Walsall vs Chesterfield

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 16 May 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals

League Two Table

Walsall 2 · Chesterfield 7

Referee Stats

Ben Toner

7 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	57%
Draws	14%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-12).
Chesterfield controlled possession (76%).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-6-5

Goals For / Against

48 / 33

Avg: 2.00 / 1.38

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chesterfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-12

Goals For / Against

33 / 29

Avg: 1.38 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.25

2.00

1.38

1.21

63%

O2.5

54%

71%

BTTS

33%

Score 1st

League-position context

Walsall rank2nd

Chesterfield rank7th

Walsall points83

Chesterfield points70

Walsall: #2 · 83 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chesterfield: #7 · 70 pts · GD +16

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

W L D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index42

Goals7-8

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

L W D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index40

Goals3-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 29%

Chesterfield trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home92%

Walsall clean sheet at home21%

Chesterfield score away63%

Chesterfield clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first0%

Walsall win after scoring first0%

Chesterfield score first0%

Chesterfield win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Chesterfield 0%

Vs league average

Walsall score at home2.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.38 vs 1.12

Chesterfield score away1.38 vs 1.12

Chesterfield concede away1.21 vs 1.37

Walsall score 46% above league average, while Chesterfield score 23% above league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 23% above league average at home, and Chesterfield are 12% 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)

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

Chesterfield goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

24%

76%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

181

585

Passes Accurate

108

501

Passes %

60%

86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (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