Walsall have built an exceptionally solid defensive platform this campaign, remaining unbeaten through eleven league games and conceding only seven goals in total. At home, they have allowed just 0.4 goals per game and kept clean sheets in four of their five matches. While Salford City sit first in the table and possess attacking threat with players like K. Cesay and L. Molyneux providing regular assists, their away defensive record is less convincing, conceding 1.5 goals per match on average. In head-to-head encounters at home, Walsall have avoided defeat in four of the last five meetings. Backing Walsall to avoid defeat covers both the home win and the stalemate between two promotion contenders.
Walsall vs Salford City prediction
- Round
- Regular Season - 13
- Venue
- Bescot Stadium, Walsall
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Recent form
Last 4 matches · 2W-2D-0L · +4 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +5 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Walsall or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
Walsall welcome league leaders Salford City to the Bescot Stadium for a pivotal League Two encounter. The hosts enter the clash as the division's only remaining unbeaten side, having recorded four victories and seven draws across their opening eleven fixtures to sit sixth in the table on 19 points.
Salford City lead the division with 25 points from twelve matches and arrive in high confidence following four victories in their last five league outings. However, the visitors face their most demanding defensive test to date against a Walsall setup that has conceded just two goals in five home games this season.
Historical meetings between these sides at Walsall have leaned towards the hosts, who have claimed three victories and one draw from their last five home clashes against Salford. Given Walsall's defensive solidity and Salford's occasional vulnerability on the road, this fixture shapes up as a tightly contested tactical matchup.
Key factors
- Walsall remain unbeaten in League Two this season with four wins and seven draws in eleven matches.
- Walsall have conceded just two goals in five home games, keeping four clean sheets.
- Salford City top the table with 25 points but concede an average of 1.5 goals per game on their travels.
- Walsall have won three and drawn one of their last five home matches against Salford City.
- Walsall forward A. Pressley has scored seven goals in eleven appearances this season.
Statistical comparison
Combined scoring rate: 3.6 goals per game (Walsall at home plus Salford City away).
Key players this season
Walsall
- A. Pressley7G
Salford City
- K. Cesay6A
- L. Molyneux4A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Table context
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford CityPromotion - League One | 12 | +7 | 25 |
| 2 | BarnetPromotion - League One | 11 | +8 | 22 |
| 3 | CheltenhamPromotion - League One | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | CrewePromotion - League Two (Play Offs: Semi-finals) | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | YorkPromotion - League Two (Play Offs: Semi-finals) | 12 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 | WalsallPromotion - League Two (Play Offs: Semi-finals) | 11 | +9 | 19 |
| 7 | ChesterfieldPromotion - League Two (Play Offs: Semi-finals) | 13 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 13 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 | Accrington ST | 13 | +6 | 18 |
Head-to-head
- 5
- Walsall
- 1
- Draws
- 4
- Salford City
Walsall have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.
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- 2024-04-01Walsall2-1Salford City
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