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Morecambe
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 Vale149322315830
2Walsall1382326141226
3Notts County1475222121026
4Doncaster RoversDoncaster148242016426
5Crewe AlexandraCrewe137331612424
6Chesterfield1457228151322
7Bradford CityBradford146442015522
8MK Dons146352116521
9BarrowBarrow146351511421
10Grimsby Town147071825-721
11Gillingham146261512320
12Salford City145541416-220
13AFC Wimbledon11614189919
14Newport CountyNewport146171824-619
15Fleetwood TownFleetwood134631915418
16Cheltenham TownCheltenham145271821-317
17Harrogate TownHarrogate144371119-815
18Bromley133551517-214
19Tranmere RoversTranmere13355816-814
20Accrington StanleyAccrington133461522-713
21Colchester UnitedColchester132651620-412
22Swindon TownSwindon142661520-512
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1422101228-168
24Morecambe141491225-137


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