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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

the Banks's Stadium masses welcome Chesterfield's travelling contingent on Friday night, as Matthew Sadler's Walsall go head to head with Paul Cook's side in the League Two. League Two statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and the best odds available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Walsall and Chesterfield will score at least two between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookmakers have it at 1.25.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Walsall are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
40%
6/5
5%
-
Draw
26%
5/2
3%
-
Chesterfield
34%
11/5
6%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Walsall 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
-
Chesterfield 1-0
9%
9/1
17%
-
Walsall 2-1
9%
8/1-
Chesterfield 2-1
8%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
17%
-
Walsall 2-0
7%
9/1
9%
-
Chesterfield 2-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
-
Walsall 3-1
4%
18/1
12%
-
Chesterfield 3-1
3%
22/1-
Walsall 3-0
3%
20/1-
Walsall 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
-
Chesterfield 3-0
2%
33/1-
Chesterfield 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1/1
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/5
8%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/5
8%
-
BTTS - No
46%
10/11
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
7/2
13%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
11/2
8%
-
Home/draw
66%
4/11
5%
-
Away/draw
60%
4/6
2%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/10
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/5
9%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/2
17%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/7
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
17%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
-
Home DNB
58%
4/7-
Away DNB
52%
5/4-
Walsall win to nil
21%
11/4-
Chesterfield win to nil
18%
9/2
8%
-
Walsall / Walsall
24%
5/2
3%
-
Walsall / Chesterfield
3%
28/1-
Walsall / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Walsall
15%
9/2-
Draw / Chesterfield
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
-
Chesterfield / Walsall
3%
25/1
13%
-
Chesterfield / Chesterfield
15%
9/2-
Chesterfield / Draw
6%
14/1-
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 41 games against teams below in the table, having won 19, drawn 13 and lost 9 matches. They have kept 14 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

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Chesterfield have conceded 19 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 3 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 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
May 16
5
AFC Wim462013132173 
-
-
-
-
6
Notts C462012141972 
-
-
-
-
7
Chesterfield A461913141970 
May 16
w
 
0-2F
-
-
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
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
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
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
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
11
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
WLS
2
D
3
CHF
3
Goal Statistics
Walsall 4th Chesterfield 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% 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
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/302774/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Chesterfield
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
6%
better
WLS
CHF
view stats
Games scored37
35
Failed to score10
12
Scored first28
24
Goals scored77
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
+6%
Defence rating
8%
better
WLS
CHF
view stats
Games conceded31
33
Clean sheets16
14
Conceded first16
21
Goals conceded54
56
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%

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
4312913
T AllenJ MattC BarrettL Gordon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Okagbue DEF4424
11
-
T Allen DEF44116
4
1
L Gordon DEF4331
13
-
C Barrett DEF439
12
1
R Stirk MID4314
3
-
J Jellis MID4252
11
-
J Matt FWD42122
9
-
A Adomah FWD4154
5
-
T. Simkim GLK39
3
-
C Lakin MID3521
2
-
H Williams DEF313
6
-
O McEntee DEF2913
10
-
D Johnson FWD245
-
J Earing MID202
-
B Comley MID19
1
-
L Amantchi FWD193
-
G Hall MID1521
-
E Weir DEF143
2
-
E Harrison FWD1231
1
-
N Asiimwe DEF11
2
-
D Daniels DEF7
1
-
J Gordon FWD71
1
-
S Hornby GLK6
-
A Chang MID61
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD4
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3712710
T NaylorW GriggL MandevilleA Dobra
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Mandeville MID4347
6
-
A Dobra FWD4292
10
-
T Naylor MID4046
9
-
O Banks MID3925
6
-
R Colclough FWD3733
2
-
J Grimes DEF353
4
-
L Gordon DEF333
2
-
D Oldaker MID3134
6
2
W Grigg FWD30122
4
-
J. Metcalfe MID2911
5
-
R Boot GLK28
-
P Madden FWD2751
2
1
A Pepple FWD2151
1
-
H. Araujo DEF20
7
-
D Duffy MID1922
1
-
M. Thompson GLK18
1
-
M Olakigbe FWD1822
3
-
R Sheckleford DEF17
2
-
J Fleck MID171
2
-
M Jacobs FWD171
-
A Palmer DEF1622
-
K. Drummond FWD1411
3
-
J Sparkes DEF113
3
-
B Hobson MID11
-
T Williams DEF10
1
-
K McFadzean DEF9
3
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF9
1
-
C Dunkley DEF91
1
1
J Donacien DEF7
1
-
M Jones MID2
-
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