Walsall vs Blackburn: result 1-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 35Kick-off on February 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Blackburn?
Blackburn won 1-2 on February 24, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 17′Danny GrahamBlackburn
- 26′Danny GrahamBlackburn
- 45′J. FitzwaterWalsall
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Blackburn have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2018 | Gillingham(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Doncaster(home) | 4-2 | League One |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Blackpool(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Blackburn(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2018 | Bury(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Portsmouth(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Oldham(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Plymouth(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Walsall(home) | 3-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Walsall win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Blackburn win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2018 | Blackburn 3-1 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Blackburn | 1.6 | 0.9 | 4 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
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