League Two

League Two | Gameweek 24

Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
2 - 0
Crewe

Draper (33'), McEntee (61')
Hutchinson (8')

FT(HT: 1-0)

White (39'), O'Riordan (54'), Long (71'), Rowe (90+1'), Cooney (90+3')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League Two clash between Walsall and Crewe Alexandra, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Accrington 2-1 Walsall
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Crewe Alexandra

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Crewe 1-3 Barrow
Friday, December 22 at 7.45pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Walsall 2-2 Crewe Alexandra

Both sides could play out an entertaining draw at the Poundland Bescot Stadium on Boxing Day, a result that keeps Crewe clinging on to their top seven spot. 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 47.6%. A win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 26.81% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (8.61%). The likeliest Crewe Alexandra win was 0-1 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Crewe Alexandra
47.6% ( 0.16)	25.58% ( -0.07)	26.81% ( -0.09)

Both teams to score 51.65% (

0.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.28% (

0.2)

51.72% (

-0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.5% (

0.17)

73.5% (

-0.17)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.26% (

0.15)

21.73% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.09% (

0.23)

54.91% (

-0.23)

Crewe Alexandra Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.99% (

0.03)

34.01% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.31% (

0.03)

70.69% (

-0.04)

Score Analysis

Walsall 47.6%

Crewe Alexandra 26.81%

Draw 25.58%

Walsall	Draw	Crewe Alexandra
1-0 @ 11.28% ( -0.04) 2-1 @ 9.29% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 8.61% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 4.72% ( 0.03) 3-0 @ 4.38% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 2.55% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.8% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 1.67% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 0.97% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.32% Total : 47.6%	1-1 @ 12.16% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 7.39% ( -0.06) 2-2 @ 5.01% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 0.92% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.1% Total : 25.58%	0-1 @ 7.97% ( -0.06) 1-2 @ 6.56% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 4.3% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 2.36% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.8% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 1.55% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.28% Total : 26.81%