Walsall vs Cheltenham

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🕒 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Marsden 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Walsall 4 · Cheltenham 15
Referee Stats
5 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 60%
Draws 40%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Walsall outshot their opponent (23-6).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-6-5

Goals For / Against

48 / 33
Avg: 2.00 / 1.38

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

28 / 39
Avg: 1.22 / 1.70

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.04
2.00
GF
1.22
1.38
GA
1.70
61%
O2.5
65%
70%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Walsall rank4th
Cheltenham rank15th
Walsall points77
Cheltenham points60
Walsall: #4 · 77 pts · GD +21
3 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cheltenham: #15 · 60 pts · GD -10
20 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals6-10
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cheltenham last 5 away

L W W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 52% · 1H BTTS 30%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home91%
Walsall clean sheet at home22%
Cheltenham score away65%
Cheltenham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first0%
Walsall win after scoring first0%
Cheltenham score first0%
Cheltenham win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Cheltenham 0%

Vs league average

Walsall score at home2.00 vs 1.37
Walsall concede at home1.38 vs 1.12
Cheltenham score away1.22 vs 1.12
Cheltenham concede away1.70 vs 1.37
Walsall score 46% above league average, while Cheltenham score 8% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 22% above league average at home, and Cheltenham are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Walsall goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
23
6
Shots off Goal
13
4
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
12
1
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
15
11
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
301
339
Passes Accurate
202
237
Passes %
67%
70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Walsall vs Cheltenham Head-to-Head History by Season