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

Fri 16th May, 20:00 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League Two, and Matthew Sadler’s Walsall will have the joy of it on Friday night. Paul Cook’s Chesterfield are their opponents at the Banks's Stadium. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the main betting markets. Data shown and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
40%
--
Draw
25%
--
Chesterfield
35%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Walsall 1-0
9%
--
Walsall 2-1
9%
--
Chesterfield 1-0
8%
--
Chesterfield 2-1
8%
--
Walsall 2-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Chesterfield 2-0
6%
--
Walsall 3-1
4%
--
Chesterfield 3-1
4%
--
Walsall 3-0
3%
--
Walsall 3-2
3%
--
Chesterfield 3-2
3%
--
Chesterfield 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
53%
--
Walsall win to nil
20%
--
Chesterfield win to nil
17%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 46 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 40 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 13 and lost 9 matches. They have kept 13 clean sheets and have failed to score in 9 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 75 goals to 73 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 23 games at home winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored 46 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 32 goals at home.

Chesterfield are in 7th position in the League Two on 70 points having played 46 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 27 goals and kept 8 clean sheets. They have scored 32 goals in total and failed to score in 9 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Chesterfield have conceded 17 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Chesterfield
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Doncaster462412102384 
-
-
-
-
2
Port Vale462214101980 
-
-
-
-
3
Bradford462212121978 
-
-
-
-
4
Walsall Home462114112177 
-
-
May 11
May 16
5
AFC Wim462013132173 
-
-
-
-
6
Notts C462012141972 
-
-
-
-
7
Chesterfield A461913141970 
May 16
May 11
-
-
8
Salford461815131069 
-
-
-
-
9
Grimsby4620818-668 
-
-
-
-
10
Colchester46161911567 
-
-
-
-
11
Bromley46171514566 
-
-
-
-
12
Swindon46151714862 
-
-
-
-
13
Crewe46151714162 
-
-
-
-
14
Fleetwood46151516060 
-
-
-
-
15
Cheltenham46161218-1060 
-
-
-
-
16
Barrow46151417259 
-
-
-
-
17
Gillingham46141616-558 
-
-
-
-
18
Harrogate46141121-1853 
-
-
-
-
19
MK Dons46141022-1452 
-
-
-
-
20
Tranmere46121519-2051 
-
-
-
-
21
Accrington46121420-1650 
-
-
-
-
22
Newport46131023-2449 
-
-
-
-
23
Carlisle46101224-2742 
-
-
-
-
24
Morecambe4610630-3236 
-
-
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Walsall have not won in 6 consecutive home league games
Walsall 4TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
Chesterfield 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Walsall since 2005
Walsall
Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
14
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
0 / 7
WLS
5
CHF
2
League games at Chesterfield since 2004
Chesterfield
Walsall
Goals: Scored
10
9
Games: Scored
7 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
0 / 7
WLS
1
D
3
CHF
3
Goal Statistics
Walsall 4th Chesterfield 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Chesterfield will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Walsall have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-2
Chesterfield’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Chesterfield
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
4%
better
WLS
CHF
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Games scored36
35
Failed to score10
11
Scored first27
24
Goals scored75
73
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
5%
better
WLS
CHF
view stats
Games conceded31
32
Clean sheets15
14
Conceded first16
20
Goals conceded54
54
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+5%

Walsall v Chesterfield 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 BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Okagbue DEF4324
11
-
C Barrett DEF439
12
1
T Allen DEF43106
4
1
L Gordon DEF4231
13
-
R Stirk MID4214
3
-
J Jellis MID4152
11
-
J Matt FWD41122
9
-
A Adomah FWD4054
5
-
T. Simkim GLK38
3
-
C Lakin MID3421
2
-
H Williams DEF303
6
-
O McEntee DEF2913
10
-
D Johnson FWD245
-
J Earing MID202
-
B Comley MID18
1
-
L Amantchi FWD183
-
E Weir DEF143
2
-
G Hall MID1421
-
E Harrison FWD1231
1
-
N Asiimwe DEF10
2
-
D Daniels DEF7
1
-
S Hornby GLK6
-
J Gordon FWD61
1
-
A Chang MID5
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD4
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3612710
A DobraW GriggL MandevilleA Dobra
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Mandeville MID4247
6
-
A Dobra FWD4292
10
-
T Naylor MID3946
9
-
O Banks MID3925
6
-
R Colclough FWD3633
2
-
J Grimes DEF353
4
-
L Gordon DEF323
2
-
D Oldaker MID3134
6
2
W Grigg FWD29122
4
-
J. Metcalfe MID2811
5
-
R Boot GLK27
-
P Madden FWD2751
2
1
H. Araujo DEF20
7
-
A Pepple FWD2051
1
-
M. Thompson GLK18
1
-
D Duffy MID1822
1
-
R Sheckleford DEF17
2
-
M Olakigbe FWD1722
2
-
J Fleck MID161
2
-
M Jacobs FWD161
-
A Palmer DEF1522
-
K. Drummond FWD1411
3
-
B Hobson MID11
-
J Sparkes DEF103
3
-
T Williams DEF10
1
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF9
1
-
C Dunkley DEF91
1
1
K McFadzean DEF8
3
-
J Donacien DEF7
1
-
M Jones MID2
-