League Two

League Two | Gameweek 26

Jan 11, 2025 at 12.30pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
5 - 1
Tranmere

Matt (15', 49'), Stirk (22'), Jellis (72'), Lowe (80')
McEntee (29'), Jellis (45+2')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Jennings (44')
Turnbull (22'), Davies (23'), Finley (29'), Dennis (29')
Finley (38')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Notts County 1-2 Walsall
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Tranmere Rovers

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Tranmere 1-0 Carlisle
Saturday, January 4 at 3pm in League Two

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 Walsall win with a probability of 59.32%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Tranmere Rovers had a probability of 18.22%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.8%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Tranmere Rovers win it was 0-1 (5.79%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Tranmere Rovers
59.32% ( 0.02)	22.46% ( -0.02)	18.22% ( -0)

Both teams to score 50.37% (

0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.01% (

0.06)

47.99% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.84% (

0.06)

70.16% (

-0.05)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.19% (

0.03)

15.81% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.03% (

0.05)

44.97% (

-0.05)

Tranmere Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.83% (

0.04)

40.17% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.19% (

0.03)

76.81% (

-0.03)

Score Analysis

Walsall 59.31%

Tranmere Rovers 18.22%

Draw 22.46%

Walsall	Draw	Tranmere Rovers
1-0 @ 11.71% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 10.8% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.85% ( 0) 3-0 @ 6.64% ( 0) 3-1 @ 6.06% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 3.06% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.79% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.76% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 1.27% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.13% ( 0) 5-1 @ 1.03% ( 0) Other @ 2.19% Total : 59.31%	1-1 @ 10.68% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.35% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 4.49% ( 0) Other @ 0.93% Total : 22.46%	0-1 @ 5.79% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 4.87% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.64% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.48% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.37% ( 0) Other @ 2.06% Total : 18.22%