League Two

League Two | Gameweek 8

Oct 4, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

The Banks's Stadium

Walsall
1 - 0
Northampton

Johnson (37')
Hutchinson (44'), White (63'), James-Taylor (65'), Evans (90')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Hylton (21'), Guthrie (45')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Stockport 1-1 Walsall
Saturday, October 1 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Northampton Town

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Swindon 1-2 Northampton
Saturday, October 1 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Walsall 0-3 Northampton Town

With two teams on the opposite end of the form table facing off, it only makes sense to back a Northampton victory in this one. Not only should they be good enough to secure the three points, we think they will have enough about them to win by a comfortable margin, making it six league wins on the spin. 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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 38.01%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 33.34% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.82%) and 0-2 (7.23%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (11.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Northampton Town
33.34% ( 1.79)	28.64% ( -0.53)	38.01% ( -1.26)

Both teams to score 45.72% (

1.82)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.29% (

2.05)

60.71% (

-2.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.22% (

1.52)

80.77% (

-1.52)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.12% (

2.38)

33.88% (

-2.39)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.45% (

2.5)

70.55% (

-2.5)

Northampton Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.15% (

0.27)

30.85% (

-0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.87% (

0.32)

67.13% (

-0.32)

Score Analysis

Walsall 33.34%

Northampton Town 38.01%

Draw 28.63%

Walsall	Draw	Northampton Town
1-0 @ 11.31% ( -0.13) 2-1 @ 7.2% ( 0.42) 2-0 @ 6.12% ( 0.32) 3-1 @ 2.6% ( 0.31) 3-0 @ 2.21% ( 0.25) 3-2 @ 1.53% ( 0.19) Other @ 2.38% Total : 33.34%	1-1 @ 13.3% ( -0.06) 0-0 @ 10.45% ( -0.83) 2-2 @ 4.23% ( 0.28) Other @ 0.65% Total : 28.63%	0-1 @ 12.29% ( -0.88) 1-2 @ 7.82% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 7.23% ( -0.46) 1-3 @ 3.07% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 2.83% ( -0.16) 2-3 @ 1.66% ( 0.12) 1-4 @ 0.9% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.21% Total : 38.01%