Walsall vs Crewe

1 - 0

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Crewe 11

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

14 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	29%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (13-6).
Crewe controlled possession (61%).
Walsall had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.26

PPG

1.13

1.00

1.30

48%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

57%

35%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Crewe rank11th

Walsall points65

Crewe points67

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.

Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6

19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

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 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Crewe score away65%

Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Crewe score first26%

Crewe win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Crewe 36%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20

Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.25 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

293

455

Passes Accurate

209

379

Passes %

71%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Matt

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jamie Jellis

1st substitution · For: C. Clarke

63'

63' L. Billington

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. March

1st substitution · For: M. Holíček

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Powell

2nd substitution · For: L. Moult

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Calum Agius

3rd substitution · For: O. Bogle

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Kanu

2nd substitution · For: A. Adomah

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Matt

3rd substitution · For: A. Pressley

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Finney

4th substitution · For: J. Mingi

79'

79' M. Holíček

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ O. Lunt

5th substitution · For: D. Rankine

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Finnigan

4th substitution · For: C. Lakin

90+3'

90+3' V. Harper

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ V. Harper

5th substitution · For: Favour Okeke

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

Walsall beat Crewe 1-0 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: Walsall took the lead at 45' when J. Matt scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 46', with Jamie Jellis replacing C. Clarke. L. Billington received a yellow card for Crewe at 63'. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. March replacing M. Holíček. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Powell replacing L. Moult. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Calum Agius replacing O. Bogle. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Kanu replacing A. Adomah. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Matt replacing A. Pressley. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 78', with C. Finney replacing J. Mingi. M. Holíček received a yellow card for Crewe at 79'. Crewe made their 5th substitution at 83', with O. Lunt replacing D. Rankine. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 90', with R. Finnigan replacing C. Lakin. V. Harper received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+3'. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with V. Harper replacing Favour Okeke.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Crewe used 5 substitutions. Walsall got 1 yellow card, while Crewe got 2 yellow cards.