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League Two | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
Wham Stadium
Walsall

Accrington
2 - 1
Walsall

Leigh (9'), Pritchard (57')
Woods (45+3')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Draper (45+4' pen.)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Accrington Stanley and Walsall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

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 Accrington Stanley win with a probability of 38.44%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 36.62% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Accrington Stanley win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-2 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Accrington Stanley in this match.

Result
Accrington StanleyDrawWalsall
38.44% (-0.592 -0.59)24.94% (0.093 0.09)36.62% (0.497 0.5)
Both teams to score 57.96% (-0.28899999999999 -0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.61% (-0.393 -0.39)45.39% (0.392 0.39)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.27% (-0.376 -0.38)67.73% (0.375 0.38)
Accrington Stanley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.61% (-0.47799999999999 -0.48)23.38% (0.475 0.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.63% (-0.698 -0.7)57.36% (0.696 0.7)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.65% (0.091999999999999 0.09)24.35% (-0.093999999999998 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.25% (0.128 0.13)58.75% (-0.131 -0.13)
Score Analysis
    Accrington Stanley 38.44%
    Walsall 36.62%
    Draw 24.93%
Accrington StanleyDrawWalsall
2-1 @ 8.49% (-0.074 -0.07)
1-0 @ 8.27% (0.022 0.02)
2-0 @ 6.01% (-0.068000000000001 -0.07)
3-1 @ 4.11% (-0.094 -0.09)
3-0 @ 2.91% (-0.075 -0.08)
3-2 @ 2.91% (-0.058 -0.06)
4-1 @ 1.5% (-0.055 -0.05)
4-0 @ 1.06% (-0.042 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.06% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 38.44%
1-1 @ 11.68% (0.06 0.06)
2-2 @ 6% (-0.035 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.69% (0.095 0.09)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.93%
1-2 @ 8.26% (0.067 0.07)
0-1 @ 8.04% (0.155 0.15)
0-2 @ 5.68% (0.124 0.12)
1-3 @ 3.89% (0.042 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.83% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.68% (0.065 0.07)
1-4 @ 1.37% (0.018 0.02)
2-4 @ 1%
0-4 @ 0.95% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 36.62%

How you voted: Accrington vs Walsall

Accrington Stanley
53.1%
Draw
31.3%
Walsall
15.6%
32
Head to Head
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Accrington
2-1
Walsall
Sykes (11', 69')
Finley (63')
Devlin (33')
Kinsella (45'), Scarr (80'), Gordon (81'), Cook (84'), Leahy (88')
Gordon (84')
Sep 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 10
Walsall
0-1
Accrington

Fitzwater (85')
Kee (7' pen.)
McConville (26'), Clark (31')
Mar 31, 2007 3pm
Walsall
3-2
Accrington
Keates (75' pen.), Harper (21'), Butler (85')
Keates (77')
Williams (65'), Mullin (25')
Williams (66'), Whalley (73')
Oct 21, 2006 3pm
Accrington
1-2
Walsall
Craney (78')
Edwards (24')
Wright (85'), Sam (40')
Constable (80')