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Walsall v Tranmere Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 11th Jan, 12:30 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Nigel Adkins takes his Tranmere Rovers side to the Banks's Stadium in the League Two on Saturday lunch time, with Matthew Sadler's Walsall waiting for them. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Walsall to win

As the Walsall players prepare themselves for this game, the bookies are predicting a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we factor into our predictive algorithms. The Banks's Stadium hasn't been a happy hunting ground for for Tranmere in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Saturday lunch time. A win / draw / win home win is the bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Walsall are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
65%
1.42
15%
1.48
9%
Draw
20%
4.50
20%
4.40
10%
Tranmere
16%
6.50
35%
6.50
24%
Walsall 2-0
11%
7.00
7%
6.50
7%
Walsall 1-0
10%
7.00
8%
6.00
Walsall 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Draw 1-1
9%
9.00
20%
7.50
7%
Walsall 3-0
7%
9.50
27%
9.00
10%
Walsall 3-1
7%
12.00
20%
11.00
Draw 0-0
5%
12.00
20%
10.00
5%
Draw 2-2
5%
21.00
24%
15.00
Tranmere 1-0
4%
15.00
25%
13.00
18%
Tranmere 2-1
4%
19.00
27%
15.00
15%
Walsall 4-0
4%
17.00
35%
15.00
12%
Walsall 4-1
4%
21.00
28%
17.00
11%
Walsall 3-2
3%
29.0019.00
10%
Tranmere 2-0
2%
34.00
48%
23.00
21%
Walsall 4-2
2%
41.00
20%
29.00
15%
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
1.75
10%
1.75
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
2.05
11%
1.95
5%
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.30
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
3.75
25%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12.00
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.911.95
BTTS - No
46%
1.801.80
BTTS - Home Win
30%
3.40
9%
3.25
7%
BTTS - Draw
15%
6.00
20%
5.50
5%
BTTS - Away Win
8%
12.00
26%
10.00
11%
Home/draw
84%
1.11
6%
1.11
3%
Away/draw
35%
2.75
28%
2.60
16%
Home/away
80%
1.18
6%
1.20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.22
6%
1.25
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4.00
18%
3.60
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.75
19%
2.90
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.40
8%
1.36
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
5.50
21%
5.25
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.14
4%
1.13
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
11.00
27%
10.00
17%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.05
2%
1.04
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
2%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
30%
10.00
5%
Home DNB
78%
1.17
9%
1.17
4%
Away DNB
29%
5.00
43%
4.60
23%
Walsall win to nil
34%
2.25
14%
-
Tranmere win to nil
7%
11.00
38%
-
Walsall / Walsall
37%
2.20
16%
2.20
10%
Walsall / Tranmere
2%
41.0034.00
17%
Walsall / Draw
5%
17.00
13%
15.00
Draw / Walsall
20%
4.00
8%
4.00
5%
Draw / Tranmere
7%
13.00
30%
11.00
10%
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50
18%
6.00
9%
Tranmere / Walsall
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
11%
Tranmere / Tranmere
7%
12.00
41%
9.50
27%
Tranmere / Draw
5%
19.00
12%
15.00
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 12 games at home winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Tranmere are in 20th position in the League Two on 25 points having played 23 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Tranmere have conceded 25 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Tranmere
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall Home2316432352 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 11
2
Crewe2411941142 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Apr 26
l
 
3-1F
3
Salford2412661042 
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
4
Port Vale251186441 
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
6
Notts C2411761240 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 22
7
Doncaster251177540 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
8
Bradford241086638 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
l
 
0-2A
Mar 15
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
Mar 8
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-1A
Mar 4
10
Chesterfield24978934 
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
11
MK Dons231049534 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
12
Bromley248106534 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
w
 
2-1F
-
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
14
Gillingham239311-230 
Feb 11
Mar 22
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
15
Barrow247710-328 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
16
Fleetwood22697027 
l
 
2-6F
Jan 28
Feb 11
Mar 22
17
Colchester245127027 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 8
Feb 1
l
 
3-0A
18
Newport237511-1026 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 21
w
 
2-1F
May 3
19
Accrington236710-825 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 25
Apr 12
20
Tranmere Away236710-1525 
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
-
-
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 1
22
Swindon255911-1024 
Mar 1
w
 
0-4F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
23
Morecambe245514-1720 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 4
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Walsall have won 7 consecutive league games
5
Tranmere have lost 5 consecutive away league games
14
Walsall have not lost in 14 consecutive league games
5
Tranmere have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
3
Walsall have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
7
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
Tranmere 20TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Walsall since 1999
Walsall
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
14
14
Games: Scored
9 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
5 / 14
WLS
7
D
1
TRA
6
League games at Tranmere since 2000
Tranmere
Walsall
Goals: Scored
19
20
Games: Scored
13 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
2 / 15
WLS
4
D
6
TRA
5
Goal Statistics

Walsall's forwards have been excellent of late, finding the net twice or more in 4 consecutive League Two games. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Saturday lunch time.

Walsall 1st Tranmere 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Walsall will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Tranmere scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Walsall have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
-32
Tranmere have scored 32% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Tranmere
2.1
0.9
Attack rating
52%
better
WLS
TRA
view stats
Games scored20
12
Failed to score3
11
Scored first18
6
Goals scored43
17
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.7
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
11
Conversion rate for20
9
Avg. XG for1.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
31%
better
WLS
TRA
view stats
Games conceded12
18
Clean sheets11
5
Conceded first4
14
Goals conceded20
32
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded5
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+31%

Walsall v Tranmere League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231476
C BarrettN LoweC BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF237
6
-
T Allen DEF2354
2
-
R Stirk MID231
1
-
T. Simkim GLK22
2
-
L Gordon DEF2211
6
-
D Okagbue DEF2212
4
-
C Lakin MID2211
2
-
J Matt FWD2272
5
-
J Jellis MID2131
3
-
N Lowe FWD21145
-
A Adomah FWD2132
2
-
J Earing MID202
-
H Williams DEF172
3
-
D Johnson FWD102
-
O McEntee DEF9
1
-
B Comley MID7
1
-
G Hall FWD711
-
D Daniels DEF4
1
-
J Gordon FWD41
1
-
E Weir DEF31
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
R Cleary FWD3
-
R Maher MID2
-
S Hornby GLK1
-
Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23527
L McGeeO PatrickC JenningsT Davies
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L McGee GLK23
2
-
O Patrick FWD225
3
-
H Saunders FWD2211
3
-
C Jennings FWD2232
3
-
C Norman DEF2111
3
-
L O'Connor DEF211
5
-
J Turnbull DEF2111
4
-
T Davies DEF19
6
1
C Wood DEF161
2
-
Z Bradshaw DEF151
3
-
K Morris MID1511
1
-
K Dennis FWD152
1
-
J Davison FWD151
1
-
C Merrie MID13
-
R Hendry MID131
2
-
S Finley MID131
6
-
L Norris FWD10
4
-
B Walker MID81
1
-
S Khan MID6
2
-
J Hawkes MID61
1
-
S Taylor FWD6
-
S Solomon FWD61
1
-
D Drysdale DEF4
1
-
J Williams MID1
-