League Two

League Two | Gameweek 1

Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK

Mazuma Stadium

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')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

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

Morecambe

All competitions

Last Game: Exeter 3-2 Morecambe
Sunday, May 7 at 12pm in League One

Goals
for

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa
Saturday, July 15 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

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
Morecambe	Draw	Walsall
21.7% ( -2.53)	25.1% ( -1.29)	53.2% ( 3.82)

Both teams to score 47.87% (

0.83)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.92% (

2.53)

54.08% (

-2.53)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.49% (

2.07)

75.51% (

-2.08)

Morecambe Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.07% (

-1.01)

39.93% (

1.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.41% (

-0.94)

76.59% (

0.94)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.68% (

2.67)

20.32% (

-2.67)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.3% (

4.09)

52.7% (

-4.09)

Score Analysis

Morecambe 21.7%

Walsall 53.2%

Draw 25.1%

Morecambe	Draw	Walsall
1-0 @ 7.45% ( -1) 2-1 @ 5.45% ( -0.41) 2-0 @ 3.42% ( -0.57) 3-1 @ 1.67% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 1.33% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 1.05% ( -0.21) Other @ 1.34% Total : 21.7%	1-1 @ 11.87% ( -0.54) 0-0 @ 8.11% ( -0.83) 2-2 @ 4.34% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.78% Total : 25.1%	0-1 @ 12.93% ( -0.22) 0-2 @ 10.3% ( 0.63) 1-2 @ 9.46% ( 0.33) 0-3 @ 5.47% ( 0.73) 1-3 @ 5.02% ( 0.55) 2-3 @ 2.31% ( 0.2) 0-4 @ 2.18% ( 0.44) 1-4 @ 2% ( 0.36) 2-4 @ 0.92% ( 0.14) Other @ 2.61% Total : 53.2%