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Walsall
FA Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 28, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Poundland Bescot Stadium
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Walsall
0 - 1
Leicester


White (27')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Iheanacho (68')
Maddison (17')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Walsall and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Tranmere 1-1 Walsall
Saturday, January 14 at 3pm in League Two

Leicester City

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Leicester 2-2 Brighton
Saturday, January 21 at 3pm in Premier League

We said: Walsall 1-3 Leicester City

 Walsall have been a force to be reckoned with during the winter period and can feel optimistic of breaching a shaky Leicester backline - especially a makeshift one. However, the Foxes demonstrated a vastly-improved attacking display in the visit of Brighton and should not be in any danger of suffering a shock exit on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 53.37%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 23.68% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.42%) and 0-2 (8.59%). The likeliest Walsall win was 2-1 (6.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
WalsallDrawLeicester City
23.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 22.94% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 53.37% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Both teams to score 57.04% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)43.13% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.47% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)65.53% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.02% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)31.98% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.56% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)68.44% (0.0069999999999908 0.01)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.86%16.14%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.42%45.58% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Walsall 23.68%
    Leicester City 53.37%
    Draw 22.94%
WalsallDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 6.12% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-0 @ 5.89%
2-0 @ 3.35% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-1 @ 2.33%
3-2 @ 2.12% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 1.28%
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 23.68%
1-1 @ 10.73%
2-2 @ 5.58% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 5.16% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.29%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 22.94%
1-2 @ 9.79%
0-1 @ 9.42% (0.0019999999999989 0)
0-2 @ 8.59% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-3 @ 5.95%
0-3 @ 5.22% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 3.39%
1-4 @ 2.71%
0-4 @ 2.38% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-4 @ 1.55% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-5 @ 0.99%
Other @ 3.4%
Total : 53.37%

How you voted: Walsall vs Leicester

Walsall
19.2%
Draw
11.0%
Leicester City
69.9%
73
Head to Head
Jul 30, 2014 7.30pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Walsall
2-3
Leicester
Manset (45'), Grimes (49')
Morgan (7'), Nugent (26'), Drinkwater (87')
> Match Report
Feb 3, 2009 3pm
Walsall
1-4
Leicester
Mattis (64')
King (34'), Cleverley (47'), Howard (52'), Fryatt (12')
Oct 21, 2008 3pm
Leicester
2-2
Walsall
Tunchev (73'), King (34')
Gradel (53')
Ricketts (47'), Nicholls (11')
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