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League Two | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK
Mazuma Stadium
Walsall

Morecambe
2 - 1
Walsall

Major (25'), Rawson (90+2')
Love (34'), Adams (35'), Songo'o (38'), McKiernan (48'), Rawson (90+3'), Bedeau (90+5'), Slew (90+11')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Johnson (38')
Riley (37'), McEntee (45+1'), Hutchinson (86'), Johnson (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Morecambe and Walsall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Exeter 3-2 Morecambe
Sunday, May 7 at 12pm in League One
Last Game: Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa
Saturday, July 15 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Morecambe 2-1 Walsall

The teams are on a decent run of results heading into this one, and both will fancy their chances of coming away with all three points. That said, we are backing the home side to just about edge their visitors come the end of the 90 minutes. 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 Walsall win with a probability of 53.2%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Morecambe had a probability of 21.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.3%) and 1-2 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Morecambe win it was 1-0 (7.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Morecambe in this match.

Result
MorecambeDrawWalsall
21.7% (-2.528 -2.53) 25.1% (-1.292 -1.29) 53.2% (3.818 3.82)
Both teams to score 47.87% (0.825 0.83)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.92% (2.527 2.53)54.08% (-2.529 -2.53)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.49% (2.073 2.07)75.51% (-2.075 -2.08)
Morecambe Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.07% (-1.013 -1.01)39.93% (1.013 1.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.41% (-0.943 -0.94)76.59% (0.941 0.94)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.68% (2.67 2.67)20.32% (-2.672 -2.67)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.3% (4.089 4.09)52.7% (-4.09 -4.09)
Score Analysis
    Morecambe 21.7%
    Walsall 53.2%
    Draw 25.1%
MorecambeDrawWalsall
1-0 @ 7.45% (-0.996 -1)
2-1 @ 5.45% (-0.409 -0.41)
2-0 @ 3.42% (-0.565 -0.57)
3-1 @ 1.67% (-0.175 -0.18)
3-2 @ 1.33% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-0 @ 1.05% (-0.207 -0.21)
Other @ 1.34%
Total : 21.7%
1-1 @ 11.87% (-0.54 -0.54)
0-0 @ 8.11% (-0.834 -0.83)
2-2 @ 4.34% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 0.78%
Total : 25.1%
0-1 @ 12.93% (-0.22 -0.22)
0-2 @ 10.3% (0.631 0.63)
1-2 @ 9.46% (0.334 0.33)
0-3 @ 5.47% (0.735 0.73)
1-3 @ 5.02% (0.553 0.55)
2-3 @ 2.31% (0.196 0.2)
0-4 @ 2.18% (0.439 0.44)
1-4 @ 2% (0.359 0.36)
2-4 @ 0.92% (0.144 0.14)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 53.2%

Head to Head
May 1, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 45
Walsall
0-2
Morecambe
Stockton (45+2'), Songo'o (76')
Songo'o (58')
Jan 19, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 23
Morecambe
1-1
Walsall
Mendes Gomes (80')
Stockton (40'), Lavelle (79'), Hendrie (88')
Gordon (37')
Jules (40')
Jan 28, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 30
Walsall
0-2
Morecambe

Gordon (45')
Old (68'), Mendes Gomes (96')
Slew (45'), Mendes Gomes (77'), Mbulu (89')
Sep 17, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 9
Morecambe
0-1
Walsall

Old (79')
Sinclair (4')
Liddle (54')
Sep 1, 2015 7.45pm
First Round
Morecambe
2-0
Walsall
Devitt (57'), Barkhuizen (72')
Barkhuizen (82')

Mantom (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Port Vale1610332416833
2Crewe AlexandraCrewe158431913628
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster168442218428
4Walsall1483327151227
5MK Dons168352719827
6Notts County167632315827
7Grimsby Town168171925-625
8AFC Wimbledon1472523131023
9Bradford CityBradford166552117423
10Gillingham157261612423
11Chesterfield165742920922
12BarrowBarrow166461715222
13Fleetwood TownFleetwood145632015521
14Salford City165651518-321
15Newport CountyNewport166281926-720
16Accrington StanleyAccrington164662226-418
17Cheltenham TownCheltenham165382125-418
18Harrogate TownHarrogate165381422-818
19Tranmere RoversTranmere144551017-717
20Bromley153751719-216
21Colchester UnitedColchester152851822-414
22Swindon TownSwindon162771825-713
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1633101429-1512
24Morecambe1624101427-1310


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