Bury vs Walsall: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 24Kick-off on January 2, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire
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What was the result of Bury vs Walsall?
Bury won 2-1 on January 2, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 20′Mathew John SadlerBury (o.g.)
- 39′J. PatersonWalsall
- 40′P. SweeneyBury
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bury have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Walsall have 3, 8 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2011 | Tranmere(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2011 | Scunthorpe(away) | 3-1 | League One |
| Dec 17, 2011 | Brentford(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Colchester(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Preston(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2011 | Rochdale(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2011 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Dec 17, 2011 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 13, 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge(home) | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Charlton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Bury win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Walsall win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2011 | Walsall 2-4 Bury | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Bury score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.0 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Walsall | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy