EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
3 - 2
Huddersfield

Lowe (63', 70'), Helik (77' og.)
Jellis (82')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Koroma (16'), Ruffels (53')
Ruffels (22'), Evans (45+3')
Pearson (42')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Walsall and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Saturday, August 24 at 12.30pm in League Two

Goals
for

Huddersfield Town

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-0 Shrewsbury
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 38.53%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.61%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Huddersfield Town
35.16% ( 0.13)	26.31% ( -0.02)	38.53% ( -0.11)

Both teams to score 53.1% (

0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.43% (

0.11)

51.57% (

-0.11)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.63% (

0.09)

73.36% (

-0.1)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.9% (

0.13)

28.1% (

-0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.23% (

0.17)

63.77% (

-0.17)

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.85% (

-0.01)

26.15% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.78% (

-0.02)

61.22% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Walsall 35.16%

Huddersfield Town 38.53%

Draw 26.31%

Walsall	Draw	Huddersfield Town
1-0 @ 9.33% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 7.94% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 5.92% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 3.36% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 2.5% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 2.25% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.07% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.79% Total : 35.16%	1-1 @ 12.51% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 7.35% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 5.33% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.01% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.31%	0-1 @ 9.86% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 8.39% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.61% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 3.75% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.96% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.38% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.26% ( -0) 0-4 @ 0.99% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.33% Total : 38.53%