Walsall vs Bristol Rovers: result 3-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 28Kick-off on January 21, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Bristol Rovers?
Walsall won 3-1 on January 21, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 45′E. O'ConnellWalsall
- 68′S. JacksonWalsall
- 73′J. EdwardsWalsall
- 82′M. TaylorBristol Rovers
Official lineup for Walsall vs Bristol Rovers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 20A. Bakayoko
- 2J. Edwards
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 8F. Cuvelier
- 10E. Öztümer
- 14I. Osbourne
- 4James O'Connor
- 5J. McCarthy
- 16M. Preston
- 32E. O'Connell
- 1N. Etheridge
Bristol Rovers
- 10M. Taylor
- 30R. Gaffney
- 8O. Clarke
- 14C. Lines
- 23B. Bodin
- 24Stuart Sinclair
- 2D. Leadbitter
- 3L. Brown
- 4T. Lockyer
- 15J. Clarke
- 31J. Lumley
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Bristol Rovers have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2017 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 4-1 | League One |
| Jan 2, 2017 | Rochdale(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Dec 31, 2016 | Oxford United(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Port Vale(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Bradford(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2017 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Northampton(home) | 5-0 | League One |
| Jan 2, 2017 | Charlton(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Dec 31, 2016 | AFC Wimbledon(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Coventry(home) | 4-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Walsall wins, 1 draw, 0 Bristol Rovers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2016 | Bristol Rovers 1-1 Walsall | League One |
Last archived meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Walsall on Sep 13, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol Rovers score 1.7 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy