FA Cup

FA Cup | Fourth Round

Jan 28, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
0 - 1
Leicester

FT(HT: 0-0)

Iheanacho (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Walsall and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: Tranmere 1-1 Walsall
Saturday, January 14 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Leicester City

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: Leicester 2-2 Brighton
Saturday, January 21 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Leicester City win with a probability of 53.37%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 23.68% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.42%) and 0-2 (8.59%). The likeliest Walsall win was 2-1 (6.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Leicester City
23.68% ( -0)	22.94% ( -0)	53.37% ( 0)

Both teams to score 57.04% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.87% (

-0)

43.13% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.47% (

-0)

65.53% (

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.02% (

-0)

31.98% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.56% (

-0.01)

68.44% (

0.01)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.86%

16.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.42%

45.58% (

Score Analysis

Walsall 23.68%

Leicester City 53.37%

Draw 22.94%

Walsall	Draw	Leicester City
2-1 @ 6.12% ( -0) 1-0 @ 5.89% 2-0 @ 3.35% ( -0) 3-1 @ 2.33% 3-2 @ 2.12% ( -0) 3-0 @ 1.28% Other @ 2.61% Total : 23.68%	1-1 @ 10.73% 2-2 @ 5.58% ( -0) 0-0 @ 5.16% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.29% Other @ 0.18% Total : 22.94%	1-2 @ 9.79% 0-1 @ 9.42% ( 0) 0-2 @ 8.59% ( 0) 1-3 @ 5.95% 0-3 @ 5.22% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.39% 1-4 @ 2.71% 0-4 @ 2.38% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.55% ( -0) 1-5 @ 0.99% Other @ 3.4% Total : 53.37%