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Walsall vs Chesterfield

Walsall
1 - 0
Chesterfield
🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Zac Kennard-Kettle 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Walsall 13 · Chesterfield 6
Referee Stats
Zac Kennard-Kettle
8 matches · 5.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.75
Reds avg 0.38
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 63%
Home wins 38%
Draws 13%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Chesterfield controlled possession (74%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (2-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30
Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9
Chesterfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

33 / 32
Avg: 1.38 / 1.33

Points

39
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
1.63
1.00
GF
1.38
1.30
GA
1.33
48%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
65%
35%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th
Chesterfield rank6th
Walsall points65
Chesterfield points79
Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0
21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Chesterfield: #6 · 79 pts · GD +15
7 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals4-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chesterfield last 5 away

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals8-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Chesterfield trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%
Walsall clean sheet at home26%
Chesterfield score away91%
Chesterfield clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%
Walsall win after scoring first63%
Chesterfield score first48%
Chesterfield win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Chesterfield 55%
Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Chesterfield 31.5'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37
Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Chesterfield score away1.38 vs 1.20
Chesterfield concede away1.33 vs 1.37
Walsall score 27% below league average, while Chesterfield score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Chesterfield are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2

Chesterfield goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 8
16-30 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
0
Total Shots
7
10
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
0
4
Shots Inside Box
7
9
Shots Outside Box
0
1
Ball Possession
26%
74%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
15
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
1
Total Passes
178
520
Passes Accurate
94
421
Passes %
53%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
18'
18' A. Dobra
39'
39' L. Warrington
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Kanu
Normal Goal
45'
45' C. Lakin
45+1'
45+1' T. Naylor
61'
61' C. Barrett
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ R. Finnigan
1st substitution · For: B. Comley
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ L. Warrington
2nd substitution · For: C. Clarke
66'
66' C. Lakin
66'
66' C. Lakin
72'
72' V. Campbell
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ R. Darcy
1st substitution · For: W. Grigg
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ V. Campbell
2nd substitution · For: Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ L. Gordon
3rd substitution · For: A. Lewis
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ A. Pressley
3rd substitution · For: Favour Okeke
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ D. Kanu
4th substitution · For: A. Adomah
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ D. Markanday
4th substitution · For: L. Mandeville
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ L. Bonis
5th substitution · For: William Dickson
86'
86' C. Dunkley

Walsall vs Chesterfield 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall beat Chesterfield 1-0 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Zac Kennard-Kettle. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: A. Dobra received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 18'. L. Warrington received a yellow card for Walsall at 39'. Walsall took the lead at 43' when D. Kanu scored, making the score 1-0. C. Lakin received a yellow card for Walsall at 45'. T. Naylor received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. C. Barrett received a yellow card for Walsall at 61'. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Finnigan replacing B. Comley. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 64', with L. Warrington replacing C. Clarke. C. Lakin received a red card for Walsall at 66'. C. Lakin received a yellow card for Walsall at 66'. V. Campbell received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 72'. Chesterfield made their 1st substitution at 72', with R. Darcy replacing W. Grigg. Chesterfield made their 2nd substitution at 73', with V. Campbell replacing Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza. Chesterfield made their 3rd substitution at 73', with L. Gordon replacing A. Lewis. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Pressley replacing Favour Okeke. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Kanu replacing A. Adomah. Chesterfield made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Markanday replacing L. Mandeville. Chesterfield made their 5th substitution at 84', with L. Bonis replacing William Dickson. C. Dunkley received a yellow card for Chesterfield at 86'.

Walsall used 4 substitutions while Chesterfield used 5 substitutions. Walsall got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Chesterfield got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Chesterfield controlled possession (74%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (2-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Walsall vs Chesterfield Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
31 Jan 2026 Chesterfield vs Walsall 2 - 2 06 Sep 2025 Walsall vs Chesterfield 1 - 0
2024-2025 Season
16 May 2025 Walsall vs Chesterfield 2 - 1 11 May 2025 Chesterfield vs Walsall 0 - 2 15 Feb 2025 Walsall vs Chesterfield 3 - 1 05 Oct 2024 Chesterfield vs Walsall 2 - 2