
L. Gordon (C. Barrett 72')
A. Chang (R. Stirk 72')
G. Hall (L. Amantchi 65')
J. Matt (J. Jellis 66')
A. Adomah
M. Kelly
D. Love
S. Aljofree
D. Matthews
(S. Quirk 63') B. Ward
football iconB. Woods
(K. Mooney 90') T. Walton
L. Coyle
C. Grant
(J. O'Brien Whitmarsh 90') S. Whalley
J. Woods

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Walsall are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.48.

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Walsall
53%
8/13
8%
-
Draw
24%
13/5
10%
-
Accrington
23%
9/2
15%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
-
Walsall 1-0
10%
11/2
13%
-
Walsall 2-1
10%
15/2-
Walsall 2-0
9%
13/2-
Accrington 1-0
6%
12/1
24%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
17/2
21%
-
Accrington 2-1
6%
16/1
11%
-
Walsall 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
-
Walsall 3-0
5%
11/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Accrington 2-0
3%
28/1
15%
-
Walsall 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
-
Walsall 4-1
3%
28/1
38%
-
Walsall 4-0
2%
22/1
10%
-
Accrington 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1/1
16%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
4/5
13%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/9
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
9/4
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
17/2
21%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
10/11
4%
-
BTTS - No
46%
4/5
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
11/4
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
10/1
8%
-
Home/draw
77%
1/7
3%
-
Away/draw
47%
5/4
10%
-
Home/away
76%
2/7
6%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
3/10
7%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
12/5
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
5/2
27%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/7
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6/1
27%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/10
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
16/1
55%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/40
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1
17%
-
Home DNB
70%
2/9
4%
-
Away DNB
39%
3/1
20%
-
Walsall win to nil
28%
13/8
5%
-
Accrington win to nil
11%
8/1
18%
-
Walsall / Walsall
32%
6/4
9%
-
Walsall / Accrington
2%
40/1-
Walsall / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Walsall
19%
10/3-
Draw / Accrington
8%
10/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
15%
-
Accrington / Walsall
4%
22/1
10%
-
Accrington / Accrington
9%
8/1
10%
-
Accrington / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 44 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 38 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 13 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 74 goals to 52 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 22 games at home winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 46 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 31 goals at home.

Accrington are in 21st position in the League Two on 47 points having played 44 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 38 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

38 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 12 and won 9. Accrington have conceded 59 goals, scored 44, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 11 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Accrington
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Doncaster462412102384 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1A
2
Port Vale462214101980 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
3
Bradford462212121978 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
4
Walsall Home462114112177 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
5
AFC Wim462013132173 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
6
Notts C462012141972 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
7
Chesterfield461913141970 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
8
Salford461815131069 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
9
Grimsby4620818-668 
l
 
1-3F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
5-2A
10
Colchester46161911567 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
11
Bromley46171514566 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
12
Swindon46151714862 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-4F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Crewe46151714162 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
Fleetwood46151516060 
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-4A
d
 
1-1F
15
Cheltenham46161218-1060 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
16
Barrow46151417259 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
17
Gillingham46141616-558 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
18
Harrogate46141121-1853 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
3-3A
l
 
2-1A
19
MK Dons46141022-1452 
w
 
4-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
20
Tranmere46121519-2051 
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
3-3F
w
 
0-1F
21
Accrington Away46121420-1650 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
22
Newport46131023-2449 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-0F
l
 
3-1A
23
Carlisle46101224-2742 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
24
Morecambe4610630-3236 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Walsall 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Walsall2 - 2Harrogate
Walsall2 - 3Port Vale
Walsall1 - 1AFC Wim
Walsall1 - 3Grimsby
Walsall0 - 1Swindon
Walsall3 - 1Chesterfield
Walsall1 - 1Gillingham
Walsall2 - 2Salford
Walsall4 - 2MK Dons
Walsall5 - 1Tranmere
Walsall2 - 0Newport
Walsall2 - 0Doncaster
Walsall1 - 0Barrow
Walsall3 - 2Notts C
Walsall2 - 2Bromley
Walsall1 - 1Crewe
Walsall3 - 1Carlisle
Walsall2 - 6Fleetwood
Walsall4 - 0Colchester
Walsall2 - 1Bradford
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWalsall0 - 0Newport
HWalsall2 - 2Harrogate
AWalsall0 - 2Barrow
HWalsall2 - 3Port Vale
AWalsall2 - 2Doncaster
HWalsall1 - 1AFC Wim
AWalsall0 - 0Gillingham
AWalsall2 - 2Bromley
HWalsall1 - 3Grimsby
AWalsall1 - 1Carlisle
HWalsall0 - 1Swindon
AWalsall2 - 2Cheltenham
AWalsall2 - 0Morecambe
HWalsall3 - 1Chesterfield
HWalsall1 - 1Gillingham
AWalsall1 - 2Colchester
HWalsall2 - 2Salford
AWalsall0 - 2Fleetwood
AWalsall0 - 3Bradford
HWalsall4 - 2MK Dons
Accrington 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Salford1 - 2Accrington
Bromley4 - 0Accrington
Swindon0 - 0Accrington
Barrow2 - 0Accrington
Harrogate2 - 1Accrington
Tranmere0 - 1Accrington
Morecambe2 - 0Accrington
Bradford1 - 0Accrington
Port Vale2 - 1Accrington
Crewe0 - 1Accrington
Colchester0 - 2Accrington
Carlisle2 - 1Accrington
Fleetwood1 - 1Accrington
Grimsby5 - 2Accrington
AFC Wim2 - 2Accrington
Chesterfield0 - 3Accrington
MK Dons2 - 1Accrington
Gillingham1 - 2Accrington
Cheltenham2 - 1Accrington
Notts C2 - 0Accrington
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAccrington1 - 1Carlisle
AAccrington2 - 1Salford
HAccrington3 - 3Tranmere
AAccrington0 - 4Bromley
HAccrington1 - 4Fleetwood
HAccrington0 - 0Bradford
AAccrington0 - 0Swindon
HAccrington1 - 1Gillingham
HAccrington5 - 0Newport
AAccrington0 - 2Barrow
HAccrington2 - 0MK Dons
AAccrington1 - 2Harrogate
AAccrington1 - 0Tranmere
HAccrington1 - 2Doncaster
AAccrington0 - 2Morecambe
AAccrington0 - 1Bradford
HAccrington0 - 0AFC Wim
AAccrington1 - 2Port Vale
HAccrington0 - 0Cheltenham
AAccrington1 - 0Crewe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Walsall since 2007
Walsall
Accrington
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
WLS
2
ASY
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
Walsall2 - 1
0 - 1Accrington
Walsall3 - 2
League games at Accrington since 2006
Accrington
Walsall
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
WLS
1
D
1
ASY
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Accrington
Draw0 - 0Draw
Accrington2 - 1
Accrington2 - 1
1 - 2Walsall
Goal Statistics

Walsall's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Accrington Stanley have conceded in each of their last 5 League Two outings. A PG of 1.8 for M. Sadler's side suggests that run should continue.

Walsall 4th Accrington 21st
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1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Accrington will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
Walsall have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Accrington’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Accrington
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
18%
better
WLS
ASY
view stats
Games scored35
31
Failed to score9
13
Scored first26
17
Goals scored74
52
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.7
1
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
15%
better
WLS
ASY
view stats
Games conceded30
32
Clean sheets14
12
Conceded first15
22
Goals conceded53
68
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
22%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4212913
T AllenJ MattC BarrettL Gordon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Simkim GLK38
3
-
D Okagbue DEF4324
11
-
H Williams DEF303
6
-
T Allen DEF43106
4
1
N Asiimwe MID10
2
-
O McEntee MID2913
10
-
A Chang MID5
1
-
L Gordon MID4231
13
-
G Hall FWD1421
-
J Matt FWD41122
9
-
A Adomah FWD4054
5
-
Subs
S Hornby GLK6
-
D Daniels DEF7
1
-
C Barrett DEF439
12
1
J Jellis MID4152
11
-
R Stirk MID4214
3
-
E Harrison FWD1231
1
-
L Amantchi FWD183
-
Accrington League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
399815
D LoveS WhalleyB WoodsD Love
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Kelly GLK11
3
-
S Aljofree DEF253
3
-
D Matthews DEF20
3
-
B. Ward DEF211
5
-
D Love MID4114
15
-
L Coyle MID341
12
-
C Grant MID16
1
-
B Woods MID3688
12
-
S Whalley FWD3393
8
-
T Walton FWD4078
12
-
J Woods FWD3052
6
-
Subs
L Isherwood GLK
-
J Batty DEF251
8
-
A. Henderson MID2811
4
-
S Quirk MID151
2
-
J Whitmarsh  MID133
2
-
K Mooney FWD294
1
-
C Caton FWD121
-